THE SPIRIT OF FRANCE.
Mr Robert Blatchford, the wellknown Socialist journaliat, win spent some time in' and around the war area in Prance a couple of months ago, is full of admiration for the spirit of the French. Writing in the Weekly Despatch, he says:—"Women and men are brave, and make the sacrifice- In France the spirit of the people is grand. Those at the front fight with unfaltering courage and with a steadfastness of which few thought the French capable. Those left at home bear the strain bravely, keeping their, fears and passions under control. Tha race is sweet and sound. The French, like the British, have renewed their youth. The soldiers of 1914 ars worthy of the men who hurled back the Austrians and the Prussians over a century-ago. The French fsrm of attack is a warlike advance in sections at open order by rushes, the ressrvea replacing the front line, and the attack being renewed again and again. Time after time tha lines rushed forward, gain ground here and there, and are replaced by other lines. I his method is elastic, tougb, almost übreakable. It is like the slow-going advance and retreat of the tide. It curves and sways aud fluctuates, but it encroaches inch by inch. Surh tactics as thes« demand endurance and perseverance as well as courage, and the French troops are equal to the demand. France-has reinforced her gallantry and daring bv steady patience and cool endurance which all Britons know how to admire " //
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King Country Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 737, 16 January 1915, Page 7
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