THE Pukekohe and Waiuku times PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1916 THE ALLIED ADVANCE.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 190, 11 July 1916, Page 2

THE Pukekohe and Waiuku times

PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.

TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1916 THE ALLIED ADVANCE.

The Official Organ ot . The Franklin County Council. The Pukekche Borough Council. The Tuakau Town Board. The Karaka Road Board. The Pokeno Road Board. The Wairoa Road Board. The Papakura Town Board. Tho Waikato River Board. The Mercer Town Board. The Manurewa Town Board

" We not fang extenuate, nor sat down auoht in malir.e. 1 '

When the history ot the Great War ia written it will probably be described in a series of phases, commencing with the German invasion of" lielgium as the first phase, tlun the inarch towards Paris?, to be followed in succession by the German retreat from the Marne and (Jurcq, the (Jallipoli phr.se, the Kussian retreat, the naval phase, the Allied advance, and the following phase?. Eminent military authorities have repeatedly stated that in order to win the war it was

essential for Germany to win it quickly, whilst she— fully equipped alter twenty years of careful planning and preparation—was in lull lone, and before the Allies could recover from her initial shock and impact. Consequently, in the first phases German strategy was purely aggressive, and was characterised hy a ruthlcssnesF, inhumanity and disregard of all Hie recognised laws governing war-

fare. Tha moment when her j legions were rolled back from the environs of Paris to the Ourcq, the Marne, and to the present lines, marked the far beginning of their failure; for, although through her plentitude of munitions and supplies she succeeded in forcing the Russians back last year, and sjcceßsfully invac"ed Servia; though by subtlety and diplumatic skill she embrcihd Turkey and Bulgaria in the malsetrom, endeavouring to alienate Japan's aid by fomenting trouble between her and China, and threatens to prevent America assisting with munitions by embroiling her in a war with Mexico, she is still no nearer the attainment of success. With Turkey and Austria demoralised, Bulgaria on the horns of a dilemmH, the Russians smashing through Galicia, the British blockade tighter than ever, Turkey helpless, Italy advancing in the Trentino, Roumania suspiciously silent and watchful, and the Salonika army poised like a sledge-hammer ready to tall at any unexpected moment, the position of Germany ib, to say the least of it, unenviable. Hitherto Germany's strategic operations have been aggressive. Present indications Hre that, in the new phase just begun, she may have to act on the defensive, and there are not wanting eminent military critics who affirm that she has never anticipated or prepared for defensive warfare, and that her troops and their leaders will not fight eo well in their new role.