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Thomas Erskine Holland: “The threat that similar methods of attack will be systematically employed, on a large scale, on and after the 18th…”

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The threat that similar methods of attack will be systematically employed, on a large scale, on and after the 18th inst., naturally excites as much indignation among neutrals as among the Allies of the Entente.
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Thomas Erskine Holland

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Holland notes the widespread indignation regarding the threat of systematic attacks on neutral shipping.

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