GERMAN STRATEGY REVIEWED.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 310, 6 October 1915, Page 3

GERMAN STRATEGY REVIEWED.

RUSSIANS UPSET PLANS. GERMANS SURPRISED IN WEST. LONDON. Oct 4. The Times says: The German plan on the western front trusted to a vigorous defensive while turning all the available weight against Russia. The obvious plan was to fake advantage of the thoroughly bad Russian situation, and endeavour to round up the armies and compel them to sue for peace. Wise Russian strategy prevented this. The Czar’s assumption of the command

negatives the hope of a premature peace, and promises that the Russians will defend their territory to the Volga if necessary, until the enemy is worn out. German headquarters did not. expect the Allies to recommence in the west so soon after the summer offensive arrived, therefore, with their unaltered plan they were now facing the future with profound anxiety, knowing that they are deeply committed to the invasion of Russia, and that they are unable to abandon it without admitting that their cause is lost. Probably they will continue to atach at any cost until destruction is achieved, because the

danger of giving Russia time in which to recuperate it ton deadly a risk to face. The Germans constructed line after line of defended positions in the west, believing that, the strength of tho linos and the number of troops would prevent a general uprooting. It lias been shown that the A Dies are now so well-armed that they are able to wreck the strongest defences. This has changed the situation and may vitally affect the whole course of the war. We

must create fresh armies to prosecute

the If) I<s campaign to a successful issue, in order to balance the disaster of the practical elimination of Russia.