THE SPRING CAMPAIGN.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 18 January 1917, Page 5

THE SPRING CAMPAIGN.

GREAT ATTACKS PENDING. ON ALL MAIN FRONTS. LONDON, Jan. 16. Th e "Times" states that the resumption of the offensive on the main fronts is imminent. The Germans attacked Verdun too soon last year, but that risk will be run by every man on the front';-|n 1917, because the belligerents cannot wait. All are feeling the increasingly severe strain. Router's Agency states that according to Petrograd reports state that von Maekensen's troops are fatigued and ravaged by sickness and privations. The lull in the other theatres is more apparent than real. The most strenuous preparations are preparing on all the main fronts for the resumption on a ; grand scale of operations at the earliest possible moment. Experts point out that the enemy may soon need all his resources for the West. A quick, powerful counter-offensive before the enemy has time to dig in may still transform the whole Roumanian campaign.