Little History of the Great WarH. Holt, 1920 - 262 páginas |
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Página 226 - Belgium, the whole world will agree, must be evacuated and re-stored, without any attempt to limit the sovereignty which she enjoys in common with all other free nations.
Página 21 - The King at the head of Prussia, Prussia at the head of Germany, Germany at the head of the world.
Página 169 - ... Joseph in the early days of that war, wherein he stated as follows: "My soul is torn, but everything must be put to fire and sword; men, women and children and old men must be slaughtered and not a tree or house be left standing. With these methods of terrorism, which are alone capable of affecting a people as degenerate as the French, the war will be over in two months, whereas if I admit considerations of humanity it will be prolonged for years. In spite of my repugnance I have therefore been...
Página 231 - ... for their common action. 1. Each of these peoples proclaims its right to the establishment of its nationality and national unity or to its completion, and to the attainment of full political and economic independence. 2. Each of these peoples recognizes in the Austro-Hungarian monarchy an instrument of German domination and a fundamental obstacle to the realization of its aspirations and its rights. 3. The Congress therefore recognizes the necessity of a common struggle against common oppressors...
Página 167 - ... quantity of soda dissolved in it. The water was always warm. I had also a sponge bath every day given to me in bed. I had both during last year's and this year's fast refreshing sleep at night and at least an hour during the day time. For three days and a half during the last fast, I worked practically from 4 o'clock in the morning till 8 o'clock in the evening, holding discussions on the question that had entailed the fast, and attending to my correspondence and editing.
Página 46 - ... weight, bulk, and packing. It is also known that, when bearing postage stamps, any sealed wrapper, irrespective of its contents, weight, or bulk, may be mailed and is treated as a letter by the postal administrations. The reflex action of the war on that state of things suggests the following remarks: At the time of the second conference of The Hague in 1907, the Imperial German Government argued that the telegraph offering belligerents much quicker and safer means of communication than the post,...
Página 179 - ... the act of abdication signed. Count Fredericks handed it to Gutchkov. This memorable document is worded as follows : By the grace of God, we, Nicholas II, Emperor of all the Russias, Tsar of Poland, Grand Duke of Finland, etc., etc., to all our faithful subjects make known : In these days of terrible struggle against the foreign enemy who has been trying for three years to impose his will upon Our Fatherland, God has willed that Russia should be faced with a new and formidable trial. Troubles...
Página 179 - ... our loyal subjects : — In the days of the great struggle with the external enemy who for the last three years has been striving to enslave our country, it has pleased God to send to Russia a new and painful trial. Internal troubles threaten to have a fatal effect on the outcome of this hardfought war. The destinies of Russia, the honor of our heroic army, the happiness of the people, the whole future of our dear country, demand that at any cost the war should be carried to a victorious close....
Página 259 - All factories, railroads, locomotives, etc. to remain intact. 7. 5,000 locomotives, 150,000 cars and 10,000 motor trucks to be handed over to the Allies. 8. Germany to maintain the Army of Occupation. 9. In the Orient...
Página 89 - ... took possession of her: to win the war. French diplomacy was then concerned only with reinforcing the cohesion between the allies and achieving new alliances. By the agreement of 5 September 1914, concluded on the eve of the victory of the Marne: The British, French and Russian governments undertake not to conclude a separate peace during the present war; the three governments agree that, if there are grounds for discussing peace terms, none of the allied powers can stipulate peace conditions...