HINDENBURG'S PLAN.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 24 May 1917, Page 2

HINDENBURG'S PLAN.

It is the obvious thing for the Germans to act defensively in the West, where numbers and power of munitionmerit are against them, and to concentrate against Russia, which does not . enjoy the name advantages. But what Hindenburg hopes to gain from operations in the Eastern theatre baffles me. At the worst, our Russian friends could retreat still further into Russia, thus lengthening the German communications, and Germany would be no nearer a decisive victory than she was after the capture of Vilna. However, Hindenburg has got to do something + o justify continuance of the war, and as he is an eastener I think we mav safely plump for a continued offensive against Russia. It is quite J on thi) cards, however, that our Russian. ( friends may have some disagreeable sur prises in store for Mackensen. The Riga fighting shows that they have plenty of trump cards, but until the hat ties on the Sereth have had time '<• develop we should do well to reserve oar opinion on the possibilities in the- f'mst. Meanwhile it is our duty to feed Russia with as much war material as possible. H is up to. us, along with Japan, to remedy and deficiencies in big guns, heavy shells, ai><] arrnplr w\ j without which big guns lose half liicir J