ALLIES' POSITION

Grey River Argus, 13 October 1917, Page 3

ALLIES' POSITION

EVERY REASON TO BE

SAiiSi'lfc.D

BRITISH LOSSES REMARKABLY

LIGHT.

Australian and W.-6. vjable Association.

(Rec. Otcober J2. 7.30 p.m.)

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General Maurice, reviewing the skuation, says:— We have very reason to be pleased with Jan latest advatice. He describes Colonel Moraht's statement that since 20th Sep^rnber the British have lost half a million men as jrrotesque. There have not been that number of men engaged in this serier of battles. Since Jan ; vary ouf total casualties in all theat res have not exceeded half a million.

The submarines have no; delayed our plans in France one hour nor kept back a single round of ammunition. The British are better fed andmore liberally supplied and equipped ilian ever" before.

The importation of war materials into France which was eleven tons hourly had risen to twenty-four tons in the last weeks of September. The railway and canal facilities for transprotinff supplies had bee nenormousIv improved.