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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 08, 1914
Page
3
London dispatch notes a lull in fighting in France with an official Allied review calling operations cheerful. French gains north of Guise are confirmed as German forces retreat in disorder amid heavy losses. Allied casualties reach about 18,000, though German fears are said to be greater.
Reports describe Russian forces surrounding and capturing an Austrian infantry regiment during an offensive on the Dniester front. Other items note updated casualty counts for the Pathfinder, with officers killed or missing, and Allied actions along the Meaux Verdun line near Paris as floods and battles shape casualties and missing persons.
London dispatch reports The British success at Compiegne with heavy German fire in the forest. Germans were subjected to deadly bombardment followed by further assault, as positions were overrun.
German troops moving from the north toward Paris are viewed by experts as attempts to intercept the French eastern forces between Toul near Nancy and Epinal southeast of Nancy. The believed objective is to defeat the French field army, not immediate subjugation of Paris. The report notes no recent change in overall situation.
An official report notes enemy losses of 1,000 men as Belgian resistance stiffens in Muuberge. The British dispatch lists ransoms demanded by Germans and a long casualty tally including 9 officers and 4558 men missing as of early September.
A grand victory at Lemberg is attributed to clever tactics that misled Austria. Husanians hold Styri district well south of Lemberg and reportedly move toward central Prussia, signaling strategic success and growing threat to Prussia.
News from the Russo-Austrian struggle reports the Austrian retreat south from Lublin toward Kholm. The main army of Austria-Hungary faces a potential cutoff by victorious forces at Lemberg as Russian advances gain momentum.
The acceptance list for the Coolgardie meeting contains event pronouncements dated September 7. Eligible participants are notified of impending trials and program details for the upcoming events at the Coolgardie venue.
Land for selection notified across multiple Victoria locations with forfeited homesteads and grazing leases. Noted parcels include Location 1517-74 and 5172, with sizes up to 900 acres, pricing per acre from 12s 6d to 16s, and plans 156-80 through 157-80. Details cover boundaries and starting points, naming J M Wilson, S Jeisman, R A D Oldham, and A McLeod among others.
The report lists match scores with Fremantle teams and opponents, including Subiaco and South Fremantle. It also notes letters of administration for John Edward Ross of Wandina Station, sworn to Elizabeth Ross with a valuation of £99 10s 10d.
In the Local Court at Geraldton Western Australia Clutterbuck Bros v Daniel Cream the warrant of execution being satisfied the bailiff will sell by public auction at Mullewa at 2 pm the defendant interest in machinery including a Clansey Harris reaper and binder an American seed drill and a three furrow shearer plough.
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