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Show 'WHITE BOOK' IS TO DEJSSUED " PARIS. Nov. 23. Tho Vatican correspondent corre-spondent of tlie Naples Mattlno gives details de-tails of tho preparation of a white book j which is to be issued. The first of the series of documents will concern the death of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand I (assassinated at Sarajevo, June 2S, lai-l). These documents will be of capital importance im-portance because they have to do with the preparation of the war and the desperate des-perate efforts of Pope Plus X to prevent pre-vent it. The second will include the period from ! October, 19H, to March, 1917, from the election of Pope Benedict to the preparation prepara-tion of his famous peace note, and will also concern the pontifical effort in behalf be-half of prisoners of war. The third will run from March. 1017, to December. 1917, (and will deal specifically specifi-cally with the peace note and its conse-j conse-j quences. It will include letters of the I chiefs of stale and other documents and will throw light on Italy's action and prove the bad faith of her enemies. The fourth of the series will be of a particularly religious character. The white book will be issued, it Is said by some, as soon as the peace conference con-ference begins. Others assert that it will be delayed until peace has been signed and that it will contain a fifth part, deal-ins deal-ins with the conference. |