THE CHANGES OF THE WAR.
The change in the Chief of Staff from Sir William Robertson (who succeeded Lord Kitchener) to 'Sir Henry Wilson draws attention*to the changes the war has seen amongst leaders. Sir John JelKdoe, who recently gave way to Sir Roslyn Wemyss, was the last of the few-men who
held our destinies in their hands 'when/ we began to fight Mr. Lloyd‘°&eorge succeeded Mr. Asquith, Lord filled the post of Secretary of "-War occupied by Lord Eric Geddes rules the navy instead of Mr. Churchill, Mr. Balfour the Foreign Office, which ViscoUnt Grey had control, Sir Douglas -HaifF is»%upreme at General Headqb&rtersf’-'ih-the place of Lord French/ whilh^Sft* r David Beatty commands th'd^-Fleet/ 1 the post in which Sir John JelKcofe began his w r ar services. Abd 1 th'ere will’ be more changes yet.
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Taihape Daily Times, 22 February 1918, Page 6
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