GERMAN WAR BOASTS

Taihape Daily Times, 28 August 1918, Page 3

GERMAN WAR BOASTS

GENERAL VON STEIN’S FAIRY TALES FOR TEUTONS. Amsterdam. A Berlin telegram says that on the l second reading of the German Army Estimates in the Reichstag, the War Minister. General von Stein, gave a brief survey of the present military situation, “The victory of the German Crown Prince.” he said, “was one of the gravest defeats of the entire campaign for the Entente. Only by throwing in the French reserves on the Somme and Flanders was the enemy able to patch together the torn British front. With unexampled rapidity, exceeding even the advance in the Italian theatre of war last autumn, the attack led to a victorious march across the Aisne to the "Marne, Great parts of the French army have been beaten. General Foch’s so-called army of reserve now exists nc- more. Besides losses of men the enemy has suffered an enofmous loss of war material and war material and war equipment. The Entente are fully conscious of the seriousness of their position. They openly admit the melting away of their troops, and comfort their people with the saving help of America. American troops have for the first time appeared on the battlefroht, though only at the moment when our advance had come to a halt on the Marne. Like the French reserves they were thrown into the battle in vain counter attacks, and suffered the same fate. Other American troops are on quiet sectors of the front. Their number and strength have so far been far below what we were led to expect. We regard our incomparable army with gratitude and admiration. The same dash which in 1914 led us into’ the enemy country and decided tnc war in the East still lives to-day, as well as the spirit of absolute superiority over the enemy.

The enemy is not yet prepared for peace. It is stilt the day of the swore, but the sword has kept sharp. We look forward to the issue of the struggle with complete confidence.”