It grew out of the opening at the conference<span> by </span>U.S.<span> Secretary of State Charles Hughes to destroy/remove almost 2,000,000 tons of warships belonging to the nations.</span>
The term used by soldiers to describe the ground between the two opposing trenches. It’s width along the western front could. Vary a great deal. The average distance in most sectors was about 250 yards (230 meters)