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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 09, 1916
Page
3
War report from Paris May 8 describes heavy fighting between Hill 804 and Morlomme with strong German assaults and costly repulses. Zeppelins, arson of Verdun, and a British convoy story accompany a note on rising English food prices and a 49 percent surge in living costs since the outbreak of war.
News dispatch notes that on May 6 Australian and New Zealand troops arrived in Flanders and assumed a stretch of the front. German forces opposite allegedly raised a banner reading Welcome to the Australians as the troops entered the trenches.
The White Star liner Cymric is reported sinking with no passengers aboard after a submarine torpedo. The French sailing vessel Martmoleno was also sunk, its crew given minutes to launch lifeboats and later rescued after 18 hours at sea.
Washington May 8 The Naval Attaché to the British Embassy investigates a claim that two German commerce raiders are at large in the Atlantic near the Ancres Glands. The crew of the Fabre Lie steamer Venezia from Bordeaux recount a white firing incident and a British cruiser appears to be tracking the raiders.
Yesterday reports from Lowdim describe Dublin's situation normalizing after unrest. Soldiers’ wives face payment delays due to missing documents as barracks tighten security. Trials for rebels include executions and life sentences. prominent figures like Merrie and Cosgrave face severe penalties. German and American aid connections surface with Patrick Ryan alleging German involvement and arms shipments via John Davey.
New York May 7 reports indicate hasty preparations on both sides of the Danube as signs a new war may erupt in the Balkans early spring. Bulgaria has 175000 troops and Germany 35000 are concentrated on the Bulgarian frontier. Bulgarian forces reportedly demand to march or return home. On the Adriatic, Austrian torpedo boats raid Pola while French submarine sinks an enemy destroyer. Brindisi bombings and aerial actions are claimed by both sides with several losses noted.
London reports the Admiralty states the literaser Phaeton destroyed the Zeppelin L7 yesterday after scouting. The airship crew of 80 suffered one survivor. destruction completed by 6 katmancian. A German cruiser damaged the submarine slightly while returning to port.
General Sir Percy Lake said the Mesopotamia situation was unchanged and noted the first batch of sick and wounded had arrived from Kut. Turkish parties buried the dead at Deitailsa on the Tisris right bank as mutual arrangements were made to cover the ongoing relief effort. In Verdun, General Juffre praised the relief column, and Lake thanked Liibuie to the French for aiding the Verdun battle. In Bagdad, Turkish offensives toward Kexinjan were halted as the British-Indian forces advanced near Berialkerind and bayoneted Turkish troops.
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A compilation of war news items and legal notes from the period. Reports mention a mining ministers’ meeting on May 16 to discuss coal supply, British naval actions and submarine losses, and a London Court of Appeal ruling allowing internment without trial for wartime security. Also referenced are Brussels’ prewar prosperity and shifting costs under occupation.
A London report by Sir George Mew muan on the health of ammunition workers stresses long hours without respite reduce output and endanger health. It cites trench digging and rotating shifts showing that planned rest improves efficiency, noting gains in factory groups and the need for shorter shifts to sustain production.
A fragmented note outlines a Decentralisation topic and parliamentary salaries. It references a referendum concept and government administration matters, mentioning minimal names and unclear dates amid scarce readable details.
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