There are signs, vaguely indicated in the cablegrams, of a coming storm on all the fronts, and particularly upon the Western. Among these signs is the hint of a French Minister, M. Rob[?]t, that peace is not far away. Now, peace cannot come without crushing defeats of the Germans, for the Kaise would not dare to agree to the Allies' terms and face the rage of his people, who have been gulled into the belief that they are victorious everywhere except on the ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 21 Mar 1916, Page 5
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