"THE ENEMY HAS LOST THE GAME"

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2633, 2 December 1915, Page 5

"THE ENEMY HAS LOST THE GAME"

VIEWS OF THE TWO FRENCH

WAR CHIEFS

'WE WILL PERSEVERE TO

THE END'

By Telcsrapli—Press Association—OoDyr'-" Paris, November 30. General Gallicni, French Minister for War, ill an interview, said that in September of last year, when repulsed in his offensive, the ensmy lost the game. That victory gave the Allies the essential factor—time—to enable them to organise effective operations. Caught in a vice, the,enemy ivas struggling desperately to free himself. The attacks on Yser. the offensive against the Russians, the campaign in the Balkans, were but the convulsions of a beast at' bay. Tho enemy's recent successes had been made possible by the treason of Bulgaria, but {lid not modify the strategic situation. By being transported to the west, retransportei) to the east, and then to the south, the enemy's armies were exhausting themselves. The courage of tho Germans was rapidly deteriorating, and the issue imist le fatal to tho Teutons. /'Nothing but lack of energy on our part can save them," he said. "Shall we have t?ie necessary energj to go on to tho end? Travel about France, and you will see that everyone is unchangeable.- We will persevere to the end."

" OUR LINES ARE UNBREAKABLE " ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)! London, November 30. General -Toflxe, in an interview, said that the French lines were unbreakable. Germany was weakening herself by extending lier_ front in her effort to get to Constantinople, but the war axis was France, where the war would end.- Germany was aware of this, and was keeping two-thirds of her strength in France. "She is strong," said General Joffre, "but we shall beat her."