Hindenburg’s Memo.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 March 1917, Page 1

Hindenburg’s Memo.

LONDON, March 18

The “Daily Chronicle” correspondent at the French front quotes Ilindenburg’s memorandum to his comma lining officers, in which he refers io the lessons of tfhe Verdun failures. Jle says that the extraordinary number of German prisoners who gave themselves up without serious resisi”

ante showed that the morale of ccrtan of the troops was bad, and the reasons for this should be sought.

The old spirit of the German infantry must be revived; fortified zones must be constructed enablng the positions to be held.

Deep underground shelters in the advanced trenches were forbidden as they were mere montraps. General Hiiulenburg emphasised the imporitanco of an artillery climax immediately prior to infantry attacks ana consideration for the economy of munitions must thou bo ignored.

He concludes hv insisting that the war has confirmed the superiority of massed formations in attacks over an others. Haig’s ReportA Big Advinctj LONDON, March ■ 18. General Haig reports: Wo occupied Nesle, Chatlines and Peronno, ana pressed hack the German rearguard. We advanced several miles during the past twenty-four hours to a maximum depth of ten miles on a front ot forty-five .miles from south of Ghanines to the neighbourhood of Arras. Besides these three towns we also occupied over sixty villages. Two German raids reached our trenches nonth-caa'fe of Venter. North-east of Vermellcs there was great aerial activity.. German Report LONDON, March 19. A German wireless official: In the sections of territory which we cvactuaitod between Arras and the Aisne there has only been fighting at a few points between our covering troops and the enemy cavalry and infantry. ’’There was livelier fighting between Ochrida and Prcspalake and northward of Mon astir but no decision has been reached. Munition ExplosionCOPENHAGEN, March 18. Advices from tlio frontier state that a munition factory at Cologne blew up on Thursday, and it is reported that hundreds of workmen were killed.