Retreat Means Victory.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1917, Page 1

Retreat Means Victory.

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association < and Reuter.) 1 LONDON. March *2. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Rotttrdam correspondent says: —German newspapers have taken great pains to prove (that the retreat means victory, and all it correspondents at the front suggests it that the object is to upset the Allied c plans for their offensive. Major Moraht’s latest argument is t {that 'those not understanding strategy 1 must have full confidence in General Hindonburg, and those undtrstanding t strategy must appreciate what is hap- a pening. e A Paper’s View. 1 c LONDON, March 22, ] The “Lokal Anzieger’” says: We it have retired to new positions behind in d a country of which wo know every inch, and the enemy knows nothing and the c great Anglo-French spring offensive is reduced to nothing and the enoiny has lost ifclio new Somme battle before it is fought, while Germany, by a stroke of genius retains her full freedom for a decisive movement. The Mocwe- l a. AMSTERDAM, Marcn zz s , Berlin official:— Our auxiliary S( cruiser Mowewe returns home after her vv second cruise in the Atlantic. +,j

A ileftisal. AMSTERDAM, March 22. It is rumoured that Holland has refused 'America’s request to admit American armed merchantmen- .to Dutch ports, and it is assumed therefore that Anglo-American shipping is entirely debarred.

The “Jlamdelsblad,” suggests fhat Abglo-America will ceiitainly regard this as an unfriendly act.

Sn Germany 'ROTTERDAM, March 22. Forty thousand mimitioiv workers t.u Dusseldorff have struck as a protest against short rations. AftIUSKMM, March 22. The bye-clcction at Potsdam for .» successor to Herr Licbknecht resulted in an overwhelming ' majority for Alehring, a Socialist, who has been long under preventive arrest. AMSTERDAM,- March 22. The “Voerwaerts” referring to Russian developments says it would be a dahigcrous mistake if equal suffrage wore not introduced in Prussia during ! the war. . ' S Chinese Arrested, i } •AMSTERDAM, March 22. Eighty Chinese students ait Benin have been arrested on a charge of , conspiracy, but the Chinese Consul protested. ’ " 1 i Confidential Instruct ons. i —* i The German Way. LONDON, March 23 < 'The full text is published of remarkable confidential instructions officially issued to German newspapers t bow to discuss the unlamented Hub- c marine war. t These instructions declare that the o expression of opinions on the submarine war encourage the enemy. The determined approval of the entire people must be rung out from the press,.and all factors carefully weighed, as now it is a question of the best | )( and only means' of securing speedy vie- T lory. c The Press must use outward forms oi of friendliness towards America other- G wise the danger of America’s partieipa- hi tion in the war will be increased. 31 The newspapers are requested to asuort that the German navy is firmly w , confident, and that Britain’s relerentvs to their perfected defences were refut- p ed by results and the personell of the enemy’s mercantile marine is weakened a ] and their material used up. m The papers are requested to employ q all psychological weapons with the view of spreading fear among enemy n a'hd neutral crews. t!