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Logos, Dec. 24.
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been intense to the south-east of at Brestitok, they will split up Ypres and in the neighbourhoods
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The Rumania Minister to Par, confiraping this states that every thing goes to show that discipline. will be maintained on the Rumaniai Front.
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The enemy concentrated between Col-del-Rosso and Vai Frenzelumake
widespread disinclination of the troops from the Front embark on
Civil War. Furthermors, stated that the Army is and peser is inevitable.
THE CONSTITUENT: ASSEMBLY.
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Our barrage checked an attack on
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