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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 30, 1916
Page
3
An obscure notice mentions Pepin military cloth items and a sale listing prices such as 26s and 5s in a historical local advertisement. The fragment references garments described as beautiful cloth and gear. Exact details are unclear due to OCR corruption.
Amsterdam reports heavy grain and petrol destruction by Russians and Roumanians. booty favors Austro-German forces with little for civilians. London notes interview with M. Take Ionescu saying enemy gains in Roumania are offset by petroleum well destruction, delaying restoration for over a year. Viermans confirms Romania alone cannot halt the crush.
A French communique reports a heavy German attack over three kilometres from Hill 30 to the east of Deadman's Hill being driven back by French fire. Only small fragments of the enemy breached the trenches near Deadman's Hill, and five German aeroplanes were shot down on December 27.
General Sir Douglas Haig reports heavy shelling and bombardments north of Lens and near the Somme and Messines. British raids around Huluch and Beauvraignes involve mines and prisoner captures. Air combat yields one enemy plane destroyed. three of ours missing. Paris says artillery activity high in the Somme sectors with an enemy battery exploded. Parliament debates supply and wartime measures as Lloyd George summons dominate the political scene.
Cairo dispatch reports the Sinai situation developing satisfactorily with mounted troops pushing beyond E Arish and the southern Sinai region being cleared of enemy forces.
Morning Post Petrograd correspondent reports Russia replies to Germany hinged on terms and warns that the only path to peace is unconditional surrender.
London reports December 28 that German forces renewed attacks along the Romanian front, driving back Russian and Romanian troops on the Upper Danube sector as battle lines surged.
In December 1943 near Kovel German forces faced a harsh counterblow as Soviet and Allied units repelled renewed assaults. Reports note heavy casualties on the German side and intensified fighting around strategic lines, with defenders holding prepared positions and inflicting significant losses.
Washington dispatch claims Germany may drop demands for Poland and Lithuania including their independence. It states Germany would evacuate Russia Belgium and France and restore captured territories. The invasion of Belgium would be deemed illegal but unavoidable, with conditions preserving Germany’s territorial integrity and restoration of certain enclaves.
Melbourne reports on December 25 as Mr Hughes motored to the city for an official invitation consideration by the Imperial War Council.
A Daily Mail correspondent reports a General Anzeiger account titled The Devils Chariots. On September 16 German outposts watched two armored tanks advance from cratered terrain, their approach described as a moving destiny. British artillery struck back as tanks pushed toward Flers and Ligny, ending their advance.
In the apse of Mr McKenna the Premium Bond starts with prizes from £100 to ten guineas. The Birmingham Municipal Bank inaugurates its career promising thrift and public morals. Drawings occur three months after the war with funds provided by friends of the scheme.
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