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Title: The Great war
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Allen, George Henry, 1876- Whitehead, Henry C., 1873- Chadwick, French Ensor, 1844-1919 Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936 McAndrew, James William, 1862-1922 Wiley, Edwin, 1872-
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: Philadelphia : G. Barrie's Sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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Moral Factors in Belgium, France, Italy 85 If this hope is disappointed, the Belgian Governmentis firmly resolved to repel, by all the means in its power,every attack upon its rights. This was a somewhat less drastic, but certainly no lessheroic, manner of response than that of the Spartans tothe heralds of the Great King who came demandingearth and water in sign of submission to the Persianyoke, and were thrown into a pit and told to find thesymbols there. At ten oclock on the morning of the 3d, as no act ofwar had been committed by Germany, the Belgian Cabinetdecided that it was not necessary to make an immediateappeal to the guaranteeing powers. About noon theFrench minister assured M. Davignon that the Frenchgovernment would immediately respond to an appeal fromBelgium; and on the same day the French military attachecommunicated the specific offer of five French army corpsto assist the Belgian army in the defense of the country.But M. Davignon replied that the Belgian governmentwo
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Title: The Great war
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Allen, George Henry, 1876- Whitehead, Henry C., 1873- Chadwick, French Ensor, 1844-1919 Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936 McAndrew, James William, 1862-1922 Wiley, Edwin, 1872-
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: Philadelphia : G. Barrie's Sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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Moral Factors in Belgium, France, Italy 85 If this hope is disappointed, the Belgian Governmentis firmly resolved to repel, by all the means in its power,every attack upon its rights. This was a somewhat less drastic, but certainly no lessheroic, manner of response than that of the Spartans tothe heralds of the Great King who came demandingearth and water in sign of submission to the Persianyoke, and were thrown into a pit and told to find thesymbols there. At ten oclock on the morning of the 3d, as no act ofwar had been committed by Germany, the Belgian Cabinetdecided that it was not necessary to make an immediateappeal to the guaranteeing powers. About noon theFrench minister assured M. Davignon that the Frenchgovernment would immediately respond to an appeal fromBelgium; and on the same day the French military attachecommunicated the specific offer of five French army corpsto assist the Belgian army in the defense of the country.But M. Davignon replied that the Belgian governmentwo
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- bookauthor:Chadwick__French_Ensor__1844_1919
- bookauthor:Sims__William_Sowden__1858_1936
- bookauthor:McAndrew__James_William__1862_1922
- bookauthor:Wiley__Edwin__1872_
- booksubject:World_War__1914_1918
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- bookcontributor:University_of_California_Libraries
- booksponsor:MSN
- bookleafnumber:142
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