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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 05, 1917
Page
3
French forces push forward on the Western Front as German positions are occupied. Several villages fall under control, with large numbers of enemy heavy and older guns captured along with trench mortars and machine guns.
German forces claim a major Italian campaign gain with 200000 prisoners taken and 1000 guns captured, signaling a decisive shift in the front amid the ongoing war.
British forces in the Cattegat destroy an enemy auxiliary cruiser and armed patrol boats. Germans deploy a new electrically controlled high speed boat, likely crewless, guided by wireless waves, but it is destroyed by British patrol boats.
French communique claims major progress on the Western Front with troop advances and village seizures. Artillery and trench works are cited as captured equipment, including machine guns, and patrols reach toward Bray En Laonnois and Cerny as units press toward reconnoitered targets.
Sydney reports details from an officer who helped discover a long concealed mine field near Gabo Island. The devices, some of which exploded underwater, were positioned to block the direct route used by vessels between Victoria and overseas shipping lanes. The sweepers faced unhooked or detonated mines despite prior dummy mine tests and claimed to have detected a carefully engineered array.
Professor Bernard Taree comments on Kerensky’s claim that Russia is exhausted and the Allies should shoulder more of the war effort. He notes Russia’s progress and failures and suggests Russia may still play a role. Secretary Lansing clarifies Washington’s stance on interpreting Kerensky. In Palestine, Beersheba operation yields 154 guns and 444 prisoners at Giza, including 26 officers.
German official report says the enemy was repelled along the Taglismento line and attempts to reach the right bank failed. It notes Italian brigade forces holding on the left bank and prisoners rising to about 900,000 with 1,200 captured on the river’s western bank from Pelia valley to the Adriatic.
British Admiralty reports in London that in the Cattegat a captured auxiliary cruiser armed with tin and ten armed patrol boats were destroyed. Prisoners were taken with no casualties. An electrically controlled high speed boat attacked patrol boats near the Netherlands, but the attack failed and petrol boats destroyed it. Admiralty does not explain the incident. Naval writers question the vessel’s origin and control mechanisms.
LATE WIRES Italian retreat and German aims to capture Venice are reported as Allied ministers discuss the war. London dispatches say Tagliamento river battle has begun with heavy bombardment while Italian communiques claim repulsed attacks in the Drone and Ciovetin Valleys. Lloyd George to Twaty with officers.
The Geraldton Co operative Butter and Bacon Company secretary Mr G B Starry works to establish the venture amid debate over a prospectus clause requiring members to supply bacon weights and milk or cream to the factory under penalty. Critics warn such terms may invite private rivals and threaten the co operative's future.
Random Readings surveys home life in France, noting early child upbringing. French girls learn manners and self confidence at home with constant parental companionship. Fathers plan dowries and education is strict, with girls never allowed to cross the road alone.
The Affiliated Traders Association held its fifth conferency at Municipal Hall in Busselton on October 2 with delegates from Geraldton, Bunbury, Capel and Greenbushes. Key resolutions urged cash distributions to farmers, bulk wheat handling reforms, reduced charges from the Eastern States, lower warehouse interest, and improved wool payments while discharging soldiers' concerns were referred to the Refined Soldiers' Association.
Censor releases Friday night list of deaths and injuries from the war. Corporal L J toad Mingenew and Private Geo Hdward Hurnct Moora are killed. John Tiernan Beadley Geraldton and Alfred George Worthington-Worwisctinen also noted as killed. Wounded: Horace ohn Cridte Yafaling Desrrino Georgy Joseph Teawe Thred Springs. Details reveal a 20 year old fallen soldier, grandson of Mrs Margaret Ahern Hack Flats, nephew to Miss Mary Ann Gant Moses Street, guardian since his mother's death. Father of the deceased elder, C J Cant, engaged on the Murchison.
A large gathering attended the Geraldson Howling Club opening for 1917-18 on Saturday. The event featured a ladies afternoon with a left handed competition for men, prizes from last season and new contests, presented by president Mr J T Clarke. Maurice Ahern of Walworth Street learned his son Private Maurice Ahern was injured, later confirmed as a fractured right foot and admission to Birmingham General Hospital on the 22nd of November.
A chaotic report details a missing person inquiry near Geraldton with police, volunteers, and a horse brigade tracking a boy last seen near Chapman Road. The search spanned Broadwater and local paddocks, with derailed hopes as weather hindered efforts and a recovered youth returned home safe.
A boy aged around six, Bert, disappeared on Saturday afternoon in a small town. Reports fluctuated as police and residents conducted searches, with sightings placing him in Mrs Thornes Terrace yard and later near the railway. By Sunday evening and into Monday, authorities extend the inquiry as the search continues through the town.
In poverty stricken Russian huts peasants endure brutal hunger through winter. Families bake coarse bread in central ovens and sleep on cots with little ventilation. One adult guards the fire as others fall into a stupor, waking only for a crust soaked in ler before returning to sleep. The scene ends with spring bringing life and renewed hope.
A condensed account of legends surrounding the Borgia poison said to be devised by the Mors family. Stories describe preparation methods and alleged usage against opponents, with debates over arsenic blends and the poison’s possible existence and dissemination in court circles.
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