"VICTORIOUS FROM ARRAS TO BAGDAD"

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue XLIX, 4 January 1916, Page 7

"VICTORIOUS FROM ARRAS TO BAGDAD"

GERMAN 1 PAPER REVIEWS THE WAR,

LONTJOft, Dec. 31. The yieitung" gives the first GermAfi 'review of the whole war. It admits that Germany's intentions as Tegtt-rds France have not been fulfilled. The Russian campaifn has been broken off beyond l the Poland fortrvsa IU'P'A aVid east of Vilna. The review elatffis that this campaign was a glorious victory, but admits "that it £r«Ves the truth of Ci.ousewitz's diM*mi that it is impossible. 'to effect the conquest of Russia. The W-ttic on the West- front, beginning ift. October, was the greatest defensive battle in history. Thcv lialkaii campaign, joins the Cental PtVvvt'rs up with Bulgaria and Tuvkiiy, separating Russia from the. Western- Powers, and finally solving tlie Balkan question. The enewfej' war, under England's leadership,, has been conducted with a far-reaching policy. England had collected a mighty coalition which held the Balkans in suspense—brought in Italy, and involved tlie United States in the gravest conflict with the Central Powers; but she has not succeeded oti the battlefield. Realising the impossibility of forcing tlie lines on the West, she decided to force the Dardanelles. The ]}lari was good, but the execution wretched. It

might liave succeeded if immediately Turkey intervened England had forced the Dardanelles with large forces, but Turkey,\s .i'Ap.id advance ini the Suez .paririi decided and terrified the English. Turkey, under German advice, gaaned-t-ime, which made the undertaking hopeless in 'the Dardanelles. The attempt wai made with tof) weak forces, and the land, attack was not comprehensive enough. ... London llibh nbped to involve the BjUkans, but had not tlie Courage to withdraw her troops, arid thus admit,defeat ; now the withdrawal has taken place under* Turkish fire. The .same game will be repeated in Macedonia, where a difficult campaign . with, inadequate resouVces witt cii'd in miserable failure:. It is being continued at the demand of France. ■ "We have broken the spell King Edward: laid on. us," says the review, "and stand victorious from Arras to Baghdad." NEW DIABOLICAL GASES. LONDON, Dec. 30. Swiss stories state that German chemist..* are feverishly working at the composition- of new diabolical gases.