EARLIER NEWS.
SITUATION IN THE WEST.
CHEERING REPORT BY
" EYE-WITNESS."
ENEMY ON THE DEFENSIVE
LONDON, January 7. "Eye-witness," Colonel Swinton, of Headquarters Staff, reports:—
"The situation at tho New Year is moro favourable than at any time since tho outset. Tho British forco has swelled to a great and steadily increasing army, which is inured to war, and is able to look back on a record of hard fighting such as has seldom been experienced in the past. Tho enemy's rolo is essentially defensive. The Allies aro steadily carrying on tho process of attrition, which will eventually brins the war to an end."
"Ei'o-witi-css' also reports that an officer with twenty-five men on the British right centre attacked one of the enemy's trenches on tho evening of the 3rd. Tho party surprised tho sentries and bayoneted twenty men, suffering only three casualties.
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Press, Volume LI, Issue 15172, 9 January 1915, Page 9
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