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Mr. .asquith, Who Followed, Expressed The General Feeling...

Lloyd George might have made his speech a week earlier, end thus answered the questions as to the Versailles Council and Sir William Robertson which he evaded on the first night......

The Petrograd Lanarchists Have _prostrated Themselves At...

the German Emperor, after vowing that they would never do so, and have declared their readiness to, wept a German peace -with annexations and with indemnities. K Trotsky had......

As Versailles Had Become The More Important Centre For...

Mr. Lloyd George went on, he offered the post to Sir William Robert- son. He then found that the General objected on military grounds to the new policy and would not go to......

It Was Stated In The House Of Commons On Tuesday

that two . hundred British merchant ships over 1,600 tons were completed last year, with a total tonnage of 1,087,696. During the year our net loss of large ships was five......

Mr. Chamberlain In A Very Able Speech Reinforced Mr....

protest against these malevolent Press campaigns. The Government ought to protect the men serving under them, and to give them an unambiguous support. At the same time high......

Enemy Airmen, Favoured By The Moonlight, Attacked London...

nights of last Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Six machines came up the Thames on Saturday ; one crossed the defences, dropping a few bombs in the eastern outskirts and one in the......

Very Early On The Morning Of Friday Week A Flotilla

of ten large enemy destroyers suddenly attacked our Dover Patrol. A trawler and eight drifters on outpost duty were at the moment engaged in hunting an enemy submarine. The......

General Allenby, Having Opened Railway Communications...

began a new offensive on - Thursday week, when he advanced for two miles in the hills en either side of Mukhmas , the old Michmash, eleven miles north-east of Jerusalem. On......

Ten Large British Merchantmen Over 1,600 Tons Were Sunk By

mine or torpedo last week, as compared with thirteen in the previous week. We also lost three smaller vessels, as against six the week b e f ore , and one ,fishing-beat. Seven......

In The House Of Lords On Tuesday Lord Derby Stated

that, - after strongly advocating Sir William -Robertson's claims, he had offered to resign, but had agreed to retain office, at the request of the Prime Minister. Lord Curzon......

Mr. Asquith Went Onto Express In Plain Terms The Public

dis- quietude .caused, not merely by the enforced retirement of .both Lord klli000 , and Sir .William Robertson, but still more by the fact that In each case the retirement was......

The Western Front Has Become Stall More Agitated During The

past week, and the trench raids on both sides have increased in number and importance. The French, v4hose Champagne raid of February 13th ended with the-retention of the......

Trust And Con*lence Among The Allies, Mr. Lloyd George Con-

cluded, were the very soul of victory. Suspicion and distrust must be discouraged. We were faced with terrible realities, and the Government's sole purpose was to mobilize our......