THE MIGHTY BATTLE

Waikato Times, Volume 88, Issue 13464, 19 April 1917, Page 5

THE MIGHTY BATTLE

DECISION IMPROBABLE FOR WEEKS STRATEGIC EFFECTS FELT. HINDENBURG DISMAYED. PREPARED ATTACKS ABANDONED. TROOPS RUSHED TO THE WEST. (Uniied Service.) Received April 19, 1.50 p.m. LONDON, April 18. It will probably be weeks before a decision is reached in the present mighty battle, though its strategic effect is already considerable. The Matin says that Hindenburg, who was preparing for attacks on Riga and Italy, was forced to frantically rush troops to the westward.

2,000,000 MEN ENGAGED. SUCCESS OF BRITISH TACTICS. ADOPTED BY THE FRENCH. (Reuter's Telegrams.) Received April 19, 1.50 p.m. LONDON, April 18. Router's representative at headquarters estimates that 2,000,000 men are engaged in the big offensive. The extension of tlie French attack in Champagne illustrates afresh the value of the new tactical method practised by the British at Arras, namely, the constant enlargement of the front as the attack progresses with great strength on the wings, so that when the objective in reached there is no danger of a salient inviting outflanking. The method enables better contact with the troops and facilitates artillery fire.