The sun., 1916-11-18
OF FRANCE Is
GREATER THAN EYER
Frederick Palmer Says Report
Of Nation Being "Bled White"
Is Ridiculous.
EXPECTS BITTER FIGHT
British Are Ready to Throw in
10000 600 Men in Spring
Offensive.
EXPECTS BITTER FIGHT

Frederick Palmer, who represents the
newspapers on the battle front
IN France. returned yesterday by the
Holland-America steamship Nieuw Am
confident that the Entente Allies
would win the war. although the END
might be more than q year OF. Hs
said ne was pushed by the report mat
France was exhausted or, as Gen. Won
HlndenburG had put II. 'bled white"
The fact Is. Mr.. Palmer asserted. that
France has the largest trained force
fully equipped for first line nshtins'
since the war began"
Mr.. Palmer Is inclined to believe that
the Rumanians will come out Of their
present scraps In better condition than
the pessimists originally believed.
In regard to the western front Mr..
Palmer said:
The drives will he resumed In the
srrins with more and more ammunition.
IL the Russians have munitions 10 con-
tinue all summer something VIII break
somewhere on the long front OF the Cen
trail Powers. and II It does not the Allies
mean 10 81 VII wiz" '"0 W."
year"
Germans Fins Fishters stil1.,
THE fighting that IL going on now"
said Mr.. Palmer, us called hammer1ns
the heart out Of the Boches.' n that
II Just what II amounts to. i do not
mean that the Germans are going TO
pieces. They arc still hne hghters
are not beaten by any means Skooelon
said that in every 100 soldiers there are
twenty funkers, and the funkcrs In the
German army are coming FORWARD
nowadays and gladly s~urrenderins AFTER
the s,ormins OF their trenches.
"The Germans give up In big groups.
as never before. and IN this respect they
are different from the British. Each or
the three great military nations on me
western front has Its merits. and tho
merit Of the British IL that they are
stickers. They don't surrender except
when actually forced to do so. You may
notice that the Germans are never able
TO large numbers OF prisoners.
This Is because the British as a rule
prefer to die rather than give In"
Mr.. Palmer feels that when the Allies
| break through" they will 80 to the
Rhine.
The Germans" ne said. will never
Civ in to the demands Of the Allies UNI
III Germany's armies are smashed-un-
III they are back In their W territories
again. In the Somme sector 5000 Brit
ish, French and German runs have been
In action on the same day. Within one
period Of t~wenty-four hours there have
been 10000 casualties. so far In this
engagement about 1900, 900 men have
been hit. Next summer the British are
prepared TO !ose 1000. 900 men " neces-
.ar,, .rl fhav uIM havA tVic0 their
present supply Of guns"
10000 Casualties n Week.
The proportion OF prisoners to casual
ties on tho western front. Mr.. Palmer
said. might be about to six.
II am confident" he continued. that
the 5000 prisoners taken by the British
this week woul represent $4,000 casual
ties. The British caught two divisions
under their barrage fire In that attack
and you may be sure that those div!'
sions were practically wiped out.
You cannot realize the destructive
ness OF barrage fire without seeing H. ]
battles comprehension. At times In 'he!'
attacks the British have had shells burst
ing at intervals OF a yard on the Germai
positions. II Is impossible for men q
live under such a fire. Even he eartl
is puIverized. Behind the shells com
the infantry. German prisoners say tina
the first British infantry come into the!
trenches along with the last shell. Ger
man prisoners are pit.fu!ly glad TO escap
from the ba'rage.
THE new British armies are doinI
more than making good. AZ one villag
which was defended by the PRUSSIA
guard an officer among the survivors sal,
TO the British officer who captured him
We are not ashamed To be captured. l
Is no disgrace to surrender TO the Brit!s'
guards The Briton laughed, remarkinr
We are not the guards We are Jus
cockneys and factory hands
French Thrill Of Victory.
"The recent French successes at Yer