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Show ALLIES AGREE ON FIGHHO FINISH GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE AND RUSSIA WILL WAGE WAR TO THE BITTER END. Representatives of Three Great Nations Na-tions Sign an Agreement Which Prevents Peace Unless by Mutual Mu-tual Consent. An agreement has been signed by Sir Edward Grey, British Bccretaryof state for foreign affairs, nnd tho French and Ilussian ambassadors at London, In behalf of their respective governments, that peace shall not be concluded separately during tho present pres-ent war by any one of tho three allies, and that no other of tho allies will demand conditions of poacc without with-out the provious agreement of tho others. Diplomats of tho allied powers Interpreted In-terpreted the agreement as a determination deter-mination on the part of Great Britain and Uussla to wage their warfare In every quarter, irrespective of reverses re-verses In Franco. From all partB of the globe colonial troops are being gathered by England. Hope that tho gathering strength oftho triple entente might yet Impress Im-press Turkey with tho wisdom of remaining re-maining neutral was revived among diplomats, though there was a complete com-plete absenco of advices from Constantinople. Con-stantinople. That tho allies had endeavored en-deavored again to convince Turkey of tho necessity of preserving her neutrality, as reflected In tho London dlspntches, dovetails with recent re-cent advices to tho Amerian government. govern-ment. Offlclnls and diplomats at Washington Washing-ton regarded tho agreement signed by Great Britain, France and Hussln not to mako peaco except by mutual consent as an Indication that tho war would bo fought to a decisive end. On all sides tho announcement was accepted ns meaning tho Inevitable prolongation of tho war. L-IV1- " """ ..... ..mi,,.,,,TU i SIR DOUGLAS HAIG Lieut. Gen. Sir Douglas Halg Is In command of the First corps of England's Eng-land's army on the continent. |