Outbreak Of War

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This section contains newspaper articles from sources including the Northern Whig and the Belfast Telegraph regarding the outbreak of World War One in 1914. Clippings including those concerning the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, Britain’s declaration of War, and the activities of the British Expeditionary Force.

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Britain and Germany Both Declare War: The Armageddon Beginning in Deadly Earnest' August 5 1914, Britain and Germany Both Declare War'
Britain at War With Germany: Britain Declares War'
Britain at War With Germany: Britain Declares War'
Britain on the Brink of War'
The King's Message: To Expeditionary Force'
Checking the German Advance: Allies Give Battle in Belgium'
British Forced to Retire: Brilliant Resistance'
The British Fought Like Devils'
The Eve of War: Austro-Servian Negotiations Broken Off'
Fighting on Land and Sea'
German Raid on the East Coast'
Germans Beaten to a Standstill'
Germans Beaten to a Standstill'
British Army in the Great Battle'
British Army in the Great Battle'
Britain Declares War: The Campaign Opened'
The Loss of the Path Finder: Sunk by German Submarine'
Mobilisation of the Army: Government Assume Control of the Railways'