9/10/2023 0 Comments No days wasted![]() Stop the hostilities this very day.“ The appeal fell on deaf ears. “For God’s sake, Monsieur le Marechal,’ Erzberger pleaded, “do not wait for those seventy-two hours. ![]() On average, 2,250 troops on all sides were dying on the Western Front every day. Foch informed Erzberger that he had seventy-two hours to obtain the consent of his government to the Allies’ terms, or the war would go on. The translator droned on through thirty-four conditions, the last of which blamed Germany for the war and demanded it pay reparations for all damage caused. ![]() Though the German people already faced starvation, the Allies intended to paralyze the enemy’s transportation by continuing its naval blockade and confiscating 5,000 locomotives, 150,000 railway cars, and 5,000 trucks. The next demand threw the German delegates into despair. Germany was also to be stripped of heavy armaments, including 5,000 artillery pieces, 25,000 machine guns, and 2,000 airplanes. Foch’s interpreter read aloud the Allied conditions, which struck the Germans like hammer blows: All occupied lands in Belgium, Luxembourg, and France - plus Alsace-Lorraine, held since 1870 by Germany - were to be evacuated within fourteen days the Allies were to occupy Germany west of the Rhine and bridgeheads on the river’s east bank thirty kilometers deep German forces had to be withdrawn from Austria-Hungary, Romania, and Turkey Germany was to surrender to neutral or Allied ports 10 battleships, 6 battle cruisers, 8 cruisers, and 160 submarines. No proposals, perhaps, but he did have demands. Marines killed crossing the Meuse River in the final hours as “frightful.“ Congressman Fuller closed his letter to Pershing asking for “a real frank, full answer to the question as to whether American lives were needlessly wasted.“ Livermore lamented “the little crosses over the graves of the colored lads who died a useless death on that November morning.“ He further described the loss of U.S. on November 11 and had been ordered to launch its final charge at 10:30 a.m. Livermore, former operations officer of the 167th Field Artillery Brigade of the black 92nd Division, stating that that force had been engaged since 5 a.m. ![]() Just days later, however, the congressman forwarded to Pershing a letter from a constituent with a cover note saying, “I have been deluged with questions on this subject.“ The enclosed letter had been written to Fuller by George K. Pershing answered with his customary crisp confidence: Fuller of Massachusetts, deferentially posed a provocative query: ‘This question is somewhat irrelevant to the matter under discussion,’ Fuller began, ‘but I would like to ask General Pershing if American troops were ordered over the top on the other side on the morning of the day when under the terms of the Armistice firing was to cease … and that those troops who were not killed or wounded marched peacefully into Germany at 11 o’clock. However, a Republican committee member, Alvan T. We ship regular post - no tracking- almost every day Monday to Friday.The encounter was amicable and respectful since members were dealing with the officer who had led America to victory in the Great War. Your order will be packaged in a clear plastic sleeve and shipped in a recyclable board-backed envelope. Offer only is for any $8 prints- No other prints/ items included in this free print offer Just indicate your choice of FREE PRINT (from our listings) at checkout, contact me for help. See our ready to frame prints at Buy 3 prints, get 1 EXTRA PRINT FREE! ![]() No two Forgotten Pages prints will ever be the same, the actual page you will receive may be different from that shown in the listing, but it will come from the same bookĪll prints printed on up-cycled paper because we love the fact that all our prints come from books that have been discarded and probably destined for landfill.įramed print used only for framing suggestion. Charlie Chaplin - A Day Without Laughter Is A Day Wasted Quote Print on upcycled Vintage PageĮach page is approx. ![]()
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