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Newspaper

Geraldton Express

Location

Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Sep 04, 1916

Page

3

European War Tensions Rise Across Europe

Mone alarms and mobilizes all citizens as Hungary reports loss of key Transylvanian towns. Germany and Austria plan full force against southern Roumania. Fifty thousand Germans land at Klausenburg. Twenty three Allied warships and transports gather at the Pireus. Naval force seizes wireless station amid Athens political shifts. Greek Minister in London denies Constantine’s abdication.

Germany Austria Roumania Klausenburg Pireus London Constantine Entente Athens

Roumanian gains and Allied naval move reported

War cables recount Roumanian successes in Orsova Danube sector and pressing against Hungary while Germany and Austria bolster southern Roumanian frontier forces. Twenty three Allied warships under a French admiral arrive at Piraeus as Athens reels in chaos amid calls to follow Roumania.

Germany Austria London Piraeus Seoon Salonika

Bulgaria Declares War and Balkan Fronts Open

Bul garia declares war on Rou mania as Greek cities revolt and Macedonia falls to revolutionaries. Romanian forces advance along the Danube from Bukowina and Moldavia, breaking through defenses toward Orsova, Ghimesh, and Hermanstadt. Hungarian alarm grows with Transylvania refugees and mobilizations, while Russian forces reportedly threaten Bulgaria. Paris reports three Romanian armies in Transylvania under Cottescu, Coanda, and Avarescu, with varied passes crossed toward Brasso and the Jiol Valley.

London Bulgaria Roumania Macedonia Bucharest Bukowin Danube Wallachia Moldavia Jinai Prakova Orsova Orsove Ghimesh Wika Oicuz Vlechitski Herman Stadt Hungary Transylvania Dimitri Paris Cottescu Palanka Pass Coanda Predet Red Tower Brasso Hermanstadt Genral Avarescu Vercoro Jiol Salonika Sagita Constantine George M. Venizelos

Widespread Air War Reports and Greece King’s Meeting

An air raid described as formidable targeted Eastern Counties and Midlands near London with one airship burst in flames and destroyed after antiaircraft fire. Athens reports King Constantine’s audience with the British minister amid hopes for a satisfactory Allied solution and Greece’s cautious neutrality fading as notes suggest Greece may join in the conflict.

London Midlands Tondon Greece Athens Constantine Lune Pilse Macedonia Piraeus Copenhagen Creece Shackleton

Shackleton Rescues All Comrades at Elephant Island

Sir Ernest Shackleton completed a successful mission rescuing all crew members from Elephant Island. Reports confirm every survivor is well and accounted for after the perilous voyage and led by Shackleton's leadership and endurance.

London Ernest Sshackleton Elephant Island

East Province Election and Greek Entente Shift

Electors on roll 6527 in East Province Perth show Hamersley Lib 1109 and McCabe Lab 1 in a May tally that led to a recount and a contested result. The piece also notes Greece’s entente alignment talk, a Salimika National Defence committee, and wartime proclamations urging Greek soldiers to join the Entente amid Bulgarian pressure.

Perth Hamerstey M.A. McCabe Mr .Hamerstey Hamersley McCabe V. Hamersley Greece Salimika Greeet Athens Salonika

Court hearing on secret ledger fraud at WA Lodge

Geraldton police court heard sworn testimony about altered financial slips and forged ledgers tied to a lodge trust fund. Witnesses including FW Warwicker Hid and John Shiptoil Lodge members alleged fake receipts, with credits altered from 1912 to 1915 and missing accounts for principal and interest. The case featured examination of slips and ledgers, trustee questions, and an adjournment to Tuesday.

Sherlock Shawn Farcigétien Juul Presioualy Shawnne Halie Ath Mat Pasichink Eliya Hoshuin Chapuian Jay Um Anyary Warwicker John Shiptoil Lodge Wwe winowAt Cuapuian Alge SAN AL FO Abe Fareington Suh Wit Wees Dns Stokes Murry Watt Ilett Bob

Manchester Department At the Big Store Ten Day Values

Exceptional inventory and low prices featured for ten days at Manchester Department in the big store. Largest stock in the district promises the best values in town.

Manchester

Special Ten Days Price List for Towels and Fabrics

Readable items include White Flannelett Stripe Flannelett wide width heavy fabric Toweling table linen and sheets. Names of fabrics such as Maslin cream white shirting long cloth curtains nets and towels priced per yard or per dozen with various colors and finishes. quantities and prices appear in a dense list.

War news from Geraldton and surrounding areas

War notices from the district report Private individuals wounded or killed in action in France and Belgium. Families, local firms, and residents such as the Rodda and Green connections receive updates. Local travelers and officials share and confirm casualty and injury details amid ongoing military events.

Maser Bravale Cites Enstand Wheeler Meekatharra Urieate Pd Pascoe Geraldton Wrikale Alg Worthing Kon Adeealdton Lweviothdy J. Lombardi Woos Wetion Gerabiten Agit Lamhardi Sukemgiuard Isting Businews Atul of Kine Physiques Mbrabatais Sthts Vickoriany Abe Mart Frank Green Sam Cooper France

Make Your Own Cough Mixture From Hean's Essence

A garbled ad style note promotes a home cough remedy labeled Hean's Essence. It suggests combining two parts Hean's Essence with water and sweetening to create a pint of remedy for coughs colds and throat trouble. It mentions writer Switer Magicard, a novelist who visited Australia, and conveys intent to distribute the product through chemists and stores.

Hean Iter Magicard England

Meekatharra prospect sparks mining chatter

A prospector named O Leary sparked excitement in Meeckatharra last week by finding payable stone along a reef line west of town. The find lies five miles southwest of Meekatharra, near Saggers Co slaughter yards, with an exposed reef and a shallow test trench.

O'Leary Meeckatharra Meekatharra Saggers & Co Howe

Wheat pool plan sparks cross state finance talks

Telegrams report Commonwealth Government advances enabling a wheat pool proposal. Private notes show farmers across New South Wales Victoria South Australia and Western Australia expected to join a pooled sale to compete with private buyers. Contained are references to a Geraldton arrival and a generic assist from Barti Bartlett the House Man.

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