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Title: The Times history of the war
Year: 1914 (1910s)
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Subjects: Times history of the war Times history and encyclopaedia of the war World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: London
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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German shells and relics of everydescription, were offered and wore eagerlybought. Many wore the stoiies of ladies whoreceived in return for a small flag a folded slipof paper in which notes, and in some casescheques, were enclosed. Between seven andeight iriillion emblems were distributed fromthe chief depot at Knightsbridgo by voluntaryassistants, many of whom used their own motor-cars. Altog< th(!r a large sui:i was collected, towhich our Colonies contributed in no meanineaHuni, the total exceeding £100,000. The iJritish Aimy, th/ongh Sir DouglasHaig, forwarded the following ineHsago to theFrerif.h Irosident: Villi Unlith Army, fighting by thn Hi(Jo of llio bnivoHoldioFH of Kriinco in tho biltfir Hlnigglo now pro-ceding, iiXpriiHHdH on Iho occnHJon of tiiiH grcal, uiiiii-vcrniry itt iiiriiinition for tfio rctnilH n(;hi<iv nr ti Ailny (irjd ilK iint tinkiiblc ciiifldr-iico in IhoHptu-tliy rcnliKat ion nf our common Iiiijiih. IOC THE TIMES HISTORY OF THE WAR.
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Official photograph. CAPTURED GERMAN GUNS. M. Poincare replied :— I thank you ray dear General, for the good wisheswhich you have expressed towards France, and beg youto convey to the brave British Array rayhvely adrairationof the fine successes which it has just achieved andwhich only this morning have been so brilliantly extended.Th3y have produced a deep impression on the hearts ofall Frenchmen. Those of your magnificent troopswho have to-day paraded in the streets of Paris, incompany with those of our Allies, received throughouttheir raarch a striking proof of the public sentiment.I am glad to have this opportunity of sending you—to you personally and to your troops—my warm con-gratulations. The Tsar sent President Poincare a congratu-latory telegram repeating liis full confidence andgood wishes for the victory of France and herglorious Army The President replied thankinghim for having authorized the magnificentRussian troops to take part in the NationalFete. He added that F

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