SPLENDID REARGUARD FIGHTING

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 33, 2 November 1917, Page 5

SPLENDID REARGUARD FIGHTING

THE STRATEGY OF THE MARNE BRITISH AGAIN . ATTACKING SUCCESSFUL ADVANCE ON LIMITED OBJECTIVES • Cadorna is rallying his armies under cover of splendid rearguard actions. Critics of tho situation consider that it is possible that he is playing the game that Joffre played, on the Mara#—and won. The German official report on the situation is brief and non-committal—"We are developing our offensive according to plans." America is coming to the rescue with millions of money and other requirements for tho ;;eeds of the Italians, and a newspaper agitation for a declaration of war on Austria is in progress. Further details of the disaster at Tolmino show that the German pacifist propaganda had reached an advanced stage before Cadorna learned of its existence, and when ho did it was then too late. He was awaro of the enemy's hugs concentrations, and was prepared for the attack, but he was betrayed. On the Western front the •British hava successfully achieved another advance on limited object tiTes, The Canadians have had another good day, and five desperate counter-attacks were heavily repulsed. The ground is very bad. The British air offensive is extending. The latest raid haß been carried to a point 90 miles over the German frontier, SO miles beyond the scene of the last exploit, Saarbracken. The weekly list of TJ-boat victims shows that we have lost fourteen vessels of over KOOtons and four under that tonnage.