ARTICLE BY GENERAL MAURICE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 113, 17 May 1918, Page 5

ARTICLE BY GENERAL MAURICE

FO'CH'S APPOINTMENT DEFENDED

WHAT THE GENERALISSIMO HAS

DONE

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association

(Rec. May 17. 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, May to.

General Maurice, in an article in the Daily Chronicle, discusses the appointment of a generalissimo aud Russia's failure bringing a concentration of Germans on the West front which had made the outlook extremely dangerous for the Allies if their defence failed. Previously when attacking there was little likelihood of unpleasant consequences. Therefore, the English and French were able io rub along independently. Command by a committee was tried at Versailles but inevitably failed. The critical days of March made the appointment of a Supreme Commander urgent. When Foch took charge the battle was at - its height and the greatest German concentration was threatening to sever the Anglo-French, but the enemy was checked. The Anglo-French armies are still in direct touch. Amiens remains ours. Such is the present achievement of the man who fought beside the British on the "Marne and commanded during the bloody fighting at Yser, Vi;..;Loos, and the Somme. He has his own particular methods and believes m a staff absolutely under control. 'He lives very simply, with no military ostentation, abhors red taps, and in an emergency scatters stereotyped method the winds. He uses any and every means. The people in England often -sk When will Foch counter-attacic.' The man who was the hero of the Marne and sent during that battle the message—"The enemy is attacking my flanks and threatening my rear; 1 am attacking in front"—can be trusted not to remain on the defensive one hour lortger than prudent generadship demands. THE STEALTHY AUSTRALIAN. LONDON, April 29. air Hamilton Fife referring to the gassing of Ypres, said that a British eas expert vengefully declared:— "Puttino- a thousand Germans out ot action in a fortnight is not good enough for me. I want to kill them. They began this dirty game; we can play quite as well and probably better.' The Australians understand this attitude well. Their sudden, stealthy attacks have made the Germans extremely nervous. They have been obliged tb dig in and wire their positions opposite the Australians more tTian other parts of the IJSC- But this does not check the Ausifralians' activities. They are our most nights doing the most valuable and accurate __ harrying the enemy, and uiinging m prisoners.

COMMANDER SANDERS' DEED

"ONE OF THE GREAT HEROES."

LONDON, March 21.

In a speech at Liverpool,. Lord Jelh" coe, referring to the awards of the V.C.. said he looked upon the late LieutenantCommander E. W. Sanders, Auckland', as one of the great. heroes of the war from the naval point of view. "E> came to see me after he had earned h'V.C, and I had the pleasure of slicing hands with him. The »tory of hit deed has yet to be written, but tinman • who realised what his deed _ wf...■» was his opponent, and I am not giving away any secrets when I say that hi* opponent was a 'German. (Applause). It was with the greatest possible grief that I heard later of Lieutenant-Corn mander Sanders having been killed in the exercise of his duty. He was a New Zealand officer, and I have had painted certain incidents of his exploit which I propose to send to New Zealand after the war ,as a tribute to a very heroic deed.' (Applause.)