WESTERN.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6300, 29 September 1915, Page 5

WESTERN.

MOVING BACK THE GERMANS.

ShouM be Driven Over Rhine in Two Months.

London, Sept 27 Olouel Maud, the well-known military author, is of opiniou that with reasonable luck the Allies should drive the Germaus back iv two mouths to the Rhine. Other critics deprecate undue optimism. {ho present arc only the opening uwca in a game which may coutinuc for days aud weeks, but there is ceueral relief at the apparent end to a period of waiting which pessimists bad construed us paralysis.

Tho Pall Mall Gazette considers the advance on the Meuiu io;id en sure* iiortli La i)a«ee, and is also ■Iwkliug the attack* ihe real British objective is '<eus, whore there are at least two corps. The French advance io Champagne implies tho engagement of at least live army corps. We are now within three miles of tliy railway iv the Souvain region, with the small rivers Aiue aud Tourbe on cither flank ; hence we should be able to take the road against expected strong counter-attacks.