"THE WORLD’S CRISIS”
MR CHURCHILL’S BOOK MUTINEERS IN FRENCH ARMY. FQEMEB WAR MINISTER’S EXPLANATION [By Telegraph—Per Press Assn.—Copyright.] Received Feb. 15, 10.30 pan., LONDON, Feb.. 15. In an exclusive interview with the British United Press, M. Painleve, former French Minister of War, discussing extracts published in London from Mr Winston Churchill's book, “Tho World Crisis,” said: “Mr Churchill states that entire French regiments revolted in June, 1917, and started to march to Paris, but in reality there was only a wague tendency that way. There certainly were spasmodic refusals to return to the ranks and vehement demands for leave, but in order to reduce these painful events to their true importance, it is only necessary to recall that discipline was entirely re-established after f;ve weeks. Unhappily, General Petain was obliged to authorise 23 executions, but it should be remembered that this was in an army of 4,000,000 men, and a front of 200 miles was at stake. ’ ’
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19768, 16 February 1927, Page 7
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