18 MAY 1918, page 2

As To The Extension Of The British Front, Mr. Lloyd

George said that the question, though discussed, was not decided by the Versailles Council, at which General Maurice was not present. The extension had been agreed upOn by Sir......

Lord Curzon, Addressing The Primrose League On Friday...

his belief that the country, the Army, the Allied Forces, and the Empire as a whole would sooner have the present Prime Minister at the helm than any other statesman. The......

It Was Stated By The Under-secretary For War On Thursday

week that a man had been put ashore in the West of Ireland by a German submarine, and that he had hem arrested- and con4oed in the rower and would be tried by Court-Martial.......

General Marshall In Mesopotamia Has Continued His Pursuit...

retreating Turks on the road to Mosul. Last Saturday our cavalry were at Altun Keupri, the " Golden Bridge," on the Lesser Zab, and drove the Turks across the river. Altun......

On Wednesday The Daily Chronicle Made The Interesting...

that Sir Frederick Maurice has become its military critic. At the same time it published an important " personal explanation " from General Maurice. In his explanation of his......

On April 20th He Read The Full Report Of The

speech for the first time, and on April 30th, the day after he left office, he wrote to the Chief of Staff pointing out that the statements which he sub- sequently quoted in his......

It Was Announced Last Saturday, On The Authority Of Mr.

Baker . Secretary of War, that America has already over five hundred thousand troops in France. On that day London had an oppor- tunity of inspecting and appraising the men that......

The Old Cruiser ' Vindictive,' Laden With Concrete, Was Sunk

on Friday week acmes the entrance to Ostend Harbour, between the piers. The operation begun on St. George's Day, when the canal entrance at Zeebrugge was blocked, was thus......

The Observer Has Invited Us To Believe That The Maurice

letter was the result of something like a regular military conspiracy, and that the evil genius of the movement was Colonel Repington. For our part, we thick that Colonel......

The Pause In The Great Battle On The Western Front

still continues. The enemy has made several local attacks—north of Kemmel on Thursday week, near Albert the same day, near Moreuil last Satur- day, and near Morlancourt in the......