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Article : 445 wordsThe consensus of opinion of experts is that the extension of the barred zone is directed against neutrals rather than ourselves, [?]nd foreshadows increased efforts to deprive them ...
Article : 367 wordsThe Government has appointed a committee of bankers, commercial men, and manufacturers to report on the financial arrangements necessary after the war to enable war ...
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Article : 48 wordsA Washington message says it is under stood that the Allies have endorsed a proposal to permit China to send 25,000 troops to France to take up secondary duties, releasing ...
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Article : 146 wordsColonel House states that himself and General Bliss will represent America on the Allied Supreme War Council in drawing up plans for unity of control and co-ordination ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 26 Nov 1917, Page 7
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