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Taihape Daily Times, 13 December 1917, Page 5

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* BRITISH ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM. §r,, ~ .-• Received 9.5. • LONDON, Dec 12. It is understood that General Alienby and staff entered Jerusalem on foot, emphasising the fact that the city was liberated, not captured. THE CAPTURE OF JERUSALEM. "CELEBRATED IN LONDON. Received 9.15. LONDON, December 12. Special celebrations have been held at vajrious places of -worship, including the Te Deum in St. Paul's, to mark the eaptureof Jeursalem. THE GERMAN-RUSSIAN TRUCE. AMSTERDAM, December 11. Berlin semi-official message states Tn - the recent armistice negotiations, the Russian conditions were astonishingly far'reaehing, considering Russia's military situation. Germany could not agree to evacuate the islands in the Gulf of Riga, and could not withdraw troops from the Eastern front for six months, which the Rusdemanded. However, after fur- . qpfr discussion, an agreement was reached, except on thft question of the evacuation of the islands, which admits of no discussion. The statement concludes: In the ten days' truce, which was finally agreed upon, we see a good augury for the future.