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Show KITCHENER HAS NOT RESIGNED Official Denial of Report Made in London Secretary Absent Ab-sent on Public Duty. London, Nov. 5. 5-29 p. m Official denial was made today of a report that Earl Kitchener secretary -for war, had resigned. The announcement follows: "During Lord Kitchener's temporary tempor-ary absence on public duty, the prime minister is carrying on the wok of the war office There is no truth In the statement that Lord Kitchener has resigned." Early Kitchener was iu London last week at the timo of General Joffre's visit to England Since then no report re-port has been received concerning his absence from the war office until today to-day There has been no intimation that he might resign. In fact the war secretary, according to the general understanding in London, is to be made a member of tho small cabinet committee which is to be charged with direction of tho war. |