THE WAR SITUATION REVIEWED
"HIGH MILITARY AUTHORITY'S" HOPEFUL OUTLOOK. I (Rec. December 20, 10.10 p.m.) London, December 19. A high military authority £ays:—"Tho enemy makes slow progress on the Italian front. Italy's position has beon greatly improved, and snow is now falling with some severity, which further adds to the security of tho position. The main fact ou tho Western front is that the are trans- ! ferring complete divisions,, and, seoondJy, combing out tho physically fit to replace tho worn-out troocs in tho Wes : ; Although the enemy in this way ; has gained a considerable~accretion, he is still a long way behind tho su- ; perior English and French forces. Throughout tho year wo have been on i tho offensive, and we may now expect the enemy, with his increased forces. : to initiate an attack. Three thousand Russians are co-operating with Gen- : eral Marshall in Mesopotamia. They aro acting under his orders, despita i tho armistice." —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 75, 21 December 1917, Page 5
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157THE WAR SITUATION REVIEWED Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 75, 21 December 1917, Page 5
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