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MONASTIR fighting

... prisoners being brought in. In the region of Monastir the enemy made us evacuate one of our trenches by means of jets of liquid fire, but was thrown out again by a counter-attack delivered by our troops. There was intermittent cannonade the front during ...

Published: Tuesday 27 March 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 80 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LIVELY AKTXLLERY FIRE

... weak artillery activity. Between Lakes Ochrida and Prespa there were encounters between patrols. ITALIANS ATTACKED WITH LIQUID FIRE Athens, April 8. It is from Salonika that Bulgar attack mado yesterday with liquid flame against the Italian sector of the ...

Published: Tuesday 10 April 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 109 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

NO SIGN OF FRESH TROUBLE

... Thessaly, that out a total of 110 Theasaiian officers of the Greek army, have alreadyjoined. the national movement Salonika. LIQUID FIRE ATTACK, HOW THE GERMANS TOOK HILL IN MACEDONIA. HsiDqTJiETEBfi, Machdoxu, Saioksia, Febmarv IS. There has been considerable ...

Published: Tuesday 20 February 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 552 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Pierce German Counter Attacks

... Meuse on Monday afternoon the Germans during the night attacked the French trenches near Beaumont, making extensive use liquid fire. The attackers, however, were repulsed without gaining any advantage, and there was infantry activity in that region yesterday ...

Published: Wednesday 26 September 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 295 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

XIGHT FIGHTING ON THE AISNE. GERMAN REPULSE ON GHEMIN DES DAMES. CAPTURE PENDJVIN. RAIDED BY AEROPLANES. ..

... by the Freii' - b cur Allies attacked and earned small salient east erf and three successive attacks, accompanied 17.1= liquid fire, south-west Hill 30?. the British Front The enemy continues his raiding activity the British front, doubtless with the object ...

Published: Thursday 05 July 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 332 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

FRENCH USING MORE ARTILLERY THAN INFANTRY,

... 15 six divisions and part seventh have been concentrated at Lens, using every means in their power, particularly gas and liquid fire, in the hope of recapturing Hill 70 and the lost * cities.' “The battle has cost the Germans 15,000 killed.” —Central News ...

Published: Monday 27 August 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 368 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE BIRMINGHAM DAILY POST. FRIDAY. JULY 6. 1917

... THE BIRMINGHAM DAILY POST. FRIDAY. JULY 6. 1917. assaults Hill 304, bat their attacks, although preceded jets of liquid fire, met with success.”—Press Association. HOLLAND MAY SHARE THE FATE BELGIUM. REPLY TO BRITISH THREAT TO COAST TOWNS. Amsterdam, ...

Published: Friday 06 July 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 357 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

. CHECK NORTH OF ARRAS. {SRITISH UNABLE TO HOLD GAINS. SUCCESS ON THE CARSO. UNREST IN RUSSIA. THANKS HIS HEROES.”

... west of and on the Vijcierc Plateau. The fighting at the Lastjine-i pent was of the fiercest character, and, iitd jets of liquid fire, the enemy managed , temporary footing in some French to driven out almost immediately counter-attack. At certain points ...

Published: Monday 04 June 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 430 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

their composition and

... three officers, one machine-gun company with six machine guns, one trench mortar and bomb thrower company, one company liquid fire throwers, and one battery of artillery. The whole was commanded by a captain, aided by a lieutenant. The ordinary business ...

Published: Wednesday 20 June 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 558 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

British Advanced Posts Driven In

... British Advanced Posts Driven In. Attacking after heavy preliminary bom- Wdment, and with the help of liquid fire, the 1 Grains, early yesterday morning, succeeded driving in a few of the advanced British posts ' i front of about 250 yards on Infantry ...

Published: Thursday 26 July 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 550 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

MR. CHURCHILL’S SPEECH

... trace behind; I which at this moment is levying war women, : children, and non-combatants; which devised poison gas and liquid fire, and introduced them weapons into the field of war; which stored bacilli pestilence in the Legations of friendly States ...

Published: Thursday 04 October 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 643 | Page: 8 | Tags: none