 Complete the following phrase:  Kitchener, reluctant to deploy the volunteer New Armies to the Western Front, wired French 16 May 1915 that he would send no more reinforcements to France until he was clear the German line could be broken, although at the end of May he agreed to send two divisions to keep Joffre happy. the King wrote of French at this time to his uncle the Duke of Connaught: I dont think he is particularly clever and he has an awful temper 23 May 1915. Another offensive at 