The sun., 1916-08-20
GERMANS DEPLORB
WASTAGE OF LIFE
Draw CHASTITY Pictures Of Mass
Attacks by British, French
and Russians.

SsscsI corvsspos6sscs 10 THs Sos.
LONDON, Aug. l0.-wastage Of human
life 10 the dominant factor Of the war.
Even the German military critics are
beginning to talk Of the colossal sacrifice
Of life. though they are careful 10 depict
II only so far a. It affects the Allies.
They draw CHASTITY pictures Of mass at
lacks by the British. French and Rus
SLAMS. in which whole divisions are
moved down like grass by the German
machine runs.
The Cologne Ga.ettc has a little essay
on the subject headed "Sauandtr!ng OF
Human Life" 1t singles out Gen. Brush
lon's offensive as a conspicuous instance
Of disregard for human life and human
worth when he hurls forward his troops
through the fire Of his own guns and
machine guns to pile UP the wire en-
tanglements and trenches with their
corpses, thereby making a roadway OF
human flesh for their comrades follow
Ing them In the assault"
The French At Verdun. too. have been
similarly reckless. But "in Russia.
from the time Of Catherine lis Turkish
wars and Suvaroff's storming OF for
~sresses. the hlling Of trenches with human
corpses has been a method used again
and again, while. on the other hand. tho
Duke Of Wellington was no stranger to
this practice when he let loose his
storming columns In Spain against
Badajos and Ciudad Rodrigo.
I'm the same category Is the growing
practice Of cavalry atts cks upon trench
lines. such a. we have learned to be an
enemy tactic. first in Champagne and
now IN Pcardy. But. on the whole. the
l 49, an IN t~ ntunn tho vvNNaf rom.
spicuous instance OF this by hurting
whole cavalry corps against tho foe
along a front OF several miles"
The writer then boldly declares that
the practice Of the German command Is
In the sharpest contrast to this vast
age OF human material. Al a pinch. he
says, the Germans know how TO make n
thrust with their fullest strength and 10
racriice human life when the occasion
demands. But Of course such occasions
are exceptional. and strict economy OF
bloodshed Is the practice Of German gen.
aralship. as shown, for ~nstance-an
omazing instance this lat Verdun."
Major Moraht. the military expert Of
the Td0ebIdtt, writes In q similar strain
Of the wastage Of life. and particularly
insists on the British losses. which he
ventures to prophesy will eventually
make England "weary Of the continental
war" But his o p so further thar
that. and he looks forward to a "catas
trophe to England's continental army
such an Hindenburg dealt to the Rus
slams In East Prussia" Major Morah'
has q great reputation for sagacity. bu'
not all Of his countrymen take him a
his own value, as 10 shown by an article
upon him In the conservative Kreux
scttuN0.
I'VE must warn the public,'' says thu
KrevxseItung, against looking at tn
situation too enthusiastically. England
has developed during this war a vigo'
and energy such as she has never shown
before In her history, not even In tn
Napolsonic wars.
NOV We are asked 70 believe tina
she will give up the whole enterprise
before she IL completely defeated an
before all her means OF hghtlng ar
exhausted.
''Thers are no grounds at all to war
rant the conclusion that Canada canno
I send n moro troops; on the contrary
the despatch Of troops from the colonie
still continues. Besides. South Africa
{ will also send troops to Europe imme
diateiy the campaign In East Africa I
finished.
/. cit II not without reason that Britisl
: statesmen speak OF the rich sources O
supply in men and material within tn
! empire. England. moreover. 10 still yer
q strong ~ regards finances. and eve
! Russia and Italy are not yet sxhausts
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