General

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 61, 15 March 1915, Page 3

General

NO REASON TO BE DISCOURAGED. THE ALLIES' TASK TO WIN. Times and Sydney Sun Service. (Received 8 a.m.) London, March 13. "Eye-witness" says: "Putting ourselves in the Germans' places, we cannot tail to see that there is yet no reason that an intensely brave, determined, and well-organised army should feel discouraged: The Kaisercan choose at will a Russian, Belgian, or French town at which to make a triumphant appearance; they are fighting in the enemy's devastated country; the tales of victories produced an atmosphere of complete illusion; and their enemy appears to be exhausted, ami, to be engaged in the last despairing efforts to delay the inevitable decision. Also, we mustj not lose sight of the fact that the, national sense of discipline forming: the earliest education of every Ger-| man enables him to gain results with raw troops', which with us is only able' to lie gained after months of training, and enables them to maintain an ttremely high level of efficieAcy after suffering great losses. Their confidence can bo overthrown and their morale broken only by a crushing defeat in the field. This is only attainable by ever-increasing pressure by vast numbers of men and guns."

FINANCING BELGIUM. Paris, March 14. The Budget Committee is submitting proposals for the advance by the Allies to Belgium of £54,000,000 sterling by increasing the limit of -Treasury bonds to £180,000,000 .sterling. ;