WHAT THE PAPERS SAY

North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13181, 9 October 1914, Page 6

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY

Modem war in general «,w° oo f" f ,nnn fonn of it in pabular, throws'a ; pcculiaily heavy tho sub j Oulnwto ofliccrs aiid tho men. The do- , Btiuetivo firo of artillery and the inodoiii riflo i;aa imposed itself in « tno p)s-tho fb|i»ati9" nnutt W Ivojjo \ amhudcly oxtended; the offensive is a » particulaily pcnlous voiitmc.- Add to , that the flanking attack requires heavy and sHiitmuithing, and sdn.o idea can bo gamed of tlio bunion thiust upon ofliccrs and men-Daily News jm ' * Gratitude to Russia. Giatitudo to Russia foi hoi share in ' ti, c deduction of Gciniany'B sinister plans .....st ..ot be forgottoji i|i tho io> joltings of the success of tho Anglo rrench vietoM It is not to be expected that such a groat and {ion as Germany'can be quickly crushcd. t Many bitter be ; ,i,adc' bofovo': German,'.Ciesarisiu is ; scotched, completely. But at least au excellent beginning has now boon made, and all the allied armios aro in great heart to pursue thoiivMyaiitagcs, and to'strike hoiiid those'shattering blows th a t must be struck before this war is endcil.—Daily Telegraph.

Disturbance of Oversea Trade. .'.■ Tho disturbance of oversea trado-so far as that is due to the cuciny's ileotis already reduced to small dimensions, and we, may confidently /expect, it, to lessen steadily. Of course, tho eoudi-. tions in,a naval; war withj Germany arc singularly favourable to, us/for while wo have all the oceans open to us, we stand like a breakwater in Germany' 3 path. But these conditions only show tho more clearly the significance of the working of sen power,/even before it offers us the dramatic trophy of a.great victory at sou-Daily News. ; Gornjan Sliotiay. \., : ;•.,' We have;, ono' great, asset- in;; our favour. Ocrmaiiy Ims too often been tlontqnt to distribute: shoddy over, the earth (wo may, indeed, find bftforo many weeks have the <ihoddiiiC3S of her most vital posscssions),and the English reputation for excellence of workmanship and material still happily continues. While our spldicrs and our sailors aro- lighting the German army and navy, our traders aro also waging patriotic wiir, and victory, tfo are convinced, will reward them all.—Express.. Louvain and Termonde. There was cruelty, aud callousness in IS7O, but nothing approaching this. Early in the bombardment of Paris, German Troehii scut out a parlcnictitaire to von Moltko td remonstrate against tho continual shell firo against'schools, and hospitals protected both by tlio Red Cross flag and by international sentiments of humanity. Moltko did not justify or glory in the deed, but replied speciously that it was an accident, owing to the great distance and the fog. When the batteries got nearer, ho added grimly, tho guuuors could be more discriminate in their aim. There arc no such eolonrublo excuses.possible for tho sack and savagery witnessed in the war of 1914.—Australasian.