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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 167, 20 August 1914, Page 4

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When discussing the chances of the leading combatants in the present war, many observers are inclined to misgivings with respect to the ability of the French armies, in cases where they will be left to fight out the issue without help'from the Britishers and Belgians, to resist successfully the German invasion. These misgivings have root in the last Franco-German war, aud are accentuated by the calm audacity with which the Kaiser has arrogated to himself the mantle of Napoleon, and the assurance of the pro-German strategists who simply dote on the German fighting unit. For many people interested in