German Nervousness

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 September 1916, Page 3

German Nervousness

« EXHORTATIONS • TO REMAIN CALM. (London Times' Special Correspondent.) Amsterdam, July 17. The German Press contains many articlse intended: to reassure the -nation, land imploring people to maintain internal unity, lest domestic dissensions discourage the men at the front. In spite of the assurances of mi.shakeab'le confidence contained -in these articles it i's evident toiany discerning eye that onlly .recognition of the dliscouraigenient caused by the Allied offensive could have produced this machine-made wave of exhortation. One newspaper sn.ra that Gernivs lis her teetji so deep into Verdun that she cannot- get them out. I o-day's Kolnische Volksnei-tung contains an article by its correspondent on the Western front, dated July 13, describing the first days of the Alies' offensive s broking itself vinlv against German resist nee. The writer gives no det.ils, but proceeds: — 'Notwithstndi-ng that the battle was severe—for lie enemy attacked in very -gjrea superiority and the individual IliiHishman is a brave and resolute pin our -relatively, weak in iaiitrv has preformed superhuman deeds and inflicted losses on th« enemy wlrieh lie dememAs is natural in a brav-* -army, British losses in officers are. also v f r .V great, but some educated! ones win are able to form an idea *■ the war said "that cannot hi i lcr us "rom ntal ing ever-renewed attem,ii.s lo vjnfiuifih tllie Germans." i'. ■ the hopes ->f tliei, - whole eouutry are hound up with this thought. Serious as every C ! ""I'lio bci.'a!i e in vpi'ii when we learn tli.-t the nru-td I'l'll'onis of the I nt.e.ile uo'e »n.-li ng ci it's in st«rm-ac l .' -k on all frron:-:. that the Russians vsong-ht to overwhelm t'lio weak places on our east front with their masess, that the Austrian* had retired in Italy, andi that the AngloFrench flood sweoiled up against us in the west, the course of events has hitherto shown that in this greatest, most mighty moment of the <j;reat war our enemies' plans have been brought to nought by the stedfastness, joyful Belt-sacrifice, and conscious strength of our nation in arms. They fell on us simultaneously in order that wo should not throw our troops like shut- < ties on threatened points—now east, now west. Things have gone all right without t'ha't. Imperishable is the heroism of these great days. It i's notice able that the Gorman press gives very few details of the fighting on the western front, and -publishes as little a* possible of the Allies' communiques.