MILITARY PROBLEMS.
WORIvLS'U iuEM OUT. UERiIAXY MA-\Oiili \ iIIAG ON TUB FKU-YTlliH. FRAACE SUM.UO.SS 125,000 TROOPS,. Received li, 4.30 p.m. i l'.ll'm, S.'pU'illurr 5. France reßents Urnmiiij iun,eiitmtinjj 80,000 troops lor manoeuvres in Alsace-Lorraine, and declines lo sead the customary military mission. it is understood tluil Uie German authorities arc working out Uie problem of wluit wuutU ii.ne happened had tin! J tattle of Splt-heren been a French victory. It is considered coiiceivalile that Gernwiiy iniglit Hit oolitfed to act on flu* defensive in AlsaceLorrainv; in the event of war, anil it is a fundamental .principle of defensive tactics Unit troops should be familiar witii the country they are willed on to defend. The French, 011 their side, have Miuilnojiod 125,00 troops to manoeuvre in the region round Boise, lying between llenians, Nevers, Orleans, and Uhut-i eauroeux, and are working out a scheme somewhat of an analogy to the situation of the French and German nrinies in November, 1870.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 217, 7 September 1908, Page 2
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158MILITARY PROBLEMS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 217, 7 September 1908, Page 2
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