HUN’S PEAR OF HIS OWN GUNS.

Taihape Daily Times, 16 September 1918, Page 3

HUN’S PEAR OF HIS OWN GUNS.

"We fear nothing but God and our own artillery, ’ ’ a parody of Bisimarck’s saying, “We fear God above, but nothing else in the world.” This notice adorns one of the German dug outs, and it seems that in recent attacks so-called “shorts” have been very prevalent. 'Last year, after the Arras battle, I saw German infantry trying to mob their own artillery in one of our prisoner cages, and similar ill-will is again apparent, says Mr Beach Thomas The feeling, doubtless, does not amount to very much, but evidence accumulates that the German soldiers grow much more critical of the Higher Command and of the causes of the war. The wonderful success of our airmen in directing colunter-battory fire as well ias in bombing, and using the machinegun has had much to do with the loss of reputation of the enemy’s artillery. Men in camps, billots, and hospitals hate the neighbourhood of any gun, however, long its range.