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Title: The Great war
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Allen, George Henry, 1876- Whitehead, Henry C., 1873- Chadwick, French Ensor, 1844-1919 Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936 McAndrew, James William, 1862-1922 Wiley, Edwin, 1872-
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: Philadelphia : G. Barrie's Sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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sessions, in consequence of war inEurope, for the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1915; That an additional number not exceeding 67,000 officers,seamen and boys be employed for the year ending 31st dayof March, 1915; and 182 The Great War That, towards making good the supply granted to HisMajesty for the service of the year ending on the 31st dayof March, 1915, a sum of ,£100,000,000 be granted out ofthe Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom. These resolutions were all reported the next day, August7th, and agreed to, and the Committee on the ConsolidatedFund (Appropriation) Bill was instructed to make provisionin the bill, which was then before parliament, in accord-ance with these measures. The bill as thus amended wasstraightway read the third time and passed. Thus thenecessary measures for providing the sinews of war forthe great struggle were adopted in less time than mightnormally be required to read the minutes or listen to thereport of a committee in a legislative body.
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NICHOLA.s II, TSAR OF RUSSIA, AND THE TSAREVITCH,GRAND DUKE ALEXIS CHAPTER IV The Moral Forces and their Manifestation in Russia Arrival of the French President and Prime Minister at Peterhof, July 20,1914. The festivities. Departure and hastened return of the presidentialparty to France, Serious labor troubles in St. Petersburg. Magic effectof news that Serbia had been threatened, July 24th. The grand council,July 25th. Demonstrations in St. Petersburg on August 1st. The solemnservice in the Winter Palace, August 2d. The session of the Duma onAugust 8th; M. Sazonoffs address; expressions of loyalty; the discordantnote from the Social Democrats- The record of the days that preceded the war in Russiais a discordant medley of sublime and distressing occur-rences. The superb festivities in honor of the nations dis-tinguished guests, like an ostentatious screen concealing theseething discontent in the capital, might have suggestedthe proverbial whitened sepulcher. At 1.15 on the afternoon

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