A PAPER ADVANCE.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 177, 26 May 1916, Page 2 (Supplement)

A PAPER ADVANCE.

"Every day it is more eleaily evident tint the grandsons before Verdun excel by far their grandfathers beToro Metz."—.Major Moraht in the "Berliner Tageblatt." "Whenco comes this spirit?" asks the troubled Hun. "llow came it that this newest France was born? vV'o tl:ought her glorious tale was p.ast and done And she. effete, dejectea, and forlorn. Would strive a little while upon the field And. at the crucial moment, break and yield. "The men of five-and-forty years ago Were brave, indeed, in their impulsive way. They hurled themselves on the invading foe, Hut. full of dash, they lacked the power to stay. These were the men whom we had hoped to meet And tr.imple under our advancing f cot "Wa thought the British were a worn-out race' But even they. It seems, can hold .1 trench— Fo much so that we thought it no disgrace To turn our kind attentions to the French And swiftly seize Verdun: but now. in truth. We find the nut much harder than tho tooth! "Bui if the lives of Herman troops .ire cheap. Our royal prince finds something cheaper still. Though wooded ridge and well-do fended steep May still defy his hi-li Imperial will, Behold the points lie could not takn with men 'Officially' surrender to his pen! —Touch: tone in 'Paily .Mail.'