London, first visit,49;commencement of practice,97Loucheur, M.,287Lowther, Right Hon. J. W.,133Ludendorff, General, attack on Italy,252,270;waning of hopes of,278;suggestion for armistice by,281Macedonia, Allies to occupy,192Maddocks, A.,41Manchester, birthplace,14;meeting of National Liberal Federation,81;speech (1918),281Manchester Guardian, Mr. Lloyd George writes for,98Manisty, Mr. Justice, and Llanfrothen,68Marconi Controversy,169Markham, Sir Arthur,166Marlborough, the Duke of,163Marne, the,280Martineau, Henry,14Maurice, Major-General Sir F., Letter to Press and retirement,267Max of Baden, Prince, overtures to President Wilson,282;resignation of,284Merchant Shipping Act (1906),142Meredith, George, admiration of,339Merionethshire,133Messines,278Metropolitan Tabernacle, speech on Welsh Disestablishment at,26Mezières,274Milan,247,253Military control, effect of divided,249;need for unification,250;unity of command decided on,254;speech at Paris on (1917),258Military Service Acts (1916), effect of,231;(1917) introduced,272;raising of age,278Millet, Philippe,349Milner, Lord,114;attends Peace Conference,287Miners’ crisis, Sankey Commission appointed,311Minsk,272Mons,175,284Montagu, Mr. E., Munition Statement (1916),221,224,229;joins Government (1916),243;attends Peace Conference,287Morley, Lord,112,149,197Morning Post, attacks on Government,309;interview with Signor Bissolati,353Morvin House, Criccieth,45,55Moulton, Lord, and Committee on Munitions,230Munitions, need for,206;committee appointed,213;Mr. Lloyd George becomes Minister of,216;formation of Department,218;trades unions and “leaving certificates,”225;organisation of volunteer workers,228Mynydd Ednyfed, home of Mrs. Lloyd George,69,72Nancy,151Nanney, Sir Ellis Hugh, opponent at election (1890),83,87,105Nantlle, Lake, prosecution of quarrymen for fishing,64Nansen, Dr., proposed Russian expedition,297Neuve Chapelle,199Nevin, speech on South African War,123Newcastle Programme (1891),103Newman, Cardinal,50Nivelle, General,245;Champagne attack,252;replaced by Pétain,252Norman, Sir Henry,163Northcliffe, Lord, and communications on, the Eastern Front,240North Wales Observer, article on Mr. Chamberlain,51Novo-Georgievsk,200Old Age Pensions, passing of Act,150,161;increase in,316Orlando, Signor, and question of Fiume,294Owen, D. Lloyd,42Owen, Rev. John,72Owen, Miss Maggie (Mrs. Lloyd George),59;marriage of,71Owen, Mrs., of Dolgelly (Llanfrothen),66Owens, Rev. Owen,25Oxford, impressions of,326Palace Mansions, Kensington, second London home,95Paris, speech on unity of control at,258;German attack towards, (1918),280;social life during Peace Conference in,300Parry, John, and Anti-tithe Campaign,62,83Passchendaele,252Patents Act,144Peace Conference, preliminaries,286;first meeting,288;correspondents at,289;proposed Bolshevist Conference,295Peace Treaty, presented and ratified,303Pedigree of Mr. Lloyd George,13Pencaenewydd, place of marriage,72Penrhyn,55Pétain, General,245Phillimore Report, basis of League of Nations,298Philippi, Philippo,246Pichon, M.,287Platt, Colonel, opponent at election (1900),95Poisoned arrow incident,324Portmadoc,11,41,46,55,94,96,122;Debating Society,47Poland, surrendered to Germany,273;question of Peace Conference,292,303Port of London Act,145Prime Minister, Mr. Lloyd George sent for by the King,242Prinkipo,295Puleston, Sir John, opponent at second election,105Pwllheli,14,123Queen Victoria,80Railway strikes, threat of (1907),146;(1919),311Rapallo Conference,254Reinforcements, situation, March (1918),276Religious tendencies,340Rendel, Lord,337Repington, Lieut.