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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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General Cables. Aeroplanes in War. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 2

Four aeroplanes are making a practical test of scouting under actual war conditions in Texas…

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Aeroplane in War. Russian Activity. Nearly One Million to Be Spent. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 2

Russian Agents have already purchased 53 war aeroplanes in England and have also visited the aero-exhibition and contemplate spending…

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War Predicted. a Pessimistic View. America and Japan. Los Angeles

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 2

M. De Constant, a member of the French Senate, and representative at the Hague Peace Conference, in an address here, said a storm was…

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Soldier Sabbatarian. Prison in Preference to Work

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 7

The Supreme Military Court has (says the Berlin correspondent of the "Dally News") sentenced a Seventh Day Adventist named Neumann to five years'…

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Holy War Proclaimed. Town Crier Causes Inflammable Situation

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 4

A sensation was caused at Skodia to-day through the town crier mistakenly proclaiming a holy war against the Albanians. Christians closed their…

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Albanian Rising. Turkish on Montenegrin Control Conflicting Policies. "A Holy War." London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 4

It is evident the Turkish and Montenegrin policies regarding Albania, are in open conflict. Montenegro contends that an…

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War Inevitable. Between Japan and U.S.A. German Diplomatic View. Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 2

It is still held in diplomatic circles here that the mobilisation of U.S.A. troops is merely the fore-runner of a great clash between America and…

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War in Morocco. a Grave Situation. Tribesmen Combine. Food at Famine Prices. Constantinople

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 2

The situation at Fez is extremely grave. All the tribes have combined against the Sultan, and an attack is expected momentarily. Food in Fez…

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Riots in Portugal. a Critical Position. Bomb Thrown at Soldiers. Lisbon

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 2

The Portguese situation is still critical. At Setabel a bomb was thrown at soldiers, who were attempting to arrest strikers. It fell among the…

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Massacre of Soldiers. a Treacherous Attack. Survivors Seize Village. 300 Natives Killed. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 2

A captain, lieutenant and 10 Tirilleurs were treacherously murdered by friendly natives in French Guinea, West Africa. The rest of the…

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Mexican Insurrection. President's Determination a War of Extermination. Mexico City

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 2

The refusal of the revolutionary President of Mexico to consider any peace terms, has resulted in President Diaz starting a war of extermination…

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General Mortally Wounded. Rebels Defeated with Heavy Losses. Mexicali (Mexico)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 April 1911 · page 2

General Williams, leader of the band of American rebels, attacked a Federal force five miles to the south. The rebels were defeated with severe…

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The Balkan War. Plucky Albanians. Constantinople

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 April 1911 · page 2

The Albanians have now taken the offensive against the Turkish troops. In the engagements that have occurred both sides have lost heavily…

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America and Japan. If War Occurs? a French View. Orient Against the World. Seattle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 2

Baron Destournelles (a French advocate pf peace) referring to the possibility of war between America and Japan, said the former would gain…

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The Champagne Riots. State of Anarchy. Women Obstruct Mounted Soldiers. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 2

Further particulars of the champagne riots at Damery, France, show that women threw themselves in front of the horses of the dragoons and…

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Mexican Insurrection. Insurgents' Victory. Spectators Wounded by Bullets. Buenos Ayres

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 4

The Mexican rebel forces attacked Aguaprita on Thursday night and captured the town, after a fierce battle. Thousands of Americans…

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No War in Prospect. Statement in U.S.A. Congress. Japanese and Mexican Affairs. Washington

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 4

The first reference made in the U.S.A. Congressional Chamber concerning the situation in Mexico, was heard to-day, when Senator Rayner…

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Threat of War

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 3

Patimoos prognosticated at a mass meeting of Asiatics Exclusion League at San Francisco that unless the immigration of Japanese cases, it is…

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Grave Situation. American Intervention. War Feared. Washington

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 2

The State Department despatched a further urgent message to Mexico, complaining of the killing of American citizens in consequence of border…

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Significant Move U.S.A. Regiments Brought to War Footing. Washington

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 2

Orders by the U.S.A. War Department that each of the infantry regiments shall be brought to a war footing by the addition of a machine-gun…

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