Germans Lose 600,000 in Four Months.
Australian and ,N.Z. Cable Assoc. Rec July 22, 8 55 a.m.
London, July 21. Colonel Repiogton, the military critic, estimates that during the four months' campaign the German losses cannot be less than 600,000. The successive oiforfs show steadily diminishing results while the Allies' hopesfor the future are greater. He attributed 1 Ludendorfi'd reluctance to attack at A rnieus or in the north, and the avoidance of Rheitns, to iuternal German trouble?, r,vhile his strategy waa affected by the dread of losing men. Colonel ttepiugton adds ; " The cheerful Tommies are convinced they can do what they like with the rest of the German armies. When the scales are beginning to turn our fii3e ; must b9 moI and prudent. The | Americans mo the last arby of reserve of civilisation. The Allies must not open a great offensive till they have the superiority of force to ensure victory."
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 7012, 22 July 1918, Page 3
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