Arizona republican., 1916-03-06
rPepvbncan A p Leased wire1

published in he Times today.
 The writer believes the conflict has not ytt reached the climax ot inten- sit. and that the Germans will face even 4rea!cl losses anu resort tu new expeditions before acceptins repulse. NeveItLeIesS, Lord Ncr,hcliffe's view point k optimistic He di!atcs 1n the sligAtuess of the French losses as cumpared with those of the Germans. Tho German losses he estimated at 100 ,ouu ulcn
 Tic following are some pf the strikiu- messages from Noiihrliffe's story:
 "What age the secret motives m tu,yins the German attempt to break tl4o French lire at \crdun, in which the crown princes army is incurring surh appalling losses" Is it financial, in view of the coming Nar loan Is is cynastic, or is il intended to in- ;lueace doubtinc neutrais: From thc evidence of German te- seItctS t .s knoHu that tie attack .ras o.IEiuallY intended to take place . month IT two hence. vixen tho ercuui was dry Premature spring caused tho Germaus to .cc4lelata their plans There were two final delays owing to had weather and then oame the colossal onsIaueA, of Feh- ruar' 2J.
 The Gc.1nan- made good many If tho faults oi the British at Cali rc, The annoGuced fhHt something large "aS peudin@ ny closing the SWi-s frontier The French were fully Walned hy their own astute in tetli@euce department. Their aero 1 pla Ges Wer" not idle aud if ,onfir- 1 mat:on Were needed that Uaa given l | y Geserters. Who surmising the hor- 1 ro"s r. come. Crept out of the trcrch- l os gt uieA' aud lay down by the oGIe "f th" Mcuse until morning and /! then gave themselves up toaether ! witt information that hes since 1 proved accurate.
 "Thinas went wrong with the Ger | mans in other ways | Zeppelin l that vas to hay" blown up important 1 railway iunctionS on the French line
 ot communication was brought dowr !. 7t Eevi-,a-. Then the ci-lntir effort
 of February 2l yas frustrated hy the 1 Goodness and trnacity of thc French | soldiers pud the deadly curtain ot fire os thair summers.
 II cannot be preten0cd It;t .h. German att7ck has n il anything o1 T. LilitarN necessity. IL was urged forward at time of the year y,her
 "9thor cuD1ltiou~ might prove a sc srio9s haudicae n moving hjc gun. land Tn the observation by acrop'ancs Changes in the temDeraturc are some iWhat more frequent here then else where. and so sudden are thest
 haners th9t roi long ago there oc. ! erred the following incident -one c luauro~ rom3nfi, reminders cf he power.
 "Th oposina French ond Gcima1 { trenches their parapc,s hard frozen were so close that they Were actuall, within hearing of each other TpVar, dawn rWjd tAaW sct in and th, nararetS melted and su5sidee and t,y, , long lines tf men stood up. naked. a il were. before each other face to fac 1 with only two Wholesal muraor or 4 temporary unofficia peace for inc making of fresh pare
 pets The situation was astoni~hing- ? unoqLallod in re history If tronc iWartarc
 The French and German officer. | With"Ct conferrinE turned their back l so that they might no. sec offieiall ! SO HrVariikc a =ccne And tLo me l on each side rebuilt the parapct l without firing "I a single sEo. Thi | serves to illus rate the prccariou | weather iu which the Germans bay 1 undertaken an adventure in Vhic ! tn elements play such a part II That the attaoE would prove cost lily the Germau staff mast ha1 T. known
 l As one gets near the great arcr l on which the eyes of the world al l turned today proof5 of French eff
 ciencY and thoroushness are coun I less. Aa enc approaches tie D"tt tt fh" volume nf sound becomes loud II a. times terrific
 II Arrived at the battlefield tEe l arc dozen vantage poilts fro | which, Eith glasses CT even the nak.
 eye, one can take in much that h;
 happened. Verdun lies iu q gre
 ba"in The town is being made
 to a second Ypres by the German
 Tts people have ali gone, save lo
 wh" live below ground
 | "Farthel on afield tue fan 1 ola fort Of Douaumont is pointed ol ! The storming of Douaumont. eunle ant unnamed was military oper - tion of little yalor The Brande = burgers who now occupy the gunlA
 fort Douaumont are supplied prec rionsly with food by their conrad at night and practically srrrounj bl the French
 'N hn arc tn" men vho gre orgaI izin% the great battle for the Fren, 9ido- General Petain. lately a col
 nol, Is stu in his fifties and mo
 of his staff gre much younger nu
 ing 8 brief meal the general di
 cusseh the battle as though he we
 merely an interested spectator. "ppearancc he resembles Lord Eo "rts. His rise has been so rapid th ho is little known to tho Frcn leoHlp
 | The present attack on FoIt Do | anmont is ly far the most violent ii | "ident ir the warfare. The bombar | ment is continued and the mass | fice ol the German guns are of gre ter calibec than have ever hcto