The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . Premier Georges Clemenceau of France. HISTORY OF THE WAR 39. King Albert, of Belgium. would g-uard her western coast from attackby the German navx, but it is doulitful ifshe would have taken further hand in tliewar. It cost Germany dear, too, in thatBelgium of necessity became one of theAllies. The army of King AU^ert werenegligible in so great a conflict, but theyserved just the purpose of holding the Ger-mans in check long enougli to give theAllies time to start the wheels of mobili-zation and save Paris and
The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . Premier Georges Clemenceau of France. HISTORY OF THE WAR 39. King Albert, of Belgium. would g-uard her western coast from attackby the German navx, but it is doulitful ifshe would have taken further hand in tliewar. It cost Germany dear, too, in thatBelgium of necessity became one of theAllies. The army of King AU^ert werenegligible in so great a conflict, but theyserved just the purpose of holding the Ger-mans in check long enougli to give theAllies time to start the wheels of mobili-zation and save Paris and prevent quickdefeat. England, for the moment, was stunnedby Gennanys intention to pass tliroughLuxembourg and Belgium. But even mor(>surprised, apparently, was Germany thatGreat Britain should question this first hint that the attack was to comethrough Belgium, brought promptly fromthe British foreign office the demand foran explanation of intent. It was with un-feio:ned amazement that the German chan-cellor at last awoke to the fact that theEnglish would fig-ht over the principle ofa mere scrap of paper, as the treatysafegu
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