Did the system of commandeering hotels and mammoth blocks of offices create new Departments of State?
Or did the creation of new Departments of State precede the commandeering of the hotels and blocks of offices?
The expedition is chiefly notorious on account of the commandeering of British subjects which led to the visit of Sir Henry Loch already described.
It was made possible by the Council's course in commandeering to its side the business men of the United States.
There was, besides, the fact that the tonnage available for ordinary imports was considerably lessened by the commandeering of merchant ships for the carriage of government material.
He had been promoted to the position of commandeering officer by General Kemp and had been in the habit, for some time past, of leaving his commando for days at a stretch on commandeering expeditions.
Villiers dissenting) that the Boers should be liable for compensation in cases where loss had been sustained through commandeering seizure, confiscation, destruction, or damage of property.
The most disagreeable part of the commandeering system is, however, yet to come; personal service is not all that the resident in the Transvaal Republic has to endure.
They complained to the English authorities about the commandeering of members of their family or goods; they petitioned the British Government to interfere, and generally made themselves as unpleasant as possible to the local authorities.
No one who was not there can form any idea of the extent to which this looting or commandeering of horses was then being practised.
Reference to these papers reminds me that some of the Colonials in commandeering horses from peaceful Boer farmers have given them extraordinary documents to hand in to the authorities at Pretoria.
We then transferred to the "Viatka" and proceeded to Troitza and there succeeded incommandeering twenty horses.
And by commandeering products and by the uniform distribution of foodstuffs in such a way that the needy may get sufficient food free or at low cost?
Does the Government recognize that according to experiments up to this time general commandeering of products.
No, not really ill-used us; but when we refused to go out and fight they began commandeering our property, horses and carts at first and latterly food and clothing.
Besides proposing this ambitious programme, the Boers sent their patrols riding about the country commandeering all pacified farmers under threats of death.
Accordingly, the war-law of the Orange Free State authorises the commandeering without payment of every available man, and of all available material of whatsoever kind within thirty days of war being declared.
It probably meant in part a wholesale army order; but even in that case it would be for cash, and not a case of commandeering after the fashion of the Boers.
When, therefore, they reached this welcome halting-place they were simply famished; insatiably hungry, they eagerly spent their last coin in buying up whatever provisions had fortunately escaped the commandeering of the Boers.
Wolmarans of Ward Onder Hartsrivier had been commandeering their own burghers as well as their political friends since the first week of August to come to the meeting which was to be held at Treurfontein on the 15th.
The war has accustomed us to the commandeering of utilities, of science, and of skill upon a colossal scale.
There were no more hotels, large or small, available for commandeering in Paris; the various allied peace commissions had completely exhausted the supply.
The French Army moved in; and, commandeering hotel after hotel, transformed them into its hospitals.
We have even heard of such things as the commandeering of the beasts of an English traveller "for Government service.
In how far this action of commandeering Colonists was commendable on the part of the Republics is difficult to say for one not versed in all the technicalities of International Law, or in the terms prescribed by the various Conventions.
They were undoubtedly the best commandeering agents the Boers ever had.
And there was plenty of commandeeringdone during that dreadful march, or the men would have died of starvation.
Stealing has been abolished in South Africa--it is allcommandeering now!
They complained to the English authorities about the commandeering of members of their family or goods; they petitioned the British Government to interfere, and generally made themselves as unpleasant as possible to the local Authorities.
The Chiefs whom the Boers had instigated to harass Montsiou got the worst of it, and the action of the Boers, who were actively commandeering in the Potchefstroom (district?
The German authorities then aggravated the evils of industrial stoppage by forbidding public works and commandeering the factories and metals and leather for military purposes.
Meanwhile, the commandeering has become general, and affects both natural and manufactured products and also tools, motors, and means of transportation, whether mechanical or animal.
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