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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 08, 1917
Page
3
A report notes promised field activities as nations intensify efforts during wartime. America outlines actions while pressing neutral countries to take stances. A brilliant French victory is highlighted as a key morale booster and strategic turning point.
New York May 7 The first Allied war talk centers on American preparations for an expeditionary force. President Wilson proposes to embargo exports to prevent neutrals from aiding Germany by cutting off American trade. Interned German ships to be reactivated by September.
Early today hostile aircraft dropped four bombs on the outskirts of northeast London. One man was killed and two others were injured, including one woman. The report comes from the Press Bureau.
New York May 7 Mr Frank Simonds writes to the Tribune that if authorised to raise two divisions for service in France Roosevelt will have widespread support. The duration of the war is expected to last another year according to Simonds.
Correspondent Simms of United Press with British armies reports Australian troops advancing into German lines this morning. French armor signs show failure of the German plan. Prodigiously violent counterattacks end in a new phase of the war. General Ludendorff attempts to reassure Germans with tea and verbal subterfuges.
A front dispatch from headquarters reports the British delivering another morning assault at Bullecourt around 3:45 AM, progressing on the right bank with about one hundred prisoners taken. Australians have driven a salient into German lines east of Village and north of Rinncourt, the town now hemmed on three sides as Allied hammering continues. Casualties are implied heavy as German lines show strain and Australian pressure remains steady.
Reports describe four diversionary attacks near Soissong and the Chemin des Dames with German defenders mown down by our guns. Australian forces at dawn advanced the salient toward Risncourt and Biencourt, taking over 100 prisoners as the village area was enclosed by British troops. Elsewhere, the front saw no major actions, but artillery fire remained intense.
Mr Marcel Hutlo reports that operations on Friday Saturday and Sunday added over 8 200 prisoners, pushing the total captured since April 1 to 29 000.
Wires from Petrograd on May 6 report 4 percent understanding between Government and Workers and Soldiers and Committee and a majority vote supporting the Government explanation to Allies. London dispatches say Friday riots turned deadly with five killed and nine wounded. newspapers warn against civil war and urge restraint as the crisis subsides.
London May went overlines describe a French victory securing and holding the plateau overlooking Vauler Forrent and Asie valley facing desperate resistance and furious counterattacks repelled as Allied forces pressed the offensive.
London dispatch reports a Western front offensive aimed at wiping out German strength. Military experts say breaking through is less urgent than destroying reserves, with about 1,000,000 Germans tied to 1917 plans already reduced by half. The German high command faces critical mobilization as youth and wounded recovery fill gaps.
Fragmentary OCR shows a 19th century Geraldton ratepayer notice. Readable bits mention a town clerk and a date May 37 with unclear year. Public notice format suggests tax or rate collection instruction and deadline.
A French correspondent tours shell production near Mont Blanc and Bages noting centuries old forges, water powered hammers, and modern electric plants. He observes global labor, from Portuguese and African workers to Americans, and estimates France’s daily shell output could exceed a million.
A failed concert and dance event at the City Hospital site drew criticism for unsavory visibility and disturbances to children. Mrs Carson recovers from illness, while the correspondent notes uncertainty about crop yields and lambing in local flocks.
Racing notes from the Helena Vale meeting in Western Australia show updated weights for Saturday. Hurdle and plate races list horses such as Moony, Wes Park, Porleck, Formues, and Prophet with varying weights. Junction Handicap includes Coleen Bock and Relic, while Farewell Welter features horses like Ormle and Veluen among others.
An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Victoria District Cooperative Flour Milling Co. Ltd. is advertised for May 1 at 2:30 pm at the Hotel Pitt Street to consider the purchase of the Geraldina canoe and related estate. The notice cites a special conference to approve the sale and outline terms, with further details on bids and ownership to be discussed.
An extracted passage discusses ore depths of 3h, ore tonnage, and costs per ton from a Victorian mining field. It notes a 2,200 ton production era with costs around £14 per ton, old workings, water issues, and property details linked to Henry John Chis. It references option agreements and shares offers, with inspectors and officers naming Mr Daly and others as part of a colonial geology survey.
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