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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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Refugees at Salonika. the Horrors of War

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1912 · page 2

Fifty thousand refuses at Salonika are in an appalling condition, being urgently in need of help. Children are in a famished condition. Their…

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Balkans War. Fighting Continued. Revolt From Turkish Rule. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1912 · page 2

The inhabitants of the Island of Symi, in Asiatic Turkey. lying near the coast of Anatolia have revolted from Turkish, rule and proclaimed a…

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The War

The Worker · Thursday 12 December 1912 · page 21

An armistice has been signed between the Balkan allies, except Greece, and Turkey, and the war will be held up pending the conclusion of the deliberations of…

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The Strike Against War

The Worker · Thursday 12 December 1912 · page 19

Gustave Herve, brilliant and brave always, is no sooner out of prison than he is once more the centre of a powerful anti-military agitation…

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Bulgarians Ill-treat a War Correspondent

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 December 1912 · page 2

Mr. Angus Hamilton, correspondent of a London journal, has told an extraordinary story of his treatment after being captured by the Bulgarians,…

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Austria's Militant Attitude. 900,000 Troops on Frontiers. Tears of War in Germany, an Exodus of Citizens. the Turkish Fleet. Ominous Activity. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 December 1912 · page 2

It is reported at Athens that feverish activity exist. in the Turkish fleet. Destroyers are making reconnoisances at the entrance to the Dardanelles, and…

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Dastardly Strike Outrage Strike Breakers Fired Upon. Two Persons Killed and Many Wounded. New York

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1912 · page 6

A dastardly attack was made to-day by a section of the railway men employed by the New York Susquchanna Railway Co., who are on strike, on a…

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Against War. Great Strike in France. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1912 · page 6

Over 140,000 Socialist miners in Northern France are going on strike for 24 hours on Monday as a protest again war…

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Accusations Against Bulgarian Soldiers. Unspeakable Outrages. LONDON

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 2

Semi-official telegrams from Salonika accuses the Bulgarian soldiers of unspeakable outrages, including the massacre of sixty rich Turks,…

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War Only Beginning

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 2

Nazim Pasha is alleged to have declared that the war is only just beginning…

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The Spoils of War

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 2

The spoils of war taken by the Servians during the Balkan campaign are estimated to total £4,000,000…

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"War Only Beginning." a Turkish View. the Peace Conference. Sir Edward Grey's Sentiments. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 2

Sir Edward Grey, in welcoming the delegates to the Peace Conference, expressed the hope that they would find in England the favorable…

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What's War?

The Worker · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 19

"War is a vested interest." says Arthur Pensonby in the "Contemporary Review," and in that one phrase tracks down the curse of militarism to its lair…

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What War Costs

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 1

These illuminating facts concerning the cost of war in blood and treasure are quoted on the authority of the American Peace Society:…

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Peace and War

The Worker · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 21

The Peace Conference at London of representatives of the Great Powers of Europe and of the Balkan States and Turkey has commenced. Meantime…

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Against War. the French Strike. Riots at Lyons. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 4

The 24 hours' general strike arrang-ed by the French Socialists as a pro-test against war, fell very flat in most Parts of the country,but at lyors it…

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War feeling Intensified Situation in Austria. a Severe Battle. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 2

A Parisian journal announces that the great Rowers, after consultation, decided to urge the Porte to cede Adrianople to Bulgaria…

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War Spirit in Turkey Austria Still Bellicose. Further Fighting. New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 2

The State Department is against the proposal as to American mediation in connection with the Balkan claims, holding that the complex questions…

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The Balkans War. Relief Fund. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 December 1912 · page 6

The fund opened at the Mansion, House, London, for the relief of non-combatant suffers by the Balkan war has reached £10,500…

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Attempted Assassination of Victory of India. Lord Hardinge Wounded. His Attendant Killed. Delhi

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 December 1912 · page 2

An attempt was made to assassinate Lord Hardinge, Viceroy of India, as he was making a State entry into the new capital yesterday…

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