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WALLS OF FIRE

... torpedoes were soon' added tfl the other projectiles. Then suddenly the g stopped, aqd from the German trenches gushed liquid fire of a new kind. It was » mixture tar and petrol, the jets being directed so as to form two walls of fire with spaca between ...

Published: Friday 01 October 1915
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 359 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

110 W GOES ME RCM' 7

... and Serb, shall be as good as our word. Last week, our positions about Hooge were attacked by the Germans with sprays of liquid fire. Under these conditions, we lost our first line of trenches, a part of which we subsequently retook. Of course, when these ...

Published: Friday 06 August 1915
Newspaper: South Devon Weekly Express
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 933 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NI HIE AT *ISNOT

... The Atirmrat:Superintendent also promoted the reconnaissance which attempted to reach our lines whilst malting use of liquid fire was dispersed by our fire to the west of Verroandovillers. On the right bank of the Me .c there was an intermittent bombardment ...

Published: Thursday 10 August 1916
Newspaper: Western Evening Herald
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 397 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BIG RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE

... Germans made further attempts from three sides to capture the fort, but though they approached close to it, and employed liquid fire, they were flung back by the garrison. While the Italian wings on the lino of the new Austrian advance over the Trentino ...

Published: Thursday 08 June 1916
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 418 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE STERNEST PHASE

... trampled on Belgium and Serbia, which sank ships of all countries, levied war on women and children, devised poison gas and liquid fire, which stored bacilli of pestilence in the capitals of friendly States , and which stiil sought to fill such posts of the ...

Published: Thursday 04 October 1917
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 428 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Allies Awaiting tb Ago/dated flour

... endanger or limit the chances of the slimes* of our general antatsr.—Press Association War Special. ATTACK THIS MORNING LIQUID FIRE. Enemy Repulsed. The Press Bureau this afternoon issued the following French controuniqui On tie left bank of the Meuse ...

Published: Wednesday 12 April 1916
Newspaper: Western Evening Herald
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 377 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

POINT OF RESISTANCE. FAILURE INFURIATES GERMANS

... POINT OF RESISTANCE. FAILURE INFURIATES GERMANS. USE OF LIQUID FIRE. PARIS Tneaday.—The of events before Verdan, booed tonight, says: Attar two days of oalm the battle hr been before Verdun. The violent smeary bombardment against the Mort Hcatme during ...

Published: Wednesday 26 April 1916
Newspaper: Western Evening Herald
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 401 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ARMY OP LAND-WORKERS WANTED

... région the the offensive many times , and, ite the forced us to attacks the retire to Otif trenches On the fhade use of liquid fire. Rivet our reconnoitring Ia the region south of near the villagas of , and Putna & counterattack and ts which we had en” ...

Published: Saturday 11 November 1916
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 404 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

GERMAN LIQUID GAS

... one side of the ee have taken the offensive as our Allan id earlier ta the year, stained with blood are being blighted by liquid fire and other abominations in which the enemy hopes to find short cut to victory. In the St. searching bombardmeat, the Germans ...

Published: Thursday 08 July 1915
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 464 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BITTER ATTACKS

... BITTER ATTACKS ON FRENCH FRONT. ANOTHER ALL-NIGHT BATTLE ALONG CHEMJN DES DAMES. Desperate struggle. LIQUID FIRE EMPLOYED. Enemy Completely Defeated. HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED. POSITIONS ENTIRELY MAINTAINED. * Solent German attack the front, all along tho ...

Published: Thursday 05 July 1917
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 972 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LATEST OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS

... front, of about 1,200 ards south of Marcoing. On the southern position of the attack his roops, with the assistance of liquid fire ucceeded temporarily in forcing their way one of our trenches. From this position they were driven out our counter attack ...

Published: Tuesday 01 January 1918
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 394 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

DESPERATE AUSTRIANS

... The Austrian offensive here connected with that in other parts of the Carso. The are vainly using asphyxiating gases and liquid fire. According to a message received by the Idea Nazionale from Berne, the greater part the Austrian troops Galicia have been ...

Published: Friday 19 May 1916
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 409 | Page: 12 | Tags: none