COPYING THE BRITISH.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14596, 4 May 1918, Page 8

COPYING THE BRITISH.

GERMAN PLAN OF ATTACK,

OFFICERS NOW HEAD ]\IEN

LONDON, Ajpril 21. . Mr.. Pirrie 'Robinson, correspondent of the .Times ■ at • British headquarters, telegraphed yesterday : — Reviewing the oorf r tensive we have little cause 1 for discouragement so far,-but rather for : increased confidence. Best of all, the fighting has brought out the unity and the great spirit 'of comradeship ih 'the British and French armies. The eneniy sought to Separate them, but he only welded them. "The German method lof advancing its infantry m ciVdlees streams -behind ma-chin6-giuts, after the penetration' of the battle lines diiffers little .from th'o plan oh which we have attadked "kiiic'e the' early days of the Scfmnle. In opp'^iirtgenemy masses with 'infantry waves the Germans ate largely copying us," 'though they have increased the use of machineguns, which'have been the backbone of their strength since Ihe beginning of the war.

"Another evidence of the imitation of the British is that German officers have recently been leading "their men, instead of driving them. Hence the casualties 'among officers have been more numerous. Many have shown great gallantry. •One man armed only with a light cane 'and with an Overcoat Across lii s left 'arm, led an attack on our trenches, aiid iknocked ' aside 'with his cane a British officer's pointed revolver. A soldier then shot tho Gerindn dead.

; Sections of the eneYny rank and. file 'and machine-gunners show high quali-' ties, but it remains generally true that! jour men are better than the Grermahs,' This has never been mqre cldarly shoiva' than m recent days, when, though the enemy enormously preponderated, iso-, lated parties of British beat theifl off, and fought a way out, and rejoined the British lines." . . . :