August 15
"The army wounded will have to be dealt with on the Continent, and, as far as can be seen at present, mainly at Brussels. Our institution, comprising a large staff of English nurses, is prepared to deal with several hundreds and the number is being increased day by day."
-Edith Cavell, letter to The London Times
"Yesterday's papers announced France's declaration of war against Austria. This morning comes the news that Montenegro has also declared her intention of wiping Austria off the map. Our daily query is now - 'Who has declared war to-day?'"
-Hugh Simons Gibson, secretary to the U.S. delegation in Brussels, diary entry
__________________
“Never do anything you can't take back.”
—Rocky Russo
Last edited by Sailor Steve; 01-11-17 at 03:10 AM.
Reason: typos
|