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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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French Jingoism. a Disquieting Revival Europe's Most Ominous Symptom. How Events Are Inter Reted. Men Who Benefit by War Scares. London

The Sun · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 1

"The most ominous symptom of Europe is the revival of Jingoism in France." In this phrase one of the foremost leaders of Liberal opinion in England summed up the…

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War of the Younger

Evening News · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 12

The intrepid general was ratifying her varying female troops. "Woman," she cried, "will you give way to mannish fears?"…

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"Peace Theories and the Balkan War."

The International Socialist · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 2

A new book by Norman Angell with the above title is to hand. It deals mainly will the Balkan war and the attitude of pacifists thereto. It is written in the…

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The Future of the War Correspondent

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 12

There is a mysterious lull in one of history's most bitter racial wars, and the listening world is surprised by the sudden silence of the usually vocal war correspondent. A…

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Protest Against War. From Textile Manufacturers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 13

VIENNA, Friday.--Several petitions have been presented to the Parliamentary Industrial Committee from textile manufacturing organisations protesting against the idea of war,…

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Anti-war Feeling in Austria. Vienna, Feb. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 19

Several petitions have been presented to the Parliamentary Industrial Committee from textile manufacturing organisations protesting against the idea of war, especially with…

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Blizzard Stops War. Turks Unable to Advance. London

The Sun · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 8

A terrific blizzard is in progress in Thrace, and has absolutely put a stop to the war for the time being. The state of the country renders rapid…

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The Fate of Europe. Casino Gossip's Remark. Finance of War. London, January 24

The Sun · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 12

A woman decided the fate of Europe, as many women have done previously. Gossiping in a casino in Constantinople, she asserted that the Turkish warships were afraid…

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The War. Bulgarians in Force. Dissension in Turkish Army. Porte Sues for Peace. Constantinople, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 2

It is estimated that there are 60,000 Bulgarians at Bulair. Sulleman [?] it is reported has replaced Fahri Bay as commencement at Gallipoli…

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Our Soldiers and the Oath

Evening News · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 7

C.W.W. writes.— The Minister for defence Senator Peareal has given instructions that it is not necessary for Australian compulsory trainees to take oath of allegiance to H.M…

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Degrees and Soldiery. London, Feb. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 19

In reference to the proposal that the conferment of university degrees should be made subject to efficiency in soldiering, the "Oxford Magazine" declares that soldiering is as…

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Soldiering and Degrees. an "Oxford Magazine" Article

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 13

LONDON, Friday.--In an article on the Cambridge proposal to make the conferment of degrees dependent upon attaining efficiency in the Territorial Force, or in the Officers' Training…

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Painted Soldiers

Globe · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 10

As a result of the Bulgarian-Turco War, Sorvian towns are being dotted with strange wooden monuments erected to the nation's fallen heroes. Throughout Servia and the…

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Balkan War. Stopped by a Blizzard. London

The Sun · Sunday 2 March 1913 · page 5

A terrific blizzard is in progress in Thrace, and has absolutely put a stop to the war for the time being. The state of the country renders rapid…

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Cowland Capers. the Kidets and the Kount Black Bob Belts White Bob. On the Political War Path

Truth · Sunday 2 March 1913 · page 4

LISMORE, Monday. The Jealousy which exists between Grafton and Lismore is likely to be intensified after an incident which…

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Soldier and Writer

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 March 1913 · page 18

Field-Marshal Count Schlieffen, who died at Berlin at the age of nearly 80, was for fifteen years Chief of the German General Staff, his retirement from that position taking place in…

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Soldiers All in France. London

The Sun · Sunday 2 March 1913 · page 5

It is stated that the new French Conscription Bill will make three years service compulsory for all males, with no exceptions for any class…

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Dirigibles in War. Fine German Tests. Berlin, March 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 9

The Zeppelin airship Hansa dropped bombs from an altitude of 5000 feet, and hit the targets aimed at in the Doebenitz camp every time…

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A German War-tax

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 6

The statement by a "semi-official" German journal that £50,000,000 is to be expended on military increases in Germany, and that it is proposed by the Government to cover…

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The Spirit of War. Preparing for Eventualities

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 2

The London "Daily Telegraph" demands that the Exchequer should provide £1,000,000 for a constructive never programme…

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