Show I r FORCED OUT I rI ra r a AS i iI iI I v. v I Ff HE D general enera 1 e Wilson Will Take v Place ce Irritation tation at Large I Pa P Powers we vers s Given T Vl War Tar ar Council fr t 3 Is Ie 18 Assumed to Be Reason r 0 o PLACE ASSIGNED f Ii 1 T TO RETIRING CHIEF t lange ge ae Indicates Creation r rI I f i f o f Allied General Staff b hy y I Supreme Supreme t Council and Unify Uni Uni- Uni-I Uni fy fied Control of the Armies i 1 1 r CONDON ONDON Feb lr 1 Gen Sir William Willlam Will Will- 1 iam lam Robertson chief of the h imperial Imper 31 staff has hns resigned t was ns officially announced this even even- ing II-g. tig General Wilson Vilson of off I staff ff f takes the vacated place lace general General Robertson was unable the sa says sas s 's to accept a position as representative e on the supreme j Jr jr r eO council at Versailles or to continue chief of the Imperial general staff start f th limited power Dower Rep Regret Officially Tl The 1 he e official lal announcement of or t the e et tinge says ears t 1 The he extension of of orthe th the functions ore of or e permanent military representative tided on b by the supreme war council last meeting at Versailles has hu the limitation of the sped spell ll il powers power hitherto exercised by the ref let of ot the imperial general staff by Hue tue of or the order in council of Janu- Janu y 27 29 1 1916 In In these circumstances the go govern govern- ern- ern ent ant thought it right to offer orter General r Ir William Robertson the choice of ot the military representative e n the war ar council at Ver Ver- allies or continuing as chief chiet of the I imperial general staff under now new con- con Iii ons General Sir William Robertson for tor reasons which will be explained in a which will be mado made by tho the rime minister in the house of ot cocoons com com- ons DS sa as early aa M possible in the the- com- com ng g week did not see his way ay to accept t or position and the government go with much regret accepted hiel his hie l ts General Sir Henry Wilson Nilson has ac- ac ted the position of ot chief of ot the tho Im- Im erial general staff Tho The appointment t the British permanent re n at Versailles will Ill be announced in few few day days j Allied General Central Ge-D Ge l Staff Shaft Fore Foresee eeB t RetIrement of ot General Sir William Robertson aa as chief of ot the British Im- Im staff and his hie replacement b by byor Jor or General Sir Henr Henry Hughes Wilton Wil- Wil ton on IOD apparently indicate te that something 1 approaching an allied general staff state was I created by the supreme war council in Its recent session at Versailles General General General Gen Gen- eral Robertson It is revealed would woul not consent consent to take tako General Wilsons Wilson's place as vas British military representative tive U on the s supreme war council nor remain remain chief chic of or staff starr with limited power the inference being that some sonic higher authority has been beon set up Premier Lloyd-George Lloyd with the en endorsement endorsement en- en of ot parliament that ho he re received received re- re the other day ay to back him it would appear has grappled with the British military situation boldly and mado made it conform with the view so man ninny many have held and which apparently was indorsed by the Versailles council that thero should be a a. uniform control of or ortho tho the allies armies General Robertson seemingly seeming was not willing to fit tit Into the tho plan so gO able ablo soldier that ho is IF and without nn any qu question having been raised as to his ability ho he has s had to step down and make way vay for tor another I |