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The gaisons of the fortified places on the frontier number 10 cavalry divisions. That is a total of 1,100 active battalions of infantry, 1,000 field batteries of 15 mm, 130 bário batteries of 75 mm 1-10 cycle baltallone,500 squadrons of cavalry and 200 companies of enginesca.

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de Journal Mr. S. T. Williamson characteristic of which was a magazine on his heel, and went below. The stream Miss H. de Journel Misses A. & D. Woods have. The allotment of machine guns instead of a ciip, which all up-to-date rides of invective continued to ascend

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Elmore battles of Verdun, Aucre, and the Same the black shoep was reported returning Mr Denman Faller Russell

came up on lo the quarter-deck sa

Mr 3. EraRE has indeed brought about a complete change in the tactics of infantry; sccord period of

harbour the

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ing to this experience, the French infan.battleship Mr. and Mrs B. A. Mr& Mes A. Findlay

the stern

try battalions consist now ut 3 companies, "Attention, played a the “General 1-machine-gun company (of 8 guns) and saluto. Gon the bugle, and down Mr and Mrs H. R Mr&Mrs V. Findlay 1 37-mm. gun. It has been realised that

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tern This to put them under direct command of admiral stared wide-ared Splash M. F. B. Johnson Me and Mr. G. E

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Lt. Col. John Ward the battalion commander. The battalion Splash! Splash In quick succession ir & Mrs Jonckheer-Wetton & children has thas come to be a very strong unit, three more anchor followed the first. capable of progressing independently. And then was seen the edifying spectacio and of breaking most of the resistance it of t the ship's company at prayer upon encounters The experience

of the war the Billingsgate's quarter-deck..

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number for the fighting capacity of the unit The greater strength formerly at once. Flag to Billingsgata. Explain used, has been a cadag of Unnecessary your extraordinary bebavibus. He Dand Mrs Asger Mirs Lishman lasses

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See Acts of the Apostles rii, 39, it ran. The only relettuce I can Mr. A. Burbury Mr W. Morley

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to bring about the thinning of to anoboring in the Bible",

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Men FieristicosemĽA. A. Newman ·

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wer of material means Bible on his way down from the signalME Colebrook

greater fighting power a given numbridge. He opened it and handed it in her of men, hen properly readjusted, to silence to the admiral. And the letter Mr. Corcoran the new weapons ten men with read a

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