THE STORY OF PASSCHENDAELE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12018, 8 March 1920, Page 8

THE STORY OF PASSCHENDAELE.

Second Edition.

WHY OUR BOYS WERE SACRIFICED. MURDERED BY POLITICIANS. United Press Association—By Eleo trie Telegraph—Copyright Received March 8, 1 p.m. - Montreal, March 2. General Carrie, addressing the Old Comrades’ Association of Princess Patricia’s Regiment, revealed the inner story of Faaschendaele Ridge. He said that the politicians rudely interfered with Foch’s and Haig s plans for 1917. Owing to submarine depredations there were sometimes only four to seven days supplies in France, and the British Army had to fight. The morale of the Army began to bs atfected when every effort to capture Passcbendaele failed. Government was not willing to find what terms could be secured and General Haig decided, for the sake of the morale to take a position ■which had previously 'defied all assaults.