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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 279, 4 May 1915, Page 6

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':'■,'['. :; ■; ii . ; ;; ,-; i'! i'r.u.;.v i.n - : ::;:.!r.-.h: i':-;' of the j':iii:.:i i:.-;p:<ii- j ed Uk : !■,,',■,.; : .sk-nf t--.rl:>y and 'di.-w*- i 'l'l'dcod, I;i,:t is no Moult of .the (.v!-! imv as i :>::■ (o-dav. I :irn as confident as 'd-e-'al (Van!'.' was when lie t<m:< i-:)!::i!-.:'.r:.l of the Army of (In: Poleirue. He. k;-|.|. ill it !>:!(! so'shall we." ; O'.i 'a iiMi;- (side before tiift ' ac!!;i.!!!;li'V were a nam'), v of maps and reports. Otherwise ihc r„;:n who directs I hi; oners ihs:s cf ike l'.riHsli Army in Fiviiio appeared complelc'y dissociated rdi'mit the (own. It was to lip ota"m'd, however, that 111" ho.ois of the (1, pa'.tmoi:ts rtport to rield-Marshal Vrencli immediately upon ", telephone request. ])'.!(:■({!:!) TKXACfTx A FACTOP. Looking younger limn his photographs make hi.n appear, rei-.dy and alert, Sir .fo!:!i shoved 1:0 si;,nis of the .strain of the hist ciyhi mouths as lie stood before liis nnen grille lire and talked of his eampiipi and the war. ''What were ilia most important eonfactors making your retreat from lions cectire against ovcnvhelmin:; odd-:'!" Sir .John was asked. "The (lowed tenacity, of our little ReRiikir Army, which contested every foot of trie ground as we foil back," was the

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CUAII Y sUlb LUljsH On the retreat from Mows at Lo Citiiu w wn a th open couiiu\ mil in > \ii) dubious po ition, and tin (.iiiiiin uiibition 'ii tin nnnilnli turn if ou lttlc un> im„ht liui been Kilisul if cm bid not b"n iquil to tin tnk if the flinki oi oui sti ulj discipiinid it gull's lew Vmniiaii piobably ire as finu 1 u a ub tl i n 11,1 m ms of om t ml Wlr is is ii Jjhn lb his in uli i tlioi ough stud-,- of them, and from them hi i di wn Its ona wiik.li lit his found helpful in France. He mentioned 'Stonewall Jackson. ''To me, Oeneral Jacksou was more like Cromwell than any other leader in history," said the British coiiiiiuinder. "A heroic, .martial figure, whoso wonderful career came to the happy close a soldier desires in the hour of victory. I :have followed all his marches and battles with unflagging admiration. Ho had the religious exaltation of Cromwell, his dash and determination, and his ready strategy and the genius of inspiring his troops with his own indomitable spirit of energy. <: But of all your commanders, Robert E. Lee, in his patience, his resource, hia poise, his soundness of judgment and bis possession of the qualities of high com. maud in all emergencies, is foremost, in my opinion." . ;

IMPORTANCE OF ARTILLERY. "A good deal has been said about tho novel conditions which trench warfare iii this war lias developed," was tho next thing said' by the correspondent; "has it changed the qualities required of a soldier?" "No," he replied. ''Human nature remains the same, and it is the man who gives and takes the blows, whatever the nature of his weapons. Courage, discipline and tenacity are still the dominant elements of success." •'■And the. guns; it has boeit repeatedly stated that this has become a war of artillery." "I think there has been an inclination, to exaggerate the importance of artiliery," Sir John answered. "No doubt of the three arms, artillery lias increased in relative importance. It may fake a dozen shells to get one man, and one bullet will get one man. The weapons which decide the day are the rifle and the machine gun, and the infantry is still the queen of battles," PAYS GIITVALROU3 TRIBUTE. As a soldier speaking of his enemy, Sir John French was far from deprecating the fighting qualities of the Germans. To the troops of Emperor William he paid a. soldier's chivalrous tribute. "Hut they are no greater than other soldiers," he said. "I attribute their valor and ther well-disciplined cohesion to the fact that from the cradle they are taught discipline and to worship their Emperor and the Fatherland," and that.it is their duty to die for the Fatherland when their Emperor commands."

"As to the conduct of the Germans, is it as bad as represented?" was asked of Sir John. "Have they consistently broken the rules of civilised warfare 1" ' l''or the first time the British commander hesitated before speaking. Evidently as a soldier he wished to lie entirely just to his enemy. "Yes," he replied, "in "many instances their conduct has been bad, very bad; I know it has been.*' This declaration was made with firm conviction. "But it has varied. It has

■| •'■ co:- : : .:;: ';;•• :';-;ov.-.i-, < f outrages, >''.' ('•':'..•. !••■'. ;>■ ('';■ i.:"in, (U'l'i'.Kin ■■_■■•-■■'■'■ !■ ' ! =- j-i-'l----- :i;!.,,i! the i'i!:,.i-iicior of 'I; 1 ; ' •'■'• -■': ■' he; [>.'.- i ; :c:!io;i. To it ; :".' "• ' : :' !!■<• ■ : !i-!i'vv of t'ii-ir disastrous •''■■'•:■.'. i i 1 i'.'n, v.-liich i!i : y!;f, v.e'l have h'' hoi'. 1!:.- !'rr,!:di -:, d tl:e. •vorld in .'.' : -—1 'o "I'liiil." olial till l (lenium inilii ■'.■/ :■:.". ■•.'!,!• • we.; heavci-hoi n and irre- '• ■'"•'•■'. '!!■" .'";■; :'t.'i a!. ■ .■..:!-,• ]i <; c Icai'n- ' ! i''", i(.i';)':i;y, and i!:o world noon •-•• •. ii' ii ha; i:"t. I need rot *;,cak l i' I heir .-!'!;;' : ve::c:nMi!p or their '■i:'-'.':!.".-- in 11; i'. i !■■- the <'i'ri:\,-!!is bach : '-' p '"' ■'■'■'' '■:: , rr.r. T.:ey Ituve. the dull o' X::;;o:r:e;'s 1;;:;e, t!::i:i!:s to tile spur <■ n::"rel noihh:>oe. ?.!;-n for man '■'''•■y ' i: ''' J'' 1 ;'" 1 ' than the Oerm.-uis today, :u:d their army has continually improved t eiue the v.:r bci/cn, while the ('■•.•■■■■•• i e:'!;:y H-: dels-'ioraiod. _ "We l.l'.vn abundant cvidr.nr of the i i■•.•■■.!.■;; ■. dolor:'-." I.iiu; o-i our c>-.v;i front. '•'he'r epochs Inc.!. Ed 11:,. former vigol . :\\i ! : i!!V;t. Np;iv« OhauVir was an ii\: ;■'!!■ :.:uil. victory; U ' provcl Hint 'villi a >;;. Ron;. p-i ,:i we eouhl put the ene.:ny out of a, \vi-13-fr,rLiiit'-l position ,' :(! "«/ ; r " i tlw {[ratifying thinsp! to us," !:>;' ;)M'-'.-'h <_*<ir-iin:;:i(li<"-:'i-C"r]icif said, in ''o::.<i:o op, "is hiny w!! our Territorial* have done once their yicriod of preparation vus over and they iiad an opportunity. I believe they occupy much the Kimo relation-'to our forces as your Xatio:i;il (,'nard:! does to yours. They'have our expectations. As for the Canadians, 1 cannot pay too high a trihute to them."