WAR HISTORY
THE YSER FIGHTING KING ALBERT'S CLAIM Press Association—By Telegraph-Copyright BRUSSELS, November 15. (Received November 16, at noon.) Belgian ex-service men impressively marched past King .Albert at the celebration of the armistice, anniversary. King Albert sent a letter to Marshal Foch denying the latter’s statement that it was King Albert’s intention to order the Belgians to retire in November, 1914, if Marshal Foch had not intervened. He added that the Belgian army order declared that who ever uttered the word retreat would be regarded as a traitor to his country. The army, before Marshal Foch’s visit, was ordered to maintain the Yscr lino at all costs. The staff, when the Belgians were hard pressed on Otcober 28, contemplated a retirement, which King Albert vetoed. While admitting that the necessary French assistance was due to Marshal Foch’s representations, King Albert concluded that the happy issue of the Yser combat was due to the tenacity and bravery of the Belgians.
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Evening Star, Issue 19407, 16 November 1926, Page 5
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159WAR HISTORY Evening Star, Issue 19407, 16 November 1926, Page 5
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