From the Indianapolis Star, Oct. 13, 1914, p. 10:

"London, Oct. 12-- Earl Curzon of Kedleston, formerly viceroy of India, in a speech at a war meeting at Harrow School tonight, ...said England was in for a long war and declared he was shocked that some people should think the hostilities should be over by Christmas.

"In his opinion more than one Christmas would roll by before the ending of the war."