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MORE THAN FIFTY RACES AND PEOPLES ARE ENGULFED IN THE WORLD'S GREATEST WAR, IN ADDITION TO THOSE OF AMERICA AND CHINA. |
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CAPTURE OF VIMY RIDGE, BATTLE OF ARRAS, ON THE WESTERN FRONT, BY CANADIAN-BRITISH TROOPS, APRIL 9, 1917. |
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MAP OF THE WESTERN FRONT, SHOWING THE CHIEF POINTS OF ATTACK BY THE ENTENTE AND THE GERMAN FORCES, RESPECTIVELY, DURING THE OPENING PERIOD OF HOSTILITIES IN 1914. |
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MAP OF POLAND, SHOWING ITS BOUNDARIES BEFORE ITS PARTITION BY RUSSIA, PRUSSIA AND AUSTRIA IN 1740, AND ALSO THE ALLOTMENTS TO THESE POWERS. SOME OF THE MOST DESPERATE AND DEADLY BATTLES AND SIEGES OF THE WAR TOOK PLACE IN THIS REGION OF EUROPE. SEE FURTHER THE ARTICLE ON POLAND ON PAGES 559-560, "CIRCLE OF KNOWLEDGE." |
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THE REMARKABLE PICTORIAL MAP BY MR. MORRELL SHOWS THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE AT WAR, TOGETHER WITH THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE BELLIGERENT NATIONS AND THE GENERAL DISPOSITION OF THEIR NAVAL FORCES FOR PURPOSES OF BLOCKADE AND CONTROL OF THE ADJACENT WATERS. |
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PICTORIAL MAP OF THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION, SHOWING THE CONFIGURATION OF THE TURKISH EMPIRE, EGYPT AND THE SUEZ CANAL, DARDANELLES AND BLACK SEA, THE HOLY LAND, AND THE FAMOUS "BERLIN-TO-BAGDAD" RAILWAY, WHICH LATTER IS PROMINENTLY PLACED AMONG THE POWERFUL CAUSES UNDERLYING THE PRESENT GREAT CONFLICT. |
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PICTURE MAP OF VENETIA, ITALY, SHOWING THE SITUATION AND CONNECTIONS OF VENICE WITH THE MAINLAND. |
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THE HOLY LAND, SHOWING LOCATION OF THE FAMOUS CITIES, MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, SEAS, AND OTHER HISTORIC FEATURES. |
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THE WESTERN FRONT, SHOWING THE RECEDING BATTLE LINES OF 1914, 1916 AND 1918. |
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THE ABOVE PICTURE MAP FINELY VISUALIZES THE WAY IN WHICH THE GREAT BRITISH NAVY IS DIRECTED FROM THE ADMIRALTY IN LONDON. BY MEANS OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION THE EXACT POSITION OF EACH VESSEL IS KNOWN EVERY HOUR, AND ANY NUMBER MAY BE ASSEMBLED AT ANY POINT AT A GIVEN TIME. |
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1. The upper map shows the consolidated position of the Central Powers, constituting the geographical area known as "Mitteleuropa." The shaded parts indicate the conquered territory now (April 1, 1918) under Teutonic control, including the new nation, Ukrania. The general course of the "Berlin to Bagdad" railway, and the alternative route to India across the Black Sea, are also shown. The whole exhibits the German plan for a powerful empire to dominate Europe and Asia. 2. The lower map shows the German African colonies lost to the Entente Allies during the war. |