-Colonel C. A’C.,Timesshell despatch,214Rheims,151Ritchie, Lord, and creation of County Councils,80Roberts, A. Rhys, professional partner in London,97,122Roberts, Mr. G. H., remains in Government,308Robertson, Sir Wm., Allied Conference (1917),262;opposition to Versailles Council,264;refuses position on Versailles Council,267Rome, Allied Conference (1917),248Roosevelt, President,336,355Rosebery Government, fall of,105;resignation,112“Rose Cottage,” boyhood home,18Rothschild Pensions Committee,138Routh Road, Wandsworth, London home,119Rue Nitot, residence in Paris during Peace Conference,301Rumania,179,184;Greek conditions of joining war,186;less friendly,188;success of Germans,196;declares war,235Russia, situation, opening of (1915),178;fearful of Greece,191;diverts Germans from Serbia,192;collapse,272;proposed Bolshevist Conference,295Saar Valley,292,303St. Asaph, Bishop of,132St. Quentin,268,275Salisbury, Lord,248Salonika,179,180,295Samsonoff, General175Samuel, Mr. Herbert, refuses office,243Sanitorium benefit, creation,333Sankey Commission, inquiry into condition of miners,311Sarn Melltcyrn, debate with curate (1887),62Sartor Resartus,46Schools Act (1904-6),136Scotland Yard,319Scott, Sir Walter,50Serbia, question of saving,187;Bosnia and Herzegovina to be given to,192;plan to assist,202Shelley, Percy Bysshe,41Shortt, Mr., Transport Bill,313Sidebotham, Herbert,120Siedlce,200Silesia, Plébiscite,293,303Smuts General,119;Memo. on League of Nations,298Sofia,187Soissons,151Somerset House, investigation of system of working,329Sorel, M.,312South African War, outbreak,114;opposition to,116,117Strassburg,151Stavridi, Sir John, suggests Mr. Lloyd George should go to the Balkans,190Stuttgart,153;conversation at,327Suffragettes, in favour of leniency,325Sullivan, Donald,110Swetenham, Mr. Q.C., M.P., Carnarvon Boroughs (1886),77;death,82Tagliamento,253Tannenberg,175Tariff Reform, fight against (1903-6),137Tariff Reform League,164Tardieu, M.,287Temple, The, London home,95Tennant, Mr. H. J., and shell crisis (1915),214Téry, Gustave, inLa Victoire,350Thomas, M. Albert, friendship with,187;rearming of France,211;Munitions Conference,220,347Thomas, Mr. D. A. (Lord Rhondda),107Thomas, Mr. J. H., and railway strike,313Thomasson, Mr. F., Transfer ofDaily News,121Ticino,246Times, The, attack on Asquith Government (1916),240Tithes Bill (1899),112Transport Bill, introduced and passed,313Treasury, habits of work at,329Trevelyan, Sir George,53Trotsky, M., attempts to declare peace,272Trumpet of Freedom(1888),76Tube strike,309Turkey, strength (in 1915),198;surrenders,283;forfeited right to rule over Christians,300Turnin,247,253Udine,253Ukraine, surrendered to Germans,273Ulster, crisis (1914),170;speech to exclude (1910),337Valenciennes,284Venice,253Venizelos, M., Greece agrees to join Allies,186;refuses,188;Bulgaria pledged to Central Powers,190;resignation of,193;resumes office,194;mainstay of alliance in Near East,300,346Verdun,302Versailles Council, set up,255;functions, and opposition to,258;defence in House of Commons,262;meetings of,280Vienna,248Villa Murat, Parisian residence of President Wilson,301Villers Bretonneux,278Vitry,151Voluntary Schools Bill (1897),109-111Voluntary system of recruiting, doubts as to,199Von Below, General, attack on Italy,252Von Tirpitz, Admiral,269Vosges, The,151War, Secretary of State for, Mr. Lloyd George appointed (1916),233War Cabinet, formation (1916),244War Committee, suggested daily sittings,178Warsaw,176,200Watkins, Sir Edward,100White, Mr. Henry,287Williams, Llewellyn,98Williams, William, boyhood friend,24,29Wilson, President,158;organises reinforcements (1918),276;overtures from Prince Max,282;arrives at Paris,286;at Peace Conference,290;League of Nations scheme,298,299;return from America of,303;contrast,355Ypres,199,252Zeppelin, Count,153
London, first visit,49;
commencement of practice,97
Loucheur, M.,287
Lowther, Right Hon. J. W.,133
Ludendorff, General, attack on Italy,252,270;
