MARNE CRISIS
DRAMATIC STORY REVEALED. PARIS, June 24. Marshal Joffre’s memoirs strikingly describe a scene at British headquarters on September, 1914, when he persuaded .Field-Marshal French to make a decisive stand on the Marne. “I put my whole soul into convincing French,” he states. “I said that the hour was decisive. It was necessary to go into battle with all forces united. “As far as the French Army was concerned, my orders had been given. 1 was determined to throw the last man into the balance to win victory and save- France. I could not doubt that the British Army would do its part in the supreme struggle. Its abstention, would be severely judged by history. ; “Finally, I struck the table with my fist, and exclaimed, “The honour of England is at stake, monsieur!’ Lo Marechai French blushed deeply, and answered, ‘I will do all in my power."’ Next day Field-Marshal French ordered his troops to die where they stood rather than yield.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 9 July 1932, Page 5
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