...which he was assigned — " a slovenly, unhandy tin kettle." He distinguished himself in the Egyptian wars. He commanded the gunboat Condor at the bombardment...constantly on my mind. I could think of nothing but the number of ships they were sinking. At that time it certainly looked as though we were going to lose...

...and asked Admiral Jellicoe if there was no remedy. "Absolutely none that we can see," was the reply. "It is impossible for us to go on with the war if these losses continue." Briefly, the situation was this: The transportation of supplies to the British...

...Jellicoe, as quietly as if he were discussing the weather and not the future of the British Empire, " it is impossible for us to go on with the war if losses like this continue." That was in April, 1917. By April, 1918, the peril was practically over. The great enemy of the submarine...

...said as quietly as though he were discussing the weather, and not the future of the British Empire, ' it is impossible for us to go on with the war if these losses continue.' " ' What are you doing about it ? ' I asked. " ' Everything that we can. We...

...to show the British official view of the situation. He has quoted Admiral Jellicoe as saying: "Yes, it is impossible for us to go on with the war if losses like this continue." In answer to Admiral Sims' exclamation, "It looks as though the Germans were winning the war," Admiral...

...interview with Admiral Jellico : " I expressed my consternation to Admiral Jdlico. ' Yes,' he said ; ' it is impossible for us to go on with the war if losses like this continue.' " Admiral Korr : " No battleship could come within 200 :'• miles of a port protected by mines, submarines,...

...approaching despair " as the news of the sunken ships kept pouring in ", and Admiral Jellicoe said to him : " It is impossible for us to go on with the War if losses like "this continue". "Recent Revelations of European Diplomacy", by GP Gooch, p. 460. Continued at foot of next pap. two...

...said, as quietly as though he were discussing the weather and not the future of the British Empire. "It is impossible for us to go on with the war if losses like this continue. . . ." "Is there absolutely no solution to the problem?" I asked. "Absolutely none that we can see...

...'Yes,' he said quietly as though he was discussing the weather and not the future of the British Empire. 'It is impossible for us to go on with the war if losses like this continue . . . ' 'It looks as though the Germans are winning the war,' I remarked. They will win, unless we...

...Britain, France, and Italy each had only three to four weeks of wheat left in their reserve stock. "It is impossible for us to go on with the war if losses like this continue," Jellicoe told Sims. " 'It looks as though the Germans were winning the war/ [Sims] remarked. 'They...