Lloyd George began to heckle the Allies regarding equipment and guns and Susan said you would hear more of Lloyd George yet.

The gallant Anzacs withdrew from Gallipoli and Susan approved the step, with reservations.

The siege of Kut-El-Amara began and Susan pored over maps of Mesopotamia and abused the Turks.

Henry Ford started for Europe and Susan flayed him with sarcasm.

Sir John French was superseded by Sir Douglas Haig and Susan dubiously opined that it was poor policy to swap horses crossing a stream, "though, to be sure, Haig was a good name and French had a foreign sound, say what you might." Not a move on the great chess-board of king or bishop or pawn escaped Susan, who had once read only Glen St.Mary notes.