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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1916-6-8, Page 3- 1J41 VARYING VIEWS OF WESTERN FRONT OPINIONS OF CIVILIANS .AND 'MILITARY MEN. e The German Armies Will be Caught Like Rats in a Trap, According to John Balderson a well informed American newspaper corres- ponilent in London, there are four opinions and only four among eivihans and 194altary men concerning the situ - tion on the western front. One of these is to the effect that the Germans cannot be driven out of their preeent positions by a general offensive, and oddly enough this pessimistic view has been strengthened by the fight.. in at Verdun. There, say the doubt, ers, the Germans after months of Vreparation have been unable to make any material headway. How„ then, cart the Allies in their turn expect to crumple up the Germans, drive them out of their trenches and start on the triumphal march to Berlin through France and Flanders? Mr. Balder - son explains that those wile hold to this belief are almost all civilians. Amang the military men he spoke to he did not find any who believed that a grand attack against the Germans in France and Flandeas could not sacceed. The Optimist's View. This brings us to the second opin- ion namely, that the first great gen- eral attack upon the German lines will result in a clean break through and on a wide front.- Then the German armies will be caught like rats in a trap and will suffer the greatest mili- tary disaster in the histrary of the world. They will not retreat to Ber- l. lin; they will not be able to; they will have to stay and fight against super- ior forces or surrender. Those who hold this vim insist that the great Allied offensive ought to be under- taken at whatever cost, since it is sure to succeed, and though the casualties, will be enormous, it will end the war. Opposing this view is one to the effect that a great offensive now might imperil everything, that the Allies ought to continue their present tactics, that time is on their side, and that patience alone is ne- cessary to bring about the downfall of the German armies in the West. A Question of Luck. a,*;,ally there are those who con- tend atiat luck plays an abnormal part in modern warfare; and that it was --Simply bad luck that robbed the Allies of tremendous victories at Loos and in Champagne. They argue that the only thing .to do it to imitate the tactics of the Germans to attack again and again first at this point and then at that, suffering defeats occasionally 'and learning from them, but never relaxing the efforts. They are opposed to a huge offensive along the whole line, because if it failed it would so exhaust the Allies that they would have to give up the hope of de- cisively beating the German armies in *the field. The generals, according to those exports, ought not to put all their eggs in one basket. It is pro- sper to mention that the pessimists who believe that the Germans cannot be driven out of their positions in France, look to the Russians advanc- ing through Germany, and thus bring- ing about her defeat; while others think that from Salonica will be launched the great offensive that will crusatai% turn the military strength of Bulgaria, Austria and Germany. MOUSE 'AS ENGINEER. Dug Spiral Groove Round Inner Sur- face of Deep Hole. A. field mouse which had fallen into a hole dug to receive a telegraph pole displayed great ingenuity and per- severance in effecting its escape, says a writer in the Chief Steward. The first hour or so he ran round the bot- tom of the hole trying to find some means of escape, but could not climb out. Then he settled down to bus- iness. He began steadily and system- atically to dig a spiral groove, round and round the inner surface of the hole, with a uniformly ascending grade. He worked night and day, and as he got further from the bottom .dug litle pockets where he could either lie or sit and rest. The tele- graph workers who had noticed his plight, and were curious to know how he would escape, supplied the little engirieervith food. At the end of two weeks the mouse struck a rock. This puzzled him. For nearly a day ho tried ,to get under, around, or ,trver the obstruction, but without suc- cess. With unflinching patieace he reversed the spiral, and went on tun- 1nelling his way in the opposite direc- ' tion. At the en;d of four weeks he reached the top, and probably sped away to enjoy his well-earned free- dom. His escape was not observed. Persistent Flatterer. Mother --"Why don't you yawn when he stays too long?, He'll take the hint and go." 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In color it is a vivid crim- son, but it has a deep black border, which leaves only a small crown of the foundation color visible. The black border is a sign of mourning for the terrible Battle of Kossovo, when the old Serbian em- pire, of which Montenegro was a part, was overthrown by the Turks, and the Serbian army was annihilated. The red crown signifies "the field of blood" of the same great fight. When Constantinople falls, and their here- ditary enemies are finally driven out of Europe. then, and not until then, will the Montenegrins remove the black border and wear the kapa all red. On the red crown, in one corner, are five semi -circles in -gold. These have a double significance. They symbolize first the five centuries that have elapsed since Kossovo was fought, and, secondly, the five colors that the Montenegrins see in the rain- bow, the sigm of hope that one day the glories of the old empire of the Czar Lazar will be restored. Furthermore, the different insignia of army rank are worn on the rim of the kapa, from the crossed swords of the officer to the simple leaden* star of the corporal. Also, the Montenegrin soldier wears his medals, if he has any, on the front of his cap, instead of on his tunic, as the soldiers of all other nations do. No wonder the people of the Land of the Black Mountain say that "kapa talks"! , It is dangerous to ring a bell durs ing a thunder -storm. Concentrated Satisfaction A great many former users of tea and coffee have learned that there is a pure food beverage made from wheat, which has delightful flavor. It never exacts of its users the tribute of sleep- lessness, heart -flutter, head- ache and other ills often caused by the drug, caf- feine, in tea and coffee. Instant Postum has a delicious, snappy flavour and is absolutely free from caffeine or any harmful ingredient. 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The paths are often hard and very bumpy, speed is quickly gathered, and great command over the ski is necessary to keep the balance and take the sharp turns between the trees. Few more exhilarating sights can be imagined than a troop of Nor- wegian soldiers flitting through the forest in Indian file, hard on each other's heels, all going full speed, prodding with their sticks to increase the pace even down the hills, •never faltering at the bumps, and swinging round the bends without a check. The course of the fifty -kilometre rape, which bakes place annually be- fore tthe great jumping competition at Holmenkollen, is laid right through the great forest of Nordrnarken, and is covered by many of the competitors in about four hours and a quarter— , not bad going for thirty-one miles up hill, down dale, and cross lakes, with the finish no lower than the start. The track to be followed is marked by lit- ! tle red streamers hung to the trees at • intervals. It is laid by officials of the ' ski club, who delight in choosing bhe most difficult way they can find, and the actual tracks of whose skis con- ' stitute the course. Last year I apent a night in a hut in the forest and went 00 in the i• „., , morning to see the runnerq.pass. They -1 had been going about six miles when they passed me, and I chose .a nici, Ethick place on a good slope to see them go by. As they. must go in sin- gle file they are started at two- i minute inPerVals, and a. competitor who is ,ceught up with must givehis- pursuer room to pas him. There were thirty or forty starters, all very young men, and they , went through bhe thicket at full speed, . I had the ill- natured satisfaction of seeing two fall ivho, failed to clear a particularly malicious bush with the tips of their skis; they pitch:ed on iheir heads, „but they *era up again in a trice. Savpral of tffernavoided that particular bush with a side jump taken at the last mo- ment, which served further to increase their paee. They were all going with an easy swing, which carried them with hardly an effort over the ground. CAT WARNED LOST CRUISER. When Arethnusa Last Left Port Its Pet Refused to Go Aboard. Seamen may be a superstitiouslot, but withal they are scientific. They want to know the reason for things, in witness whereof it the following story of the Arethusa, Brit- ish battle cruiser, hero of a number of thrilling sea, frays at the begin- ning of the wag,. It was sunk by a mine off the e.st coast of England last February. A writer in the Lon- don Dispatch tells the story: "Talking to a member of the crew of the late H.M.S. Arethusa, I was interested to learn from him the story of the ship's pet, a cat. 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