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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
3
Reported extensive fighting across the front in Flanders with determined Allied and German actions. Air raids targeted enemy positions as both sides press hard, while observers note growing German unease amid the bombardment and maneuvers on the ground.
A Mesopotamia official report dated October 3 says fighting has prevented a full capture tally. It lists 13 field guns, 12 machine guns, 600 wounded, 3200 unwounded prisoners. About 200 Turks were buried. officers comprise 00 of the captives.
German prisoners at Paria on October 3 complain that their commanders avoid risk and refuse to lead. They say troops are not being exposed to danger due to orders to preserve officers amid a severe shortage of officers.
The Italian press cites armored and infantry casualties in the Isonzo fighting with 110000 killed wounded or missing and over 20000 machine guns captured or destroyed. The Riga region context appears in the wartime dispatches.
Reported by Russian aviators the German army is massing infantry centers with heavy artillery in preparation for an attack. October 33 fields indicate ongoing operatives and mobilization in the region.
In the Adriatic a Italian destroyer Aquila sighted two Austrian destroyers near Callaco and attacked them. Austrians fled toward Durazzo as Aquila and other Italian ships pursued. Aquila took fire from naptha tanks and later was bombed as Sovana and Spain attacked, with Austrians engaging cruisers until two Anglo Italian ships arrived. Novana’s hull was damaged and its captain wounded while the first lieutenant was killed. Separate note: London press calls for air raid retaliation on Germany with growing public anger at the delay in strikes.
Fragmentary report claims British naval aircraft conducted raids near Zab in October causing explosions and dropping ordnance. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but indicate air attacks and potential destruction of ships or vehicles.
An Amsterdam message quotes a fierce wartime slogan praising continued fighting. It declares no talk of peace until the bloody work is finished and victory is assured, branding peace as unacceptable while the war continues.
London reports ongoing artillery exchanges on the Flanders front from Wednesday. German forces mass troops near Zandvoorde while launching desperate counterattacks to defend their lines between Ostend and Zeebrugge as British advances threaten the Paschendaele ridge.
The Admiralty reports naval aircraft bombed hangars and aerodromes at St Denis and Westram with flames seen miles away. A raid damaged Zechruge lock gates and two sheds were ignited. A second attack on St Denis and Westrain occurred at noon Monday with several direct hits.
Sydney and Perth racing results detail multiple divisions including the Second Hurdle Race won at long odds and the Members' Handicap in West Australia. The Third Division Handicap lists Seven turkege Botting as winner, while First Division and Fourth Division handicaps show uncertain outcomes and odds.
Perth racing notes list acceptances for the meeting on October 4 including performers Six Porlonss Snapcap Mural Maid Junin Liberator Wanikds Boomerang Enchanteur Tullach Ani Lady Tulle Fidonis Caliber Tuoyant Bilaroo Wild Bast and more across First to Fourth Classes with prices and horse names. The card shows six furlong and mile plates with numerous entries such as Home Chat Merin Boxer Orvis Rotary Rouge Bow and Cantilever among others.
Sydney reports a cautious mood as coal supplies begin to resume. Optimism grows that the Belgium question stands as the last hurdle to a peace settlement. Coal mine work restarts in most fields, though Maitland remains affected.
Minutes record Mezert J Del mage as chairman G W Clarkson J Howland P Heals F Waldeck W 1 alutea deal. Correspondence concerns Moats yo bridge damage, dam protection and temporary traffic closure. Secretary instructed to secure funds for initial cost about 290 with further work as ground dries. Mrs Rowland mourns Silas Rowland.
A New York inventor proposes installing large horn devices at railway crossings synchronized with approaching trains. Passive microphones detect the approach and trigger the horn system to produce a loud warning tone, aiming to improve safety at busy crossings.
Fremantle lampers and tally clerks plan to return to work at the usual late shift. Union secretary Rowe states workers are seeking reemployment after the pre strike tensions, indicating a possible easing of the dispute but with unresolved issues.
Mrs Lewis learns her son Corporal Chas HL Wright has arrived in England from France badly wounded but doing well. MLA J Willcock to be honored at a Town Hall social on Oct 13. Corporal L J Chapman on final leave in Geraldton. Hon J Hickey ML will visit Perth soon. Corporal J M Beckwith, once Geraldton, now medically unfit, will resume work next week in the Railway Department. Greenough notes celebrate Mr H K Maley’s success in securing a seat. a Greenough Farmers and Settlers Association special meeting will follow. Lieut Gilbert Elliott, recently wounded again, discharged from hospital and to take four weeks leave before returning to the front.
A fragmented OCR shows a notice to electors of Green Gough and a council meeting item dated October 5th 1917 at noon. Mentions White coughs and colds, Woods Great Peppermint Cure, and a property sale with reference to White Peak and fenced lands. Teagan with option of H and Mackenzie & Co.
A Canadian man famed for holding the Brugh record for 120 games is now listed as paralyzed and epileptic in Nations ital, with a public life disrupted by illness. Details describe his age, family, and a failed army bid, ending in participation in a Tottenham show road act.
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