A TRIBUTE TO THE AIRMEN

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11501, 2 April 1918, Page 8

A TRIBUTE TO THE AIRMEN

A PRINCIPAL STRIKING FORGE, SITUATION STILL GRAVE. Mr Robinson pays a tribute to tho work of tho airmen in working to the limits of human endurance. The eir foice has ceased to he an auxiliary arm and has become one of the major striking forces. He adds: German success has fallen fir short of expectation?. It was intended to link" 100,00!) yards advance the first day and tho naval division were promised a clean walk through. In essentials, however, the great coup f iled, hut 1 have no desire to minimise tho gravity of the situation. Another great bio is maturing. About 11 If tie- G : ■ man Western strength has '•>? through the furnace and the total a quarter of a million infuvny. men. These divisions are not h ■ ■ parahly shattered and will so m ' • good enough for manning quieter sectors or encage in inter phases of the battle. ~ Tim clouds may he black, hut tho spirits of our men are as fine as ever. Everywhere officers are ready to bet ; -r.y odds that the Germans cannot break thorn.