waning of hopes of,278;
suggestion for armistice by,281
Macedonia, Allies to occupy,192
Maddocks, A.,41
Manchester, birthplace,14;
meeting of National Liberal Federation,81;
speech (1918),281
Manchester Guardian, Mr. Lloyd George writes for,98
Manisty, Mr. Justice, and Llanfrothen,68
Marconi Controversy,169
Markham, Sir Arthur,166
Marlborough, the Duke of,163
Marne, the,280
Martineau, Henry,14
Maurice, Major-General Sir F., Letter to Press and retirement,267
Max of Baden, Prince, overtures to President Wilson,282;
resignation of,284
Merchant Shipping Act (1906),142
Meredith, George, admiration of,339
Merionethshire,133
Messines,278
Metropolitan Tabernacle, speech on Welsh Disestablishment at,26
Mezières,274
Milan,247,253
Military control, effect of divided,249;
need for unification,250;
unity of command decided on,254;
speech at Paris on (1917),258
Military Service Acts (1916), effect of,231;
(1917) introduced,272;
raising of age,278
Millet, Philippe,349
Milner, Lord,114;
attends Peace Conference,287
Miners’ crisis, Sankey Commission appointed,311
Minsk,272
Mons,175,284
Montagu, Mr. E., Munition Statement (1916),221,224,229;
joins Government (1916),243;
attends Peace Conference,287
Morley, Lord,112,149,197
Morning Post, attacks on Government,309;
interview with Signor Bissolati,353
Morvin House, Criccieth,45,55
Moulton, Lord, and Committee on Munitions,230
Munitions, need for,206;
committee appointed,213;
Mr. Lloyd George becomes Minister of,216;
formation of Department,218;
trades unions and “leaving certificates,”225;
organisation of volunteer workers,228
Mynydd Ednyfed, home of Mrs. Lloyd George,69,72
Nancy,151
Nanney, Sir Ellis Hugh, opponent at election (1890),83,87,105
Nantlle, Lake, prosecution of quarrymen for fishing,64
Nansen, Dr., proposed Russian expedition,297
Neuve Chapelle,199
Nevin, speech on South African War,123
Newcastle Programme (1891),103
Newman, Cardinal,50
Nivelle, General,245;
Champagne attack,252;
replaced by Pétain,252
Norman, Sir Henry,163
Northcliffe, Lord, and communications on, the Eastern Front,240
North Wales Observer, article on Mr. Chamberlain,51
Novo-Georgievsk,200
Old Age Pensions, passing of Act,150,161;
increase in,316
Orlando, Signor, and question of Fiume,294
Owen, D. Lloyd,42
Owen, Rev. John,72
Owen, Miss Maggie (Mrs. Lloyd George),59;
marriage of,71
Owen, Mrs., of Dolgelly (Llanfrothen),66
Owens, Rev. Owen,25
Oxford, impressions of,326
Palace Mansions, Kensington, second London home,95
Paris, speech on unity of control at,258;
German attack towards, (1918),280;
social life during Peace Conference in,300
Parry, John, and Anti-tithe Campaign,62,83
Passchendaele,252
Patents Act,144
Peace Conference, preliminaries,286;
first meeting,288;
correspondents at,289;
proposed Bolshevist Conference,295
Peace Treaty, presented and ratified,303
Pedigree of Mr. Lloyd George,13
Pencaenewydd, place of marriage,72
Penrhyn,55
Pétain, General,245
Phillimore Report, basis of League of Nations,298
Philippi, Philippo,246
Pichon, M.,287
Platt, Colonel, opponent at election (1900),95
Poisoned arrow incident,324
Portmadoc,11,41,46,55,94,96,122;
Debating Society,47
Poland, surrendered to Germany,273;
question of Peace Conference,292,303
Port of London Act,145
Prime Minister, Mr. Lloyd George sent for by the King,242
Prinkipo,295
Puleston, Sir John, opponent at second election,105
Pwllheli,14,123
Queen Victoria,80
Railway strikes, threat of (1907),146;
(1919),311
Rapallo Conference,254
Reinforcements, situation, March (1918),276
Religious tendencies,340
Rendel, Lord,337
Repington, Lieut.-Colonel C. A’C.,Timesshell despatch,214
Rheims,151
Ritchie, Lord, and creation of County Councils,80
Roberts, A. Rhys, professional partner in London,97,122
Roberts, Mr. G. H., remains in Government,308
