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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
3
London dispatches report Greek leadership warning against Greek German intrigues while fearing Italian aggression. Rumors of Turkish moves surface as Allied troops eye Constantinople. In Bucharest a crisis is seen easing with Roumania's possible Allied entry after Pardinand’s speech signals mobilization.
Dispatches from Copenhagen and London describe the fall of Monastir as Serbs retreat with orderly movements. French forces press toward Greek border while Italian front lines hold. American ordnance works suffer a breach. British naval blockade damages German shipping and raises submarine peril in the Baltic and North Seas.
London reports the Prime Minister Asquith outlining financial strain, noting daily government spending and wage pressures. Delegates heard of rising living costs across rent fuel clothing and miscellaneous items, with a 30 percent overall rise in living costs. Reactions included protests as the war economy demands grow. Greek neutrality and British prisoners in Germany are also noted amid broader war updates.
The report from Salonika notes nearly 80,000 Serbian troops have taken refuge in Montenegro and Albania and plan to reconstruct their army. Civil authorities at Mumanir abandoned the town last Saturday as Russian forces concentrate for Bulgaria.
Ganchester Department SSB Galatea now 1 shilling per quarter yard. Large towels in white and coloured reduced from 1 shilling 3 pence to 3 pence each. Totet 10d loaf Ed 60 im. White Twill Bhasting 1 shilling 6 pence. Ax Colice Norma price 5 shillings 11 pence.
Reported troop advance to Boumaejan frontier with Austrians and Germans from Metrovitza allied with Daiguians. Monastir hosts a new phase of LORD KITCHENER'S MISSION as he returns to London after Greve dispatch. Submarine warfare claims more vessels sunk by German U boats with crews saved or missing.
A semi official Austrian dispatch via Switzerland reports Italians pressing in the suburbs of Gorizia. Turkish force in the Euphrates area is noted as reduced with Allied movements and Greek neutrality under scrutiny amid Balkan railway concerns.
Australasian soldiers disrupted an anti conscription meeting at Memorial Hall last night. Ramsay MacDonald MP Morel and P Trevelyan MP appeared on the platform and were rushed by soldiers who tore down flags displayed placards, and ejected the anti conscription speakers.
Prohibited hours see London public houses open to offer coffee soup and hot dishes to attract patrons. Roaring trade reported between 7 and factory shifts start. Many houses close before midday when sale of intoxicants is allowed during general ease. West End clubs and upscale saloons described as strict in enforcement.
F Nourse notes Kemp ton continues in the district recruiting role despite stepping down as mayor. He is acknowledged for taking over duties entrusted by former mayor Kempton and will oversee local recruitment efforts.
Fragmentary note outlines a scheme classifying recruitable men into AG classes with 28 single men and 28 married men, claiming single men are preferred for training while married men are excluded from certain duties. It mentions pay, discharge, and conversion to military service, with a map reference and an instruction to count how many men are needed.
Fragmentary text suggests a discussion on voluntary service and prospects for compulsory service. No clear individuals, organizations, or concrete events are readable. Summary relies on incomplete OCR snippets and cannot identify entities or dates.
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