THE ARMISTICE
WHY FOCH AGREED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable. Assn.) , Received March 27, 7.40 p.m. PARIS, March 25. The Matih says that , when Colonel House asked Marshal Foch why he signed the armistice when he had ordered a decisive offensive within three days, Foch replied that the conditions assured him complete victory and he could not permit the unnecessary death of a single soldier.
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Waikato Times, Volume 90, Issue 14023, 28 March 1919, Page 5
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