THE FRENCH SUCCESSES.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 August 1916, Page 5

THE FRENCH SUCCESSES.

| THEIR STRATEGIC VaLUE j SYSTEM OF WARFARE PERFECT. Received August 11, 10.45 p.m. New York. August 14. The New York Times' correspondent. at 'Paris, cabling on Sunday, says that the strategic value of yesterday's French successes north of the Souiin'e consists of stra ight(riiiii'.; the Allic-' line and stopping ihe German enfilading lire against tile I'lentil po.-itions, which formerly composed a client .south of the river. The rapidity, accuracy, and complete-ne.-s with which the appointed objects were reached, but nowhere rashly surprised. pioves that the French have nowevolved a perfect system of warfare, against which tlie G.ernians are impotent. OX THE ROAD TO PEROX'XE. The French are now within a mile ;md a half of the route nationale running from Bethune to Pennine, whose possession will mean piercing the whole German scheme f>f defence to Pioirdy. Tiles-c succcsse-. have also relieved the adjacent British. PROGRESS SLOW. HUT SURE. The progress ot the Allies in the West 1- slow, but sure. Their task is to hold the Germans with inexorable pressure, while the Russians' advance scatters the Austro-Germans. until in the East and alike the Teutons are involved in final disaster. THE DECISIVE FACTOR. j pMi ARTSCX OF MAN i-'Ort.i.tt.. I AXZACS DUBBED AMATEURS. .New York, August 13. The New York Times says that man sircngtli will he the decisive factor in the war. The best information indicates that the Allies have 23,000,000 effectives, and the Teutons 10,000,000. The World's Paris correspondent, descubing the Somme fighting, says that the Ai ::acs were more terrific in the attack tlan the French colonials, but tliey liaid the price of still being amateurs while the French colonials are seasoned professionals. The correspondent believed that the Anzacs, backed by the French nrtilllery, are next to invincible. HUN BRUTALITY, BRITISH SOLDIERS' SUFFERINGS. Received August 14, 0.20 p.m. Paris. August 14. Le Journal states that the British, having to abandon a trench, six soldiers were accidentally left behind. The German; kept them in the front line benches for a week without food or water. Several times each day tliey made the 'prisoners sic 011 the parapet as a. target lor their comrades' bullets. Three, died. The fifth day tile British re-captured the trench and returned, lint one of the men has iince succumbed. GERMANS DII. OF STARVATION. London, August 13. A headquarter correspondent gives curious install. < of the isolation of parts of a v.-iil, uttlefield by artillery barrages. Ti ■ . - of Germans who were cut off died of starvation with the ex-ec,,t-on if -nme officers who crawled through the nntain of fire. GERMANS REPULSE ATTACKS (?) London, August 13. A German communique says the. whole Allied forces united to attack the entire front from Thirpval to the Somme. The attack, between Thiepval and Guillemont broke down, with the heaviest losses. Southward as far as the Somme heavy hand-to-hand fighting with the French forces continued all night, and is still in progress near Maurepas and eastward of Hem. The French it.taek against Biachcs has completely broken down. We repulsed enemy reconnoitring detachments at various points. CONSOLIDATION AXD PROGRESS. Paris, August, l.'i. A communique states: We consolidated the conquered ground northward of the Somme. We slowly progressed southward of Fleury. Our air squadrons dropped 120 bombs on the railway station at Metz-Sablons and railway workshops and barracks at Metz