The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-06
YERDUN WILL NOT
FALL, SAYS PRINCE
Andre POniatowski Asserts
Germans Are Sacrificing
Flower Of Their Army.
HERE ON FRENCH MISSION

Prince Andre Poniatowski. who IL at
tached TO the French War Office, arrived
aDoaid the French liner E.spagne ycstcr-
day on his second oficiai visit to this
country IN seven months. lie expects to
remain ten days. overseeing the work Of
purchasing a~eronautical supplies for his
Cove rnment.
the Prince did not discuss the suggcs-
ton which has been made that he may
POSSIBLY become King Of Poland in the
event OF the organization Of that country
as a monarchy after the war. lie con-
hned his talk with newspaper men to
praise OF I'll" Entente Allies and the pre-
diction OF a certain victory for them.
tie expects to see poland's condition
pettered AZ a result OF the conflict.
"A world war started on the question
OF the nationality OF Serbia" said Prince
Fonistowski III this principle when
applied to such a small country can EN-
Droii the principal nations of Europe IL
should be sufficiently strong to obtain
some measure Of relief for Poland.
The three countries most interested
are divided against each other. Russia
lighting with the Allies and Germany and
.Austria-Hungary on the Other side. Po.
lane must look for her future to the
fr.endliness OF the victors and the
strength Of the opposition which the
Ot'' FAh 81 stii ~ u
The Germans used the flower OF their
army In the first four days of tho attack
Oh Nerdun. said the Prince. Since then
they have become constantly weaker.
while the French have grown In strength.
When the Nerdun drive started" he
continued. the British Wante us to
meet infantry attack with infantry. but
we knew better. We depended az irs.
on our artillery and machine guns.
N m s,. as - Mt
tack by our hes, troops. This policy has
worked we'll
"Neriun is not going to fall 10y any
means. The Germans started the war
with an army OF professionals. the
French opposing them with amateurs
We are becoming professionals now and
We have demonstrated that We can make
better soldiers out OF civilians in a given
time than can our enem!es As the Ger
mans sacrifice their hest ;roops the odds
between the two armies become les. and
less.
The famous Prussian Guard was
wiped out a. pres and the present
Prussian Guard is that in name only.
Among the German prisoners taken AZ
Nerdun are many men OF the 1916 class.
the best soldiers now available. The
French class OF 1915 also : at the front.
: bu. We are saving them. We have found
tltt mediocre troops, supple!lsitel by
machine guns and artiller. and protected
by trenches. can stand off the best o.
the Germans, Thus. while We are ie.
ducing the flower OF the remaining Ger.
man army, our loss Is co'nparatively
email, and IL is our second rae troops
the best French forces being conserved.
The zeppelin raids have acted as q
boomerang 70 the Germans. Prince
Poniatowsk! believes. lie explained this
by saying hat, hey represent an enor.
mou cost, bu, have Obtained no military
results. they have aroused a spirit o'
patriotism IN England more rapidly tia;
wou have beer, possible otherwise. anC
they have caused a feeling OF disgust or
the part of neutral peoples.
IL" asked the Prince. the air raid,
are "A part OF the German offensive. a.
the argue. why do they no
send the Zeppelins over the firing line
and drop bombs on our troops. instea'
or living over cities far afeld and Killing
women and children"
"Thc raids are made on Eugl.sl
towns instead Of Paris because. in orde
10 MAKE, a successful raid or the Frencl
capital and return safely the f,iers woul,
have TO cross the firing lines twice. Fo
the same reason 4 - possible TO Civ
Paris an adequate warning. In maxim,
attacks on London, on the other hand
the Zeppelins have no firms lines to eros
and can descend upon the city withou
warning. In point OF fact London is a