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The Daily Colonist, August 11, 1914

#dailycolonist1914 - News from Victoria, 100 years ago today:

  • Warnings that large battles are imminent.
  • Chronology of the war so far printed 
  • Italy backing out of alliance with Germany and Austria, trying to remain neutral.
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    The Daily Colonist, August 10, 1914

    #dailycolonist1914 - News from Victoria 100 years ago today:

    • Japan has dispatched ships. Japanese immigrants in Vancouver agree to support Canada and the British Empire.
    • The Ottoman Empire masses troops off the border of Bulgaria.
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      The Daily Colonist, August 9, 1914

      #dailycolonist1914 - This was a Sunday edition.

      • British expeditionary forces arrive in Belgium.
      • German and Austria threaten to declare war on Italy is they remain neutral (I could not help but head Zap Brannigan's voice when reading this.)
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        The Daily Colonist, August 8, 1914

        #dailycolonist1914 - News from Victoria 100 years ago today:

        • Mostly flag waving and propaganda today, very little news of substance
        • Maharajah of Nepal offers his army to British service, "The majority of his troops are of the Gurkha tribe, the most famous soldiers in India."
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