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Title: The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting), 1851-1919, comp
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: New York, London, Funk & Wagnalls Company
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
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e discovery, at a first encounter, ofintimate themes which gave to the talk a personal touch of thefriendliest kind. He would go out of his way to be amiable to young 292 PERSONAL SKETCHES OF WAR LEADERS attaches who arrived in Berlin from South America only to besnubbed by aristocratic secretaries at European legations. By hisunconventional ways he abated the glory of the Master of Cere-monies at the court of Berlin, who was happy in many decorationsand liked to invest the reception of a new^ ambassador with endlessceremonial. He defied etiquette and tradition by inviting unofficialpersonages into his sacred private office at the Wilhelmstrasse. Theone respect in which he did not seem modern was in his correspond-ence. He dictated nothing to a stenographer. He was one of thefew Germans in exalted posts who could use a typewriter himselfand upon which he condescended to tap even in the Wilhelmstrasse.^^ «* Adaptec from an article by Alexander Harvey in CurreJit Opinion. V. X—20 298
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3. Victory medal fordomestic service 5. Photograph of thooriginal clay modelof the Victory But-ton, A. A. Weinman,Sculptor 0. Battle service, alsoshowing defensivesector bar THE AMERICAN VICTORY MEDAL PHOTOGRAPHS © BY F. P. MERRITT 294 PERSONAL SKETCHESTHE TREATY OF PEACE AND A CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR Part II THE CONPEEENCE AND THE SIGNINGOP THE TREATY 205

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