THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE." HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1917 ALLIES' PROGRESS.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 21 June 1917, Page 2

THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE." HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1917 ALLIES' PROGRESS.

THE messages recently sent by Reuters correspondent (from headquarters) look like a hint to the public that the experience of Messines has shown that henceforth, the work of turning the enemy out can be done without waiting for the engineers. The engineers were six months getting into position. The first official report made it appear that they had taken a year to delve their way into position for blowing up the enemy. But a subsequent message reported that the tunnels were all ready for business by January last. But even six months is a formidable demand when the war has to be won quickly. Hence this assurance that the help of the engineers will not be required in future for the reduction of the enemy's positions. It seems to tell us that the. British General is going to rely on the guns, and his infantry to turn the enemy out of the countries he is occupying. Therefore we conclude that any position the enemy may establish to hold up or delay the advance of the British armies will be reduced by the now magnificent combination of artillery and infantry attack. As the British artillery and infantry both have established a strong ascendancy over the enemy, we may regard the days of the enemy's occupation of France and Belgium as numbered. As the withdrawal of the Northern portion of the enemy's lines must cause a corresponding withdrawal in the South, the. French will have the opportunity to play the same game of artilleryinfantry attack. We begin now to see the lines on which the campaign on the Western front is going to develop.