Robertson, Sir Wm., Allied Conference (1917),262;
opposition to Versailles Council,264;
refuses position on Versailles Council,267
Rome, Allied Conference (1917),248
Roosevelt, President,336,355
Rosebery Government, fall of,105;
resignation,112
“Rose Cottage,” boyhood home,18
Rothschild Pensions Committee,138
Routh Road, Wandsworth, London home,119
Rue Nitot, residence in Paris during Peace Conference,301
Rumania,179,184;
Greek conditions of joining war,186;
less friendly,188;
success of Germans,196;
declares war,235
Russia, situation, opening of (1915),178;
fearful of Greece,191;
diverts Germans from Serbia,192;
collapse,272;
proposed Bolshevist Conference,295
Saar Valley,292,303
St. Asaph, Bishop of,132
St. Quentin,268,275
Salisbury, Lord,248
Salonika,179,180,295
Samsonoff, General175
Samuel, Mr. Herbert, refuses office,243
Sanitorium benefit, creation,333
Sankey Commission, inquiry into condition of miners,311
Sarn Melltcyrn, debate with curate (1887),62
Sartor Resartus,46
Schools Act (1904-6),136
Scotland Yard,319
Scott, Sir Walter,50
Serbia, question of saving,187;
Bosnia and Herzegovina to be given to,192;
plan to assist,202
Shelley, Percy Bysshe,41
Shortt, Mr., Transport Bill,313
Sidebotham, Herbert,120
Siedlce,200
Silesia, Plébiscite,293,303
Smuts General,119;
Memo. on League of Nations,298
Sofia,187
Soissons,151
Somerset House, investigation of system of working,329
Sorel, M.,312
South African War, outbreak,114;
opposition to,116,117
Strassburg,151
Stavridi, Sir John, suggests Mr. Lloyd George should go to the Balkans,190
Stuttgart,153;
conversation at,327
Suffragettes, in favour of leniency,325
Sullivan, Donald,110
Swetenham, Mr. Q.C., M.P., Carnarvon Boroughs (1886),77;
death,82
Tagliamento,253
Tannenberg,175
Tariff Reform, fight against (1903-6),137
Tariff Reform League,164
Tardieu, M.,287
Temple, The, London home,95
Tennant, Mr. H. J., and shell crisis (1915),214
Téry, Gustave, inLa Victoire,350
Thomas, M. Albert, friendship with,187;
rearming of France,211;
Munitions Conference,220,347
Thomas, Mr. D. A. (Lord Rhondda),107
Thomas, Mr. J. H., and railway strike,313
Thomasson, Mr. F., Transfer ofDaily News,121
Ticino,246
Times, The, attack on Asquith Government (1916),240
Tithes Bill (1899),112
Transport Bill, introduced and passed,313
Treasury, habits of work at,329
Trevelyan, Sir George,53
Trotsky, M., attempts to declare peace,272
Trumpet of Freedom(1888),76
Tube strike,309
Turkey, strength (in 1915),198;
surrenders,283;
forfeited right to rule over Christians,300
Turnin,247,253
Udine,253
Ukraine, surrendered to Germans,273
Ulster, crisis (1914),170;
speech to exclude (1910),337
Valenciennes,284
Venice,253
Venizelos, M., Greece agrees to join Allies,186;
refuses,188;
Bulgaria pledged to Central Powers,190;
resignation of,193;
resumes office,194;
mainstay of alliance in Near East,300,346
Verdun,302
Versailles Council, set up,255;
functions, and opposition to,258;
defence in House of Commons,262;
meetings of,280
Vienna,248
Villa Murat, Parisian residence of President Wilson,301
Villers Bretonneux,278
Vitry,151
Voluntary Schools Bill (1897),109-111
Voluntary system of recruiting, doubts as to,199
Von Below, General, attack on Italy,252
Von Tirpitz, Admiral,269
Vosges, The,151
War, Secretary of State for, Mr. Lloyd George appointed (1916),233
War Cabinet, formation (1916),244
War Committee, suggested daily sittings,178
Warsaw,176,200
Watkins, Sir Edward,100
White, Mr. Henry,287
Williams, Llewellyn,98
Williams, William, boyhood friend,24,29
Wilson, President,158;
organises reinforcements (1918),276;
overtures from Prince Max,282;
arrives at Paris,286;
at Peace Conference,290;
League of Nations scheme,298,299;
return from America of,303;
contrast,355
Ypres,199,252
Zeppelin, Count,153