NEW ZEALANDERS READY FOR THE ENEMY.
POSSIBILITY OF A RENEWED OFFENSIVE DISCUSSED,
"PLAYING OUT TIME IN A BAD LIGHT."
(Received 8.30 a.m.)
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, January 10.
There has been another snowfall and bitter cold, but the troops both in Bnd behind the lines have stood it well. The weather is now mild, and the thaw has made the roads and camps muddy. Our boys take turns in the front line, and much work has been done repairing trenches.
Whether the enemy will attempt a renewed offensive or not we cannot iay, but if he does we shall be ready for him, and in any such attempt his loeses are certain to be heavy. For the moment we may be said to be in the position of a cricket team -which is playing out time in a bad light, knowing that on the morrow we shall be able to resume the initiative with greater confidence. The moral of our forces is still strong. On the other hand there are evidences of weakening in the ranks of the enemy, and we learn that his accessions from the Russian front are already showing a disposition to desert. In the meantime the Xew Zealanders are alert and active on the Sector the-- are holding.—(Special from >T.Z. Government War Correspondent.)
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 13, 15 January 1918, Page 5
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215NEW ZEALANDERS READY FOR THE ENEMY. Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 13, 15 January 1918, Page 5
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