British Gunboat Torpedoed by German Submarine in the Downs
The torpedo gunboat Niger, 811 tons, was torpedoed by a German submarine in the Downs off Kent yesterday. All officers and 77 crew were saved. the Niger sank in twenty minutes. Thousands watched from the sea front as rescue boats went out. The submarine was seen but escape succeeded.
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Kedligg Island
Sydney
Emden
London
Lik
Preas Bureau
Niger
Downs
Kent
War Burden and Allied Casualties Reported
A fragmentary dispatch discusses brutal fighting on the Maze and Aisne fronts with rising Allied casualties. The correspondent notes vast dead and hints at inconsistent reports from Berlin and Petrograd, reflecting wartime confusion in September.
How Is Germany Faring The Internal Danger The Terrors Of Starvation
A historical wartime column questions Germany's sustainability beyond battlefield defeats. It cites Vorwärts on food imports and unemployment, warns of hunger and poverty amid wartime strain, and contrasts military might with civilian distress and industrial collapse. The piece notes Britain's blockade, European supply issues, and wartime public anxiety through early months of the conflict.
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Germany
Emden Penang Attack Described as Cowardly Murder
The passage questions whether Emden’s conduct in Penang conformed to international usage. It alleges the Emden dressed as a Russian cruiser to lure the unsuspecting ship and then torpedoed her, killing the crew. The wording labels the act as murderous and cowardly, rejecting it as atrocious.
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Emden
Penang
National Anthems of France and Germany
The piece presents a corrupted excerpt of La Marseillaise and a passage about German themes, urging liberty and resistance against tyranny. It mentions marching hearts resolved to victory or death and invokes national struggle with vivid revolutionary imagery.
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Vorwarts
Germany
France
The Rhine Anthem and Sheep Inquiry Notice
A poem excerpt extols German pride as the Rhine flows and guards its sacred banks. Following, Mr. Le Sovel seeks to examine a brown sheep in his state and asks local farmers in Avon Valley to supply one, hinting at a path to wealth through Tattersalls.
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le Sovel
Avon Valley
Indian Troops in France Dismiss Turkey Uprising Fears
A Daily News interview with Mr Irwin argues there is no danger of an Indian revolt in India due to Turkey's war with England. He notes Indian forces fighting in France, natives kept to limited weapons, and Gurkhas famed for night vision and stealth. He praises the Indian soldiers as vigilant and formidable allies of Britain.
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Daily News
India
Turkey
England
Irwin
France
Britain
Wheat price debate at Western Australia exhibition
Samarang officials report a busy fortnight at the Samarang Colonial Exhibition with awards for Western Australian flour and a push to secure business from key mills. A protest against price controls on wheat is noted, arguing drought, not war, drives prices and calls for seed wheat supplies amid export restrictions.
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P. G. Wicken
Western Australia
Samarang
T. H. Bath
Hunt
H. Hodgson
J. Hunter
Duessre W
Northam Lagnenturat Society
Lbe
Australia
Commonwealth
Vrates
Wrinkle remedy course offered at Tim Harnett’s Saloon
A saleable offer promotes an electric face massage course at Tim Harnett’s Hairdressing Saloon titled Wrinkle for People or Wrinkled Faces. Also advertised is Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds priced at 1 shilling 6 pence.
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T. Harnett
Tim Harnett
Woods
Belated rains sweep wheat belt. towns report totals
Weather summary notes heavy late rains across eastern wheat belt from Newcarnie to Kojopup. Newcarnie 85 points, Wichepin 170, Bruce Rock 106, Wagin 145. Northam 7? points after thunderstorm, with potential flood risk on Mortlock River. Avon rising but not floodwide. West Gascoyne and Midland miss rainfall.
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Newcarnie
Doodiakine
Qushading
Narrogin
Kojopup
Wickepin
Bruce Rock
Wagin
Northam
Mortlock
Doan's Ointment Clears Persistent Rash in Perth
A Northam merchant reports enduring vexing rash that worsened in warm weather. He tried multiple remedies before Doan's Ointment cured the irritation and rash in days. He remained symptom free for years and confirms the cure persisted seven years later. Sold by Foster Mitchell on Murray Street Perth at 2/6 per pot.
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al Poe
Dean
W. Lyon
Chat Merchant
Gyird
Northam
Doan
Foster MiChellan
Murray-street
Perth
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Midland
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the Cygnet
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Marbler
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Little's Phenyle
von Keown and
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