GERMANY’S FIGHTING STRENGTH.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10117, 26 October 1917, Page 5

GERMANY’S FIGHTING STRENGTH.

HER CHANCES OF WINNING PASSED, COLON EL REP 1 NGTON’S ESTI MATE. LONDON. Oct. 24. Colonel Repington, who visited the Americans at the front, says General Pershing could pat some divisions into the firing lino now, but is resolved to perfect his- armies before ho undertakes a gigantic battle. Excepting air and water, all the supplies for the troops are coming from America, as arc also great quantities of rolling stock. Dealing with the general position, Colonel Repingion says: —Ascertainable figures show that the chances of Germany winning by dint of numbers have long since passed, t he German lighting strength is now 0,/50.000 whereof 2,200,000 are in the West, 1,200,000 in the East, and the balance m depots garrisons and administrative services. J hero are probably 500,000 reserves, including 360.000 partly twined of the 1919 class, which with recovered woundeds, arc only available for reinforcements. If the 1918 lighting is on a similar scale to this and last year s, Germany will bo compelled to use the 1920-21 classes next year, or else weaken and reduce the divisions. She will probably make su-per-human efforts this winter to equal the British artillery output and boat ns in the air. but this will not make any easier the maintenance of her infantiv strength. NEW LABOUR LEADER. LONDON. Od. 22. Mr W Adamson, M.P., succeeds Mr Henderson in the leadership of the Labour Party in order to release Mr Henderson for the purpose of umlerlabing propaganda for (lie new Labour organisation,