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It's a Long Way to Tipperary."
As a special correspondent of the Daily Mail first recorded, our Iroops arrived in France singing "It's a long way to Tipperary." Toe history of this 10x famous is related by Mr. Dört. Foug Feldman, of Messrs. B. Feldano
Co., the publishers of the song. The song was taken to Mears. Feldman in September, 1912, by Mr. Jack Judge, the author, who is a vauday:lle singer and ong writer. Ha told Mr. Feldman that although:ho was singing the foog with much success ho could not find a pub isher, for it, Oao, publishing Louse returned the song with the opinion that it was worthless, Mr. Feldman, after making a few alterations in the song, publiska lit. At first it did not do well. "I ultimately in-1 duced Mia Ferrie Forde, "to pradues Tipperary' at the lilo, of Man last summer. This, to wy. mind, was the *psychological motit in its orar, for its Buccess was olevtrical, and the thousands of visiters took it and made it their own. From this
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Singapore Gszeita Ex- traordinary was issued last week Washington, Sptember 24.- making some, alterations in the Rafel Zubiran, head of the local regulations regarding the export mititutionalist agency, re-night of certain a tielea from the issued the following statement, Colony. The affect of the in which are in luded the telc alterations is that manufactured grams which "passed between rubber and motor tyres are Vilauad Carranza la ling up to amongst a number of other things the break between the rival which may only be exparted (as chiola:
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The follo ving resolutions wer recently unanimoudy puwed at a masa meeting of the Makommedans Country and in furtherance of its Heroic Priest Shot by Germans. of Ottagong:Tast this meat-
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Rafael Zubaran, Washington. by French "oldiers for their Mussulmons of Iadis. That this meeting solomaly declarea to the formation obtained by me ia s
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having transferred their capital intelligence, Crranzi ordered possible. I am awaiting your from Belgrade to Niah as soon asrth of Aguas Calientes.
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the capitel with the purpose of ro 'onger recognises 107 as the the Austrians began the bombard.
taking up important met era in first chief of the republic. You informed To this communication Car connection with the general sites are at liber y to peransang Jure THE DRITANNIO REVIEW-Spe- mest of the former city, while When Villa was the temporary Eelgian capital of this move Lesent the following r nzi replied as follows:
tion of the rapublic; bed in that my plea son. telegram to Orranzas prasida Mexico City, September 22,iew of the course you have takin, (Signed, FRANCISCU VILLA, bas been Antxerp. During the
Chihuahua, September 22, 1914. 1914, Before answering your which shows an arowed desire to American Civil War, the Con- federates removed their original havo just been informed that, message, which I have just place obstacles in the way of seat of Government from Rich following an order from head received, I desira and
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V to Georgia, and quarters, the railroad traffic north of your conduct towards Generalment of all difficulties and to Lindex, the obtaining of the of Aguas Calientes has been Obregon in Chihuahua.
peace we all so mroh disire, f changes of his capital in the dito.ntioned. This order, is on Villa to Carranza, South African campaign would act which shows hostility towards Villa sent the following tale-aye given orders for them to faraish material for a medirn the division of the trib; it is gram in answer to this reqnres: discoatings their trip and to hali
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an immediate explanation of this Obregon and other generals of part in the convention which you government during our own
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