At the official dejeuner party given by M. and Mine. Poincare at the Palais de l'Elysee in honour of President and Mrs. Wilson, President Wilson spoke as follows ...
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Article : 92 wordsThe question of the leave to be granted to members of the A.I.F. on their return to Australia for demobilisation was reviewed by the Federal Cabinet this week. ...
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Article : 285 wordsGeneral Gugliemate, millitary attache at Washington, states that Italy suffered 1,500,000 casualties during the war including 500,000 killed, and 500,000 permanently ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Wed 18 Dec 1918, Page 7
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