THE WAR IN THE WESTERN THEATRE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2610, 4 November 1915, Page 7

THE WAR IN THE WESTERN THEATRE

HAS OUR VICTORY AT LOOS GONE FOR NOTHING?

PEESS COMMENT ON SIR JOHN FRENCH'S DISPATCH.

London, November 2. The "Times" military correspondent.(Colonel Repington) says:—"The complete history of Loos, which appears to hare cost us nearly 5000 casualties, rein a ins to bo written. Tho main attack was successful, except at the northernmost point, and it only remained for the reserves to come up, secure the conquests, and restore the position in tile north. But there is no mention of the employment of reserves on September 25." Tho "Daily Mail" says:—"Tho impression left by Sir John French's dispatch is that a stage of the war lias been reached in which new methods art required. Wo have found that bravery does not prevail against inventions of tho devil, thousands of machine-guns, and hundreds of miles of barbed-wire. The army in Flanders has, been biting on a. file, yet wo continue our old unsuo. oessful plans." Tho "Daily Express" savs that the vagueness of the references to the repulse of tho 24tli and 21st divisions inevitably suggests that a great victory was nearly won, but was made impossible by blunders and hesitation.