The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-25
Sp,c mi Lorrespondencc 10 Tnr stN.

tRirisu NeApeu ARrvRs IN FRANCy,
Nir'u d--Many reasons l,aSc been
sven for the big ,;erm3u offensive
around NcrJun. The one most frcuUeutl.
heard In that the attack directed axaiu inst
the French fortress Is chiefly intended
to mask another big Grrnan Offensive
movement at IA different poin, OH the
western front. Tie point most FREE
gucnt.y mentioned is the part Of the line
held by the British. To ANY ono who
Knows what the British are Jvins. how
evcs. this suggestion il iuost improb.
rOssibl" to lc gathered from . visit 10
the British from. In Franco In that their
lines are almost impreguable VI AT least
as much 80 az il is humanity possible
To max. them IN the present days.
THIS impression Tas brought home to
THE SUS correspondent in the most re-
alis'ic fashion during "A complete tour
Of the British lines. which lie was per.
united to make this week. by special
favor the correspondent was taken along
tine british front by stan officers and
authorized To penetrate into the first
INV w ti'l''lIts NutTC Few nbIl-'b1lOut
ants have hitherto been seen. through
communication trenches. second and
nrst lines " defence 10 places within
u Re" yards ~ tho Germans. where the
talk "f the kaiser's men IN their trenches
could almost be overheard.
utRht NJ Front.
TINS was not the regulation tour Of
Tered to Distinguished ~Nieitros where
thos" in "harg" carefully Keep the visit.
ing party In the background far FROM
danger. Al hts own request the ror-
respondent ras taken not to tho scenes
OF last Years battles. bu; TO places whcr.
iixhting was at It's hottcs, during the
very limo of the visit.
I'-for" starting on the tour tho corrc-
sp"hdcnt was asked to promise never to
discuss even with intimate friends the
facts which were about u be revealed.
Military s.rreis which will meyer ~
adequately described until the MAR Is
over we're impaired. Saines % places,
facts and figures c,nuu be disclosed.
~ 1t must suiic. To- say that tho tour
has brought forth "a. abs,lut. runvtc-
t!on that happen what may else~ here
IN" British front IN the north ~ France
will never bc shattered.
The worh accomplished by the British
vi lt'lI il'l'S Nv pTf-
par.ng for , war ~ An unlimited num-
t"r % years BATTLES the Imagination.
On 80 tr,-l..udouS u scaie has this work
tsei, carried out and ~ astounding Is
the manner IN winch IA" steady ever
l.stinc stream Of men. ammunition and
supplies comes pouring over that IL IT,
impossible TO conceive tina IL could ever
be stopped. II Is Obvious on all sides
that Great Britain has only begun to
prepare for war.
Standing at the TOP of the lines from
1hcI; miles and mics ~ trenches on
both sides may he seen Il seems almost
Impossible. 10 believe that these lines
extend in the same manner right dow
:, the swiss frontier. and. while II Is
quite true that the Germans ar. solidly
iut~cnched ali alon- the line. II IL also
evident tina the Allies are prepared to
hold them there for years. " need he.
Already the kaiser's men have been re-
dur~d along this entire front 10 n purely
defensive campaign. During fnc days
~ ,h. CORE sT,oudeut's visit the ofen.
.tXr Wa undertaken every tim br 'he
Rr',sh. and the reply. tn"us Formidable.
WI~ slow in co'uiug.