' s ▁appointment ▁as ▁prime ▁minister ▁during ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁Lloyd ▁George ▁offered ▁Lord ▁North cl iffe ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁his ▁cabinet , ▁but ▁North cl iffe ▁refused ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁director ▁for ▁propag anda . ▁ ▁Such ▁was ▁North cl iffe ' s ▁influence ▁on ▁anti - G erman ▁propag anda ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁that ▁a ▁German ▁war ship ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁shell ▁his ▁house , ▁El m wood , ▁in ▁Broad st airs , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁assass inate ▁him . ▁His ▁former ▁residence ▁still ▁be ars ▁a ▁shell ▁hole ▁out ▁of ▁respect ▁for ▁his ▁gard ener ' s ▁wife , ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁attack . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Lloyd ▁George ▁made ▁an ▁ex cor i ating ▁attack ▁on ▁Har ms worth , ▁term ing ▁his ▁ar rog ance ▁" d ise ased ▁van ity ". ▁By ▁that ▁time ▁Har ms worth ' s ▁influence ▁was ▁decre asing . ▁ ▁North cl iffe ' s ▁enemies ▁accused ▁him ▁of ▁power ▁without ▁responsibility , ▁but ▁his ▁papers ▁were ▁a ▁factor ▁in ▁sett ling ▁the ▁Ang lo - I r ish ▁Tre aty ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁and ▁his ▁mission ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁War ▁has ▁been ▁jud ged ▁a ▁success ▁by ▁the ▁histor ians . ▁ ▁North cl iffe ' s ▁person ality ▁sh aped ▁his ▁career . ▁He ▁was ▁mon ol ing ual ▁and ▁not ▁well -