Colonel Hughes, Canadian Minister for Defence in an announcement to the militia said the authorities proposed to train a million Canadians to shoot ...
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Article : 67 wordsOstend reports that there is a considerable movement of fresh German troops in Brussels. It is stated that 80,000 are due to-day. ...
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Article : 108 wordsWall Street journal censorship in London suddenly tightened at noon with out warning. Numerous despatches relating to the ...
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Article : 64 wordsThe "Times" correspondent at Ostend reports that he met a German officer between Ghent and Brussels. The officer was perfectly candid regarding the ...
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Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 - 1949), Thu 3 Sep 1914, Page 3
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