GERMAN SOLDIERS GROWING RESTIVE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14287, 2 May 1917, Page 3

GERMAN SOLDIERS GROWING RESTIVE.

REALISE THEY .ARE: BEING EXPLOITED BY PRUSSIANS.

LONDON, March 23

"It is a' wonderful feeling to stand at Chauny or Ham and know that the French and British cavalry out there artstill driving the Germans back m the first stage of their retreat. That stage may be nearing- the end. It is likely the moment is coming when he wiVmake another desperate stand, as he di<" after the retreat from the Marne, but that will make no -difference m .the fina' result."

'This ia from the London ; Times* correspondent with the Britisli forces m France. He continues :

"Apart from the certainty that m spite of all transparent efforts of tht German press to explain away the rea! reasons of the precipitate retirement the morale of the armies must bo affecte<i by this giving way. There are two sources of weakness iri the German army which are becoming ■■more emphasised One is that the people are realising morr clearly the way m which they are being exploited' by the Prussians. The other is that the private soldiers are growiiv. more and more restive under the arrogance of officers who delude them with further promises of final victory. They may, and no doubt will, make one more stand m the hope of the security of the Hindenbnrg positions, or still further back, but that m all probability is bound to be their last effort."