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PEACE MANIFESTO. CONFERENCE AT STOCKHOLM. THE DREADFUL CATASTROPHE. United Peess AssocfATtow. /Received 12.40 a.m.) , , Stockholm, 3[arch 12. The conference of representatives of the United. States, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, arising out of the Ford peace expedition, has. issued an appeal to the Neutral Governments, to call an official conference with a view to hastening a just and permanent peace. The manifesto says: It is nearly two years since the most dreadful catastrophe in the human race fell upon Europe. The opposing powers are of about equal strength, and both claim inexhaustible reserves in men and wealth; therefore, no human foresight can tell when the hostilities will end. Some people believe Europe is plunging into an abyss. If it be possible that J&' making - ; an- effort to 4 shorten the war by a single day would save millions of lives, would not the effort be worth trying ? History would severely judge tjje ,N,entra,lEv .'• jfthey remain mere spectators of the gigantic heroic struggle.
DISTINGUISHED. CONDUCT^ SPLENDID SPIRIT OF THE RANKS: (Received 11.40 a.m.) London. M#reh 12. The long lists of distinguished conduct medals are eloquent proof of the splendid spirit of the ranks. There are many instances of self-sacrifice and coolness in the most acute dangers. One of the most notable deeds ■was that of Lance-Corpora 1 Bates, of the Berkshires, who gained the D.C.M. for conspicuous gallantry by going out to the front line and bringing in an officer who was Bates, who observed the officer dying from suffocation, found a straw and forced it down his throat enabling the officer to breathe a bottle. The officer survived.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 82, 13 March 1916, Page 6
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274Second Edition In the West Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 82, 13 March 1916, Page 6
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