July 23, 1915 – Many of our soldiers thought peace would be signed before Christmas.
Local newspapers reported stories such as: “We do not see the slightest reason to change the view before expressed that the war will last another year or longer. We may be wrong, we hope events will prove that we are months out of our calculation...”
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