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Article : 681 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the United Press Association of New York states that influential circles are urging the United States Government to offer ...
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Article : 348 wordsThe State Department at Washington has received advices from Stockholm that the Russian Government has accented the German proposals to open ...
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Article : 986 wordsThe Peking correspondent of the "New York Times" states that the agreement made between the Chinese and Japanese Governments relates to ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 23 May 1918, Page 5
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