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GENERAL URIAH VBH SANDERS GERMAN WAR COMMANDER. Picks Associalio»—By Telegraph—Copyright. MUNICH, August 24. The death is announced of General Liman Von Sanders, one of the loading commandbrs of the German army during the war.—Australian Dress Association. “A CHIVALROUS FOE.” SIR lAN HAMILTON’S TRIBUTE LONDON, August 21. General Sir lan Hamilton, in a tribute to Genera! Von Sanders, says; “ He was a most chivalrous foe, as all who fought him would agree Ho might often have easily tired on our wounded, yet lie always avoided any breach of the rules of war. His name after the war was listed among those to bo tried for their actions during hostilities, but f sent a letter to ‘ The Times ’ saying 1 was assured that I spoke for the Dardanelles troops in saying that they did not wish to see him tried. He was_ a clem fighter, and played fair. During our one brief armistice lie never' shelled the clearing stations or hospital camps.”—Australian Press Association.
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Evening Star, Issue 20263, 26 August 1929, Page 9
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163OBITUARY Evening Star, Issue 20263, 26 August 1929, Page 9
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