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EVENTS IN KING CONSTANTINE'S CAPITAL

... EVENTS IN KING CONST ANTINE'S CAPITAL. GENERAL ROOUES' VISIT TO ATHENS-- THE GENERAL ON THE SLOPES OF THE ACROPOLIS General Roques (late French Minister for War) recently visited Athens, and was received by the King of Greece. On the last day of his stay he visited the Parthenon and the Acropolis with his staff before leaving for Italy THE DEPARTURE OF ENEMY REPRESENTATIVES FROM ATHENS French ...

Published: Saturday 23 December 1916
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 120 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE MILITARY SITUATION IN MID-DECEMBER

... . A General Survey by Edward Foord We are now well advanced along the third year of the Great European War. The Central Powers have clearly passed their period of maximum vigour, but they are still holding their own with more or less success in their central citadel, and are still able to undertake offensive operations on a large scale against the weaker members of the Grand Alliance. The main ...

Published: Saturday 23 December 1916
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 873 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: Maps  Photographs 

A Well-known YACHT Becomes a RED CROSS SHIP: H.M.H.S. LIBERTY of the Royal Yacht Squadron

... A Well-known YACHT Becomes a RED CROSS SHIP H.M.H.S. LIBERTY of the Royal Yacht Squadron. The SmoKing=room |H The comfortable smoking-room, like the dining-room, is reminiscent of the days of peace The Library Fitted Up as a Ward I I The library has been transformed into a ward, with swing-cots to ensure the $5 minimum of motion S _ fe The Liberty at Anchor Lord Tredegar's yacht, which he ...

Published: Saturday 23 December 1916
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 394 | Page: Page 14, 15 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE ROLL OF HONOUR

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Published: Saturday 23 December 1916
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 764 | Page: Page 19 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

The LORD ROBERTS MEMORIAL WORKSHOPS For Wounded Soldiers

... The LORD ROBERTS MEMORIAL WORKSHOPS ForslTJ:d It is a wonderful sight to see the men at work in the Lord Roberts Memorial Workshops in the Fulham Road. Here the question is partially answered, What shall be done with the wounded soldiers that return from the front? They are engaged in toy-making. It is pathetic, but it is splendid. Under the direction of Mr. Charles Ouzman and Major Tudor ...

The FRENCH OFFENSIVE at VERDUN

... of Thiaumont. THE OBLITERATION OF THIAUMONT FORTRESS AS SEEN FROM ABOVE French official Photographs, 1916 The above photograph of the fort on Thiaumont, which we are now able to publish, was taken by a French aviator on March 31, and is of particular interest in the light of present events. Although heavily bombarded, the fort still preserved at the moment when the larger view was taken its ...

Published: Saturday 04 November 1916
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 147 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

WITH THE NAVAL ARCHIBALDS: The Men Behind the Anti-Aircraft Guns

... WITH THE NAVAL ARCHIBALDS. The Men Behind the Anti-Aircraft Guns A SMART NAVAL ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN, WITH OFFICER AND SEAMAN British official record An officer and seaman are here seen behind a very smart naval anti-aircraft gun on its special capstan mounting, on which it spins round to any point of the circle with almost a touch of the hand. The sighting mechanism is seen over the axis of the ...

Published: Saturday 04 November 1916
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 101 | Page: Page 15 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

WITH ARCHIBALD THE ARCHER ON THE WESTERN FRONT: THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT MEN AT WORK

... WITH ARCHIBALD THE ARCHER ON THE WESTE *N FRONT THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT MEN AT WORK. A very excellent description of the work of the Archibalds is given by Mr. Frederick Palmer in his volume on the war. published by Mr. Murray. Mr. Palmer points out that Archibald's propensities are entirely peripatetic. He is the vagabond of the army lines. Locate him and he is gone. His home is where night finds ...

Published: Saturday 04 November 1916
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 532 | Page: Page 16, 17 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

Woman's Sphere in War Time

... 1 Knit, ladies, knit, is one of the first pre cepts to be laid down in Woman's Sphere this winter. Winter, whatever the calendar says, has be gun for our soldiers at the front. The nights are bitter cold now in the trenches and on the North Sea, and fog and damp are added to all the horrors they have to endure. Here is a chance for all women who cannot undertake other war work to do ...

Published: Saturday 04 November 1916
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1789 | Page: Page 22, 24 | Tags: Illustrations  Photographs 

News Notes of the Week from Far and Near: An Authoritative Book on the Panjab

... News Notes of the Week from Far and Near. An Authoritative Book on the Panjab In The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kash mir, by Sir James Douie, M.A., K.C.S.I., all who are interested in India will find a. valuable addition to their book shelves. Sir James writes with thirty-five years' experience behind him, years which were spent in the service of North- West India, and he has ...

Published: Saturday 04 November 1916
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 650 | Page: Page 30 | Tags: Photographs 

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Published: Monday 27 November 1916
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 169 | Page: Page 43 | Tags: Photographs 

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