The Times History of the War: v. 1-22 (pts. 1-273).The Times, 1919 |
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2nd Bn advance aerodromes aeroplanes Aisne Allies Army attack August Australian Austria-Hungary Austrian balloons Bapaume Battalion battle Belgian Brigade British Cambrai canal captured casualties cavalry Château-Thierry coast Colonel column command Corps counter-attacks crossed defence Deventer Division east enemy enemy's favourable fighting flank force forward France French official photograph front further German lines Government ground guns heavy held Hindenburg Hindenburg line hostile infantry Italian July killed Kilwa large number Lassigny Lettow Liwale Lloyd George London machine-gun machine-gun fire machines Magyar Mahenge Marne ment miles military Montdidier night October offensive officers Oise operations Oulchy-le-Château Ourcq Parliament party Péronne Piave position prisoners Quentin raid railway reached Regiment Reims retreat Rifles river road September side Signor Sir Douglas Haig Soissons Somme squadrons success taken tanks tion tons of bombs took troops Turkish Turks victory village whole Wood wounded Ypres
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Page 372 - The policy of His Majesty's Government, with -which the Government of India are in complete accord, is that of the increasing association of Indians in every branch of the administration and the gradual development of self-governing institutions with a view to the progressive realization of responsible government in India as an integral part of the British Empire.
Page 19 - Jugoslav nation — the representatives of the two peoples recognize that the unity and independence of the Jugoslav nation is a vital interest of Italy, just as the completion of Italian national unity is a vital interest of the Jugoslav nation.
Page 389 - ... country should be definitely invited to return candidates who undertake to support the present Government not only to prosecute the war to its final end and negotiate the peace, but to deal with the problems of reconstruction which must immediately arise directly an armistice is signed. In other words, the test which in future must decide whether individual candidates will be sustained at the polls by your supporters and mine must be not, as in the past, a pledge to support the Government in...
Page 386 - My reasons for taking the very grave step of writing this letter are that the statements quoted above are known to a large number of soldiers to be incorrect, and this knowledge is breeding such distrust of the Government as can only end in impairing the splendid morale of our troops at a time when everything possible should be done to raise it.
Page 362 - ... decision. As these questions in the vast majority of cases affect one or more of the administrative departments, almost all its meetings are attended by the ministers and their chief departmental officials concerned. The majority of the sessions of the War Cabinet consist, therefore, of a series of meetings between members of the War Cabinet and those responsible for executive action at which questions of policy concerning those departments are discussed and settled. Questions of overlapping...
Page 419 - Immense as the influence of mechanical devices may be, they cannot by themselves decide a campaign. Their true role is that of assisting the infantryman, which they have done in a most admirable manner. They cannot replace him. Only by the rifle and bayonet of the infantryman can the decisive victory be won.
Page 362 - ... Cabinet and those responsible for executive action at which questions of policy concerning those departments are discussed and settled. Questions of overlapping or conflict between departments are determined and the general lines of policy throughout every branch of the administration co-ordinated so as to form part of a consistent war plan. Ministers have full discretion to bring with them any experts, either from their own departments or from outside, whose advice they consider would be useful.
Page 389 - Mr. Lloyd George had written to Mr. Bonar Law as early as November 2, " I think it would be right that it should be a Coalition Election, that is to say, that the country should be definitely invited to return candidates who undertake to support the present Government not only to prosecute the war to its final end and negotiate the peace, but to deal with the problems of reconstruction which must immediately arise directly an armistice is signed.
Page 196 - ... the numerous wadis. The disorganization which already existed was increased by the repeated attacks of the Royal Air Force ; in particular, on the closely packed column of transport moving north from Balata to Kh. Ferweh, where a road branches off, along the Wadi Farah, to Jisr ed Damieh. Some of the transport continued along the road to Beisan, where it fell into the hands of the 4th Cavalry Division. The greater part made for the Jordan along the Wadi Farah. Nine miles from Kh. Ferweh, at Ain...
Page 362 - Cabinet begins by hearing reports as to the progress of the war since the preceding day. Unless it wishes to confine its deliberations to general questions of policy, it then proceeds to deal with questions awaiting its decision. As these questions in the vast majority of cases affect one or more of the administrative departments, almost all its meetings are attended by the ministers and their chief departmental officials concerned. The majority of the sessions of the War Cabinet consist, therefore,...