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War news wraps up major 1916 events in brief
Western Union summary of the week reports German destroyers sunk and a British transport lost, Romanian Constanza captured, eastern front activity mixed with Russian reversals, ongoing U boat losses and Allied attacks. Mills and rail strikes noted, plus air and naval actions and political moves in Mexico, Italy, and the United States.
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