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A SPLENDID MAIM

... oil was pouring from the side the vessel and coveting the surface the sea. around her, and. in the hope of escaping the liquid fire, the engineers kept the engines running, while they waited for orders from the bridge. It was not until three hours after ...

Published: Tuesday 26 December 1916
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1106 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

PATRIOTIC FARMING

... that the ation might live. These men will demand a ace equal to their battlefield self-sacrifice, en who have faced for us liquid fire, poison as, and the high explosive shell the Germans—who have seen the ravages of unmoral ar—will be quick' to detect the ...

Published: Friday 21 July 1916
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1144 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

i GREAT VICTORY. THE WRECKAGE OF BATTLE

... freight steamers blocked the Finnish and Bur are planning to home England seed. all available tonnage. ENEMY LINE SHATTERED LIQUID FIRE AGAIN. The of stearnen the Dunrobin, which staved° d getting through the Sound to- day from Salsa, Finland. All the way ...

Published: Saturday 10 June 1916
Newspaper: Western Evening Herald
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 1057 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

AWAITING ATTACK

... the advance of eight hundred metres as a front two kikruotres wide, and that ob- Merl thanks to their preliminary nee of liquid fire, is tactically of an all importance if it is not followed up. 0.. r ntsitions at the Mort }femme will, inde:6. only Le the ...

Published: Thursday 23 March 1916
Newspaper: Western Evening Herald
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 1082 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

British Advance

... left bank of the Meuse and made three successive assaults on Hill 304, but their attacks, although preceded by jets of liquid fire, met with no success. On the British frent opera- ‘dons are momentarily at @ ~z Amsterdam, Thursday. A,person who escaped ...

Published: Friday 06 July 1917
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1097 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

GERMANS' DESPERATE TACTICS IN THE WEST

... GERMANS' DESPERATE TACTICS IN THE WEST. LIQUID FIRE USED AGAINST BRITISH IN NIGHT FIGHTING. OUR FORCES GALLANTLY MAINTAIN THEIR POSITIONS. FRENCH HOLD THEIR OWN; AGAINST NUMEROUS ATTACKS, AND ACHIEVE SUCCESSES ON AISNE AND ARGONNE. . '— —-— , very much ...

Published: Saturday 12 May 1917
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1148 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Stories

... holding the block were forced back, but becona-iixem. Parsons remained post, ana and although severely scorctien and burnt by liquid fire, continued hold the enemy with bomb* until severely wounded. 'law very gallant act of self-sacrifice and devotion to duty ...

Published: Thursday 18 October 1917
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1122 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Fine Words

... British prisoners who, described by our Ministry of Information the other day, were herded together.and then deluged with liquid fire. all know the tender mercies of the German when has a helpless enemy his disposal. Dr. says somewhere his speech thai ...

Published: Wednesday 04 September 1918
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1135 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE GREAT WAR

... Combles. The enemy delivered a violent counter-attack, and the fighting continues. A heavy German attack, assisted by liquid fire, was made upon the British position the Schwaben Redoubt, but.was repulsed with avy loss to the enemy. British trench raids ...

Published: Thursday 19 October 1916
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1286 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ENEMY'S

... were carried out with desperation from 6 o'clock this, morning. Despite the extent of the assault and the intense use of liquid fire and tear shells, however, the enemy sustained a sanguinary defeat. South of the sugar refinery, In front of Ablaincourt ...

Published: Thursday 16 November 1916
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1344 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

.-EBRUARY 19, 191 T A FOUR P GERMANS SQUIRT PETROL.' First Use of this Warfare on -nd Arming of Monastir

... reported to rOr mine of Bum. woad be tortrued Imo bowility towards est, h., ~ism innate them to make an smack Miter Used Liquid Fire, ern writing of ergo rerun:ow. eight et tin 17th.lkils a 7,eppelin nor no looser th, slighter doubt here that rest et Pee ...

Published: Monday 19 February 1917
Newspaper: Western Evening Herald
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 1228 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Germans'

... thousands bodies have been incinerated within a few miles the front. The enemy has resorted to plentiful use poison gases and liquid fire, despite which the French hold firm, and hourly improve their situation. Confidence in Paris, which has never wavered, is ...

Published: Monday 06 March 1916
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1318 | Page: 6 | Tags: none