The sun., 1916-10-26
SURE GERMAN LINE y
WILL Be BROKEN
Haig', Chief Aid Says Allies
Can Smash Way Through
on SOmme Front.
TRIBUTE TO THE FRENCH
Rawlinson Praises Judgment
of Joffre That Verdun
Would Not Fall.

r,pyroLi. 1918. bv the Assocsated Press.
WRIT rHE BRITISH ARMY ~ FRANCE,
vi, London. oct. 25.-"Cau the German
line on the western front be brokenT"
Next TO Gen. Sir Douglas Haig. few
British eoidiers arc In a better position
N Judge than Gen. Sir Henry Rawlinson,
Cen. Haigs right hand man In the
somme offensive. Rawiinson Is to Haig
cha, Sherman was to Grant. what Jack
son was to Lee.
Undoubtedly 1t can" was Gen. Raw
linson's reply.
sol. that the present offensive wal
damned. Sir Douglas and myself looked
over the ground. Instead Of undertaking
A premature offensive with our unrsady
army, II was decided to take over moro
IRON, from the French. The decision was
most fortunate M a tribute to the judg-
mert OF the French that they could hold
the Germans at Verdun.
owing to French tenacity and pluck
We we're given time to wait for new guns
which we're beginning to arrive from Eng
and In gratifying numbers and for
nunition factories to start the big flow of
shells.
Counting the Cost.
the wastage OF life and material In
N titanic n struggle must be foreseen
and calculated. n arrangements made
FOR renewal. Our machine must be 70
organized that no contingency could
throw It out of gear n that we should
have everything required In abundance
FOR the complicated business OF modern
war. which should enable US to press
any Advantages gained.
I'VE hn We taken position after position
and 10000 prisoners. Fol nearly four
months this new army has kept on at
lacking. 1t has asserted its mastery
over tho enemy. The heroic ~gallantry
md ,enacity OF our infantry hav been
proved.
"our young officers. who knew moth
ing Of war A~o years ago, have a .
schooling OF battle. The places of
those who have fallen are filled by
chosen men from the ranks as well as
from the schools at home n in
France"
You have been fighting h Germans
~ two years how. General. Have they
appreciated 80 asked the correspondent.
Decidedly. They are still a brave
and skil.u. army but u tired army.
For the rrst time they have known
shat II vas to face superior artillery.
The French and ourselves tight as one
,-my. II either develops any improve
.uent Il is shared with the other. So
smilar have our systems become that I
never consider whether l rave an Eng
.sh or a French army alongside OF me.
breakdown In Organization.
After some OF our attacks. confusion
IN the German lines and n breakdown Of
The German stan organization were evil
den, from The haste with which ILL
assorted units we're rushed hsphazard
into the front line. There was lack of
cohesion on their part. and this induced
confusion. which sometimes cost them
heavier casualties on the defence than
We lost on tho Offensive.
"A small proportion Of the Germans
have shown tenacious and defiant cour-
age. particularly in their defence Of ma
chine gun positions. The great ma
toriiy have ceased to respond to lead
'unks, who are disciplined Into courage.
hey are the ones who a v been fol-
owing their natural instincts Of self
preservation and holding up their hands
when our men approach In their
charges."
Can the German line be brokenT"
"Cndoubtedly II can. M II will be
sooner or later. All that 10 necessary Is
70 keep on hammering.