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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 19, 1914
Page
3
A wartime dispatch reports Allied forces advancing north of the Ypres and Menin positions and south of Dixmude, reaching near Arras and Sant Laurent, Brinay, with notable gains in the Bapaume and Peronne areas as deadly naval gunnery and trench clearing battles unfold.
Reports from the front describe German hostilities and British casualties as the war widens. Turkey invades, Egypt becomes a British protectorate, and Servia scores a massive victory destroying Austrian forces, with tens of thousands killed or captured and Italians conscripted for the Austrian army.
A Paris communique reports renewed offensives with several trench gains near Loon Saint Laurent and La Basse, plus an advance near Transleval and Chempagne. The enemy exploded a trench north of Four de Paris but German assaults were repulsed.
The War Office says two German battle cruisers and armoured cruisers bombarded Hartlepool starting at 15 am, with batteries replying and damage to town and gasworks. About 22 killed and 40 wounded in West Hartlepool, 13 casualties at Scarborough. Panic and indignation cited, with condemnation of the raids as a Hague Convention violation.
Aevemeneian sack Slost be maria at an additioost meetin Taemrtinks over 18 weres.
The Garibaldi Legion in France swells as about a thousand Londoners join a force described as part of a larger 90 thousand man contingent in training at the Garibaldi camp. Paris reports blame Germany for a North Sea raid and condemns the attack on civilians as a provocation that could unite England against the invader.
A festive scene in Amsterdam marks celebrated victories in Poland with banners and ringing bells. The crowd cheers as decorations and flags adorn public spaces, reflecting broad jubilation and national pride.
Fragmentary notes report an alleged attack aim in England and German moves on the Polish front with twenty army corps and 170000 Austro German troops. The British Admiralty warns against use of the Blue Ensign by merchant vessels as hostilities persist.
General Botha states Dutch loyalists have been discharged from duty and the nation seeks justice while he has hunted down old comrades. The interview reflects turmoil in South Africa as authorities move to quell rebellion.
An extract reports German ambush events near Garub ritland on Wednesday with mentions of Lieut Cal Ar Duvet Markenne and Pteaint Ome, bloody fighting and gunfire as Canadian forces respond. The fragmentary text references Coyne and Macanaie’s units and a strong German counteraction.
The notice explains the interest in country districts regarding suitable riding horses for military use. It states that riding horses must be good weight carriers, locally termed good hacks, with heights of 14 3 to 16 hands and ages ranging from 4 to 10 years.
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