GERMANS IN A VICE.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 565, 1 December 1915, Page 7

GERMANS IN A VICE.

CONVULSIONS OF A BEAST AT BAY. FRENCH GENERALS' SUPREME CONFIDENCE IN VICTORy. By Cable.—Tress Association.—Copyright. . (Received December 1, 8.10 a.m.) ; ; 30. . general.; being'interviewed- sajjj-:-"In September of last year, wlien we repulsed liis offensive, the enemy lost the game. That victory gave the Allies' the essential factor, time/to enable them to organise for effective operations. Caught in a vice, the enemy is struggling desperately to free himself bjr attacks on the Yser, the offensive against the Russians, and the campaign in the Balkans, but liis convulsions are those of a beast at bay. "The enemy's recent successes have' been made possible, by the treason of Bulgaria, but he will "nol! modify the strategic situation by his soldiers being transported to the west, re-trans-ported to the east, and then to the south. "The enemy's armies are exhausting themselves, and the courage'of the Germans is rapidly deteriorating. The issue must be fatal to the Teutons, and nothing but lack of energy on our part can save them. Shall we have the necessary energy to go on to the end? "Travel about France, and you see in everyone th.e.unchangeable will to persevere to the end." '' Times'' and '' Sydney Sun'' Services. ' (Received December 1, 8 a.m.) LONDON, November 30. General Joffre, on being interviewed, said that the French lines are unbreakable, and tliat Germany is weakening herself in extending her frqnt and making an effort to reach Constantinople, but the war axis is in France, where the end will come. Germany is aware of this, and is keeping two-thirds of her strength in France. "She is strong," he added, "but we shall beat her."