Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-08
SAYINGS OF THE WAR THAT WILL BE REMEMBERED

phrases. go to he'll" ne replied.
The first great battle Of the war, the |
battle that stopped tn" Germans at |
the Marine. elected FROM The lips of
Marshal Joffre the historic words: |
''tI'l1e hour his come to advance at all
costs; to die where you stand rather
than to give way
General, afterward Marshal Petain,
inspired his weary troops az Verdun by
al order of lie day concluded with the
words: courage, we Will get them"
General Ioch. comm nding the
French army in the first battle OF the
Marine, had been almost overwhelmed
by the onward sweep of The German
forces. In a memorable message to
Joffre he sail: MY right is crushed.
NY left is in retreat. am attacking
with my center" He did artack and
drove a wedge through the German
| lines that started their +. ,geat to the
! Aisne. The people of Paris were stun
| red by the :apidity with which the
| Germans advanced in theiI' first rush
| toward the french capital. The rail-
way stations We're besieced but the
| majority of the people knew they must
| rtrrain. In this tragic moment Gen
eral Gallieni, military commander Of
the city, INSPIRED confden-, and cheer
ed the faint hearted with his watch
word, 'Jusqua. bout" or ITO the very
| end" The populace TOOK Lr the cry
and Gallieni with his my played a
signal part in hurting back the legions
of Won KlucE at the NJ .rne.
TO less inspiring. but born of less
tragic circumstances. was the saying
Of General Gouraud who upon enter
ing Strasbourg after the Liberation of
A!sace and Lorraine declared: THE
Gay of glory has come"
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
commander in chief of the British arm
les in France, gave utterancc to an APP
nnaI in addressing his sold nrs which
stirred a responsive chord in the
hearts of the allied peories throughout
the world. For three weeks the enemy
had battered :he British lines in a des-
Eerate effort to separate tha:; from the
French and drive through 10 the chan
nei ports. Fay after Gay the British
Lad been driven back. ON April 10
19iS, Marshal Haig called upon his
men for one last effort. Every posi-
ton must be seld TO the last man., he
| ordered. There must he no retire
ment With our backs to the wall ant
believing in The justice OF our cause
every one OF us must fight 10 the end
When Vice Admiral Sir Rosslyn-
Wernyss went to tell the German com.
mander Of thn naval terms of the arm
! ietice one of the Teuton adlrirals said
: at is inadnissable that our flee
Should be given up without having
| been beaten
1T had only to come out" was thu
! laconic retort of Admiral EFemyss.
2 = Later when the surreEdHring Ger
man warshlps were escorted by tn
/ British feet into British waters. Vic
] Admiral Beatty's historis signal, afte
1 the enemy feet had been moored
: read: THE German flag IS to be haul
2 co down at >: 81 and is not to be hoist
cd again without permission
- Tremier fenizelos. spurning tn
German ambassadors invitation t
e side with the Central Powers, whe
t Nona'sir and part of Serbia was of
n | fCred to Greece as a German bride
| ''I GU ask me to dishonor my sigma
= tire, to dishonor my country and t
= violate its obliga tons towards Serbia
= onC. 90 H~on~"~atior7. Won offer m
: part of tia corpse of that which I al
l ! expected TO kill. My country, sir,
= roo little y commit so great an in
c fanny