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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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War in Tripoli Sentencing of Arab Prisoners. Tripoli

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 16 November 1911 · page 2

The sentences imposed by the Italians on the Arab prisoners vary from a few years to life confinement. The prisons are so full that many are…

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Canadian Defence Enlisting Foreigners. Ottawa

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 16 November 1911 · page 2

Mr. Hughes, the Minister for Militia in the new Government, is contemplating raising regiments of foreigners residing in Canada…

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Wages and Profits. the Meaning of the Class War. Position of Labor in England and Australia Compared. the Need for Both Trade Union and Political Action

The Worker · Thursday 16 November 1911 · page 3

No student of politics and economics can fail to see the indication that is given by the Labor unrest that exists in Great Britain and other parts of the world as…

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Men in War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 6

In the Russo-Japanese war, at the battle of Mukden, it is estimated that the number of men engaged was no less than 750,000. The nearest approach to these…

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Tripoli War. Arab Attack Lasts All Day. Tripoli

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 2

Arabs from the oasis bombarded the Hamedieh fort yesterday. The cannonading lasted all day…

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War With Germany. Extraordinary Statements Made. by Members of Parment. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 2

Extraordinary statements were made, during a debate at the New Reform Club, by prominent members of the House of Commons, indicating…

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The Cost of War

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 7

The "Army and Navy Gazette" calls attention very appropriately to this subject. The war of 1870-71 cost France 12 milliards of francs, while…

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German View of the War

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 7

Lieutenant-Colouel von Ruedgisch, German instructor of Turkish cavalry under Abdul Hamid, who has also trained a large proportion of Arab…

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The Spy System. Incidents of the Boer War

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 3

Up to the present little has been heard of the elaborate system of spying which was carried on from the time of the Jameson Raid in South…

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Tripoli War. Turkey Adopts Guerilla Tactics. Correspondent's Permit Withdrawn. Constantinople

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 4

It is admitted the Italian position on the Tripolitan coast is too strong for a successful attack. Turkey has adopted a guerilla campaign…

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Japan's Aggressiveness. Resented by U.S.A. War May Result. Washington

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1911 · page 2

Admiral Murdock is the man of the hour. His orders are awaited with acute interest, as it is considered the peace of the world depends upon his…

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Tripoli War. Washed Out. Rain Drives Italians From Trenches. Turkish Plot Frustrated. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1911 · page 2

According to advices from Tripoli, torrential rains destroyed the Italian trenches at the Cumeliana well, forcing them to establish new posts…

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Calamity Averted. England, Germany and France on the Verge of War. Sensational Disclosures. What the Public Did Not Know. New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1911 · page 2

The New York "Times" in a critical discussion of the terms between Germany and France over the Moroccan situation, says Britain's…

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Startling Development. in Chinese Revolution. Japanese Troops Landed. Forestalling the United States. a Grave Situation. America and Japan. War Believed to Be Inevitable. Peking

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1911 · page 2

Japan has landed troops at Chifu and other Powers are expected to follow suit quickly. Foreigners in China are now in serious danger…

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Tripoli War. Italian Barbarities. Reports Confirmed. Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 November 1911 · page 2

The Tripoli correspondent of the "Gotteuberg Journal substantiates Mr. M'Cullagh's report of the Italian barbarities in Tripoli…

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Britain and Germany Was War Threatening? Remarkable Assertions. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 November 1911 · page 2

A remarkable contribution has been made to the speculations as to the degree of tension which existed between Germany and Great Britain during the…

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German Navy Bill. Provocation to England. "Might Declare War." Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 November 1911 · page 2

According to the "Trieler Neust Nachricten," which is uncontradicted, the Government has prepared a Navy Bill involving £17,500,000 spread over…

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Cowardly Soldiers. PARIS

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 November 1911 · page 2

A number of French gunners and infantrymen have been sentenced to three weeks imprisonment for cowardice in abandoning their arms at the…

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Tripoli War. Mutilation of Wounded by Arabs. Attacks by Turks. Tribesmen Desert to Till Farms. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 November 1911 · page 2

Private letters have been received in France and Italy indicating that many wounded Italians were horribly mutilated by the Arabs prior to the…

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English War Correspondent's Lecture. Italian Officer's Reply

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 November 1911 · page 2

Mr. Francis M'Cullagh, the war correspondent of the "Westminster Gazette," who has just returned from Tripoli, gave a lecture in the…

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