The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, August 5, 1915. CLIMAX OF THE STRUGGLE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1433, 5 August 1915, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, August 5, 1915. CLIMAX OF THE STRUGGLE.

An official Note issued in Pelrogard on June 14, regarding the composition and numbers 01 the German Array stated ; beginning of the war the Germans had on the two fronts 92 divisons of infantry, composed of four regiments each. The increasing of these forces by ulterior formations brought the total of troops up to 1 <| l divisions. This has probably exhausted the possibilities of increasing the numbers of German infantry. Among the so-called new divisions the regrouping of certain old units has to he recognised. The distribution of these divisons along the two Ironts has fluctuated during the whole period of the war, according to the plans of the German Staff, During the first days of the war six-sevenths of the original forces invaded the western front. The defeat inflicted on the Germans on the Marne, together with the menace of our invasions of Eastern Prussia and the Austrian defeats iu Galicia, forced the German staff to undertake the transport of troops to the easteru front. Continued efforts of the Russian Army, which was always threateuing a blow from the east as well as German distrust of the Austro-Huugarian Army, obliged the Germans to concentrate on the eastern front forces more than four times as large as the contingent originally used against Russia. In the west the successful attacks by the allied troops 1 forced the German command to keep there forces much superior in quantity to those which had crossed the Frauco-Belgian frontier. Thus the intensity of the struggle, which is becoming greater in the west as well as in the east, has attained an extreme limit. The situation necessitates the introduction of fresh troops on the part of Germany and AustriaHungary. Nevertheless, the sources of their forces cannot remain the same. The forces which our common enemy is opposing to us find bef ore them the unshakable resistance ot the allied armies, which are supported by the growth of the means and material at their disposal, and are strong in a profound faith of the justice ot their cause. The facts cited above

augur well for the future success which will be attained by the undivided efforts of the allies, their common sacrifices, and their mutual esteem, founded upon a complete and disinterested union.”