Henry Lucy

“ Thursday.—Five weeks ago, when Declaration of War with Germany boomed across Europe, Premier asked the Commons to sanction increase of Army by half-a-million men. Reply enthusiastically affirmative. To-day comes down again and, like a young person who shall here be nameless, "asks for more."
National response to recruitment of first batch most gratifying. Save 60,000 men the half-million already enrolled. ”

“ These forthcoming, and in present mood of nation there is no doubt on subject, "We shall be in a position," he added, "to put something like 1,200,000 men in the field," a sight that would make Wellington, not to mention Marlborough, stare. ”