A NEUTRAL FORECAST.
PARIS, Jam hi. J well-known neutral, who has just arrived Horn Berlin, stales that a great offensive has been decided upon >directly the weather conditions will 'allow it.LThe main blow will ha aimed at Verdun Secondary offcusives will be made , against Calais and Italy. The Crown and General Ludendoiff have regained all their o'l'd ipllujence. Gener ral Liindendorfl' 'is of opinion that there are three, out of four eha(nces (h<U, the coming offensive will I>u successful. Other Generals, point owl that the last effort at Verdun failed owing to mud. This time they will I Vr careful (o choose a favourable season. Apart from live .great anuv entrusted with (he offensive, twenty divisions'will be held in; reserve, and will be uselri as a last, extremity as (heir moral is poor. The neutral adits that, although the German machine lis as powerful as ever it is likely to collapse att the lirslnrilitnry failure. Then masses of pacifists in the arm,v and civilians will bring the responsible,, paHieS’ to account.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 7672, 17 January 1918, Page 3
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171A NEUTRAL FORECAST. Temuka Leader, Issue 7672, 17 January 1918, Page 3
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