Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-02
BRITISH EXPECT
WAR TO CONTINUE
ANOTHER WINTER
Military Director Sees No End
to Teuton'S Resources of
Arms and Men
CAPABLE OF FIGHTING
Hope For Victory Through
Blockade and Pounding on
Recruits Nerves

London, March >, - The war may
easily eNteJd over another winter as
far as purely military factors are con-
cerned, according to a statement by
General Frederick l.. Maurice. director
OF military operations cor the Imperial
Svncral stat in an interview given 10
the Associated Press. General Maur.
Ice Is am authority on military history
and has been chosen as the bioEraph-
er OF Robert +, Lee in a series publish
ed under the title of Makers Of the
Nineteenth Century In his opinion
there is little difference between the
strategy followed by the commanders
I'M the American civil War and the
slfalesy which governs the great
suugslc Of to-day
THE men owe" in the trenches, see
ing only u brlct and intimate part OF
The actual operations, are inclined 20
assert that the major principles OF war
iarv have changed but this is true only
ot tactics, which, 0ccordlng 20 Napo-
leont change every ten years, a period
which, had ne been alive to-day ne
would have probably have reduced 10
1--we years.
''rhis is due to the Increase In in
NvntlNc power over the time when
NAPOLEON fought In the tactics ct
This war are seen three tremendous in
nuN.uous which can probably be
aNplauvs, second, improved heavy ar.
NIlerN with highly explosive shells,
third machine guns
iOok> Hoe Offensive
I see no indication OF what has
been asserted, that the Germans are
WttNdruWlUs at some places alons our
mont because 90 a desire 20 force opeu
THUg.aEFtHnH Ia IA T..HH
Weut forced upon them, They DO not
ahe % auN moro than We dtd WHOM.
after thy second battle 90 Npres, we
ha3 Co retire short distance 10
s'rJ.EDfeu cur Tine. You may te suty
uo army likes 90 retire aud therefore
tt is certain that lhr Germans W,U
make "a determined vuVyi snmvWh here
to restore lhvir lost prestige We att
now merely EUthyrtus thr fruits or our
winter operations, che result ut whit D
is that fFvm AyyAs to the AurEy, d
salient decidedly dansvruuS to Gvts
man position has been established
OUr raids Ou thv Sommy front save us
commapdlue positions trom which our
artillery tire was much more effective,
StrUtcgN IA Rcucat
'fhe Germans, Who are Nn l0nEtJ
oeyupNlUN snHs oU0 RECONSTRUCTED
dcg0uts, 0re more than anxious "a rv-
tire Co a safer une. They also prot-
ably counted ON mNktnk our prcpara-
tloMs tor an Offensive on Tits Nround
aboytiNc by ElNius up trvtv front uue
and ,ompeltnk Ms tU alter CUR plans.
n have no patience with thv tdta
that the Germans are ut the end of
their UEhttnx tts0NrNv~ They afp
SIN capable ~ and viii pat up 8
StroNg ueht From a purvly military
standpoint I svc No reason why the
Mar should not go thrOugh another
VAntcr. hut conditions outside the uttfE-
tarv some NAV operate "a end II boomer
Iow Gar the shortage 90 fooa Ia Ger.
many has affected the physique aud
morale of the latest recruits I cannot
SAY. hut some deterioration from this
cause n almost certain and Will he
e0me more and mere eucctiVs with the
- szagc Of time"