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MORE LIQUID FIRE

... MORE LIQUID FIRE GERMANS' SMALL GAIN. TOLL OF BLOODY SACRIFICES: ANOTHER SPY SHOT. The German War Minister, addressing the Reichstag, German military reports were always true, and continued victory was assured. The fighting in the Bast and at Verdun ...

Published: Wednesday 12 April 1916
Newspaper: Burnley Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 281 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

EDGAR BLADES

... November 15, 1916 Another brother, Edgar the Machine Gun Corps, now in a convalescent camp Northumberland suffering from liquid fire burns. ' ...

Published: Saturday 16 February 1918
Newspaper: Burnley Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 54 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

FRENCH OFFICIAL

... as Barenkopf, making use of asphyxiating shells. Sehratzmaennele first line trench had to be evacuated in consequence of liquid fire being thrown by the enemy. A counter-attack enabled us regain the greater part the lost ground and hold our own distance ...

Published: Saturday 11 September 1915
Newspaper: Burnley News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 210 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

MESSAGE FROM SIR JOHN FRENCH

... trenches lost on Sunday recaptured by grenade fighting. At Croix Cannes. •Her bombardment with air torpedoes and a deluge liquid fire, the enemy gained foot ing our first line. Enemy thrown back immediately, only maintaining himself in some elements of the ...

Published: Saturday 10 July 1915
Newspaper: Burnley News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 230 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

BUSINESS MAGNATE'S PEACE TERMS

... barred the road Calais year ago. The French have repulsed several violent attacks the neighbourhood Verdun, spite the use liquid fire, and the Germane have sustained further very heavy losses. Thursday's report stated that fewer than eight German air machines ...

Published: Saturday 01 April 1916
Newspaper: Burnley Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 241 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

GERMANS REGAPTURE REDOUBT FROM BRITISH

... French reports have recorded farther progress the taking trenches, in spite the renewed use of asphyxiating shells and liquid fire the Germans. Monday Sir John French announced that the British bad been successful, counter-attack, in regaining possession ...

Published: Wednesday 06 October 1915
Newspaper: Burnley Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 362 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

NAVAL FIGHT

... till noon, but news regarding the damage done has pot yet been received- FRENCH OFFICIAL. FIERCE GERMAN ATTACKS, JETS OF LIQUID FIRE USED, Last evening, the Press Bureau issued the following communique received from the French Headquarters : In Belgium ...

Published: Wednesday 22 March 1916
Newspaper: Burnley News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 866 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

BARROWFORD OBJECTIONS

... at full speed. Wo our side only suffered unimportant damage. LIQUID FIRE AGAIN. DESPERATE GERMANS' SMALL SUCCESS, The Germans za their desperation have 'again, resorted the use liquid fire asphyxiating shells, and have thus been able gain ft slight success ...

Published: Wednesday 22 March 1916
Newspaper: Burnley Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2121 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

LOED KITCHENER

... repulsed two fresh German attacks conducted with grenades against our trenches at Curtipe, and supported also jets of liquid fire. There .nothing to report on the rest of the front.; >' - ■ . Alsace one our air squadrons Hew over Dernach. and bombarded ...

Published: Saturday 06 November 1915
Newspaper: Burnley News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 515 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

PRrYATE ERNEST BARLOW

... parents follows: '* During the bombardment I had the worst four hours of life, the enemy did their worst at us. They sent liquid fire into our trenches, which, course, set them on-fire, but as far I know all the occupants escaped. I was wounded fifteen minutes ...

Published: Saturday 14 August 1915
Newspaper: Burnley Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 535 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WARNINGS OF AIR RAIDS

... and men are fully brought out. February 25th a corporal and private, who saw whole enemy section advancing and throwing liquid fire, firmly awaited their attack and then rushed at them and drove them back with band grenades. Tho village of had been completely ...

Published: Saturday 25 March 1916
Newspaper: Burnley News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 599 | Page: 12 | Tags: none