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better armed, and with all the acaritagu of artillery support. By faint landings at different points shd by an adroit dis tribution of their fores the Germans raight make land at spots where there were few troope oppose them, but Gengral Sir O'Moore Cruagh, F.Chow long from the giving of the alarm Hindenburg is under no illusion as to contributes to the Weekly Dispatch it would take for us to rush up overs an article on the probabilities of an inswering reinforcements by axuns of ension of England. He writes:

our strategic railways. Thugh the Germans have not aban task of invasion or of effecting successtol Nevertheless, grated that the Farman Filened hope of achieving a decisive, raids la ten times harder than it was

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manevring mass which they are an that been H. Me

lamber room of abartioned plans. The erstand to have it, their disposal, their necessity for a masterly stroke against Mrs E. R. Betition

Blackburn main hope of successfully emerging from us is ten times greater than it was two Mr F. W. W. Bell the war is to destroy sufficient of aur years ago, and under the stress of rs2 Bertolone necessity the Germans may elect to take Mr R. J. Birbeck shipping to starve as ent. They are risks tun times as severe, buoying themselves up with the belief

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Like most of his countrymen, th Prussiaŭ field-marshal has the idea that if only a German army could and in England the ensuing panic would be so- (4) Hindenburg has a marcuvring Mrs Corneliusan andMr J. Marecki great that we should be ready for peace mass of nexely 1,000,000 men with which

child Fat any price. The fact that the sameviously he proposes to strike a blow Mr Gec. E. Costello Me A. J. Moses

Mir H. A. Michael fallacious argument was used in justifica. He may strike for Calais, for Verdun MeW. B. Davenport Mr and Mrs J. B.

intended to have sr. important effect. Mr J, D. Sourtney Mr J. S Nicolson tien of the Zeppelin raids, which, so far for

strategic milways give him Mrs F. E. Davis wide choice of battleground and he Mr & Mrs R. Dollar Mr

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Peacock determined than ever to smash our naval battle to throw as many transporta Mr W. A. Dowley Mr C. Price enemy has been forgotten. Today, that a large proportion of them may M J. E. Edwards It G. V. Rend

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Elliott Mr. P. G.

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Mrs M. Roibing Fasso of a binding on these shores. I say isad Hindenburg's desperadoes, once they Ms M. M. Ferguson MF, Rheo

had dug themselves in, would set about Me K. M. Fetterly Mr G. J. Robinson ing advisedly, for I am firmly persuaded accomplishing, and I can imagine no Mrs N. E. Geinsen Mr that invasion in the sense which we better test of our defensive measures.

Roger Mrs G. understood it, is out of the question.

find the length of time they were at Miss L M. Göklen Miss G. Boss. I have never concealed the opinion party, no matter on what forlorn stretch Mr F. Bolberton

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Hennital prudent will not lismiss an attempt particularly as reports from Holland Mr C. A. Hing Mr G. Harper raid those shores from their calculations,

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in Brussels and on the Belgian const. transports to land at different parts of

Mr W. J. Hodge The war is resolving itself much more Mrs A. E. Hodgins the ecant, is it altogether improbable than ever into a war of endurance. How succeed in the first part of their mission lips. How long will Britain's shipping tion is a question often most on our repahing and Alternatively, is it laat is a question often most on their unfensible that the combined navallips. In other words, which will starve thousand men into English waters at ping by getting cruisers through the forces of Germany could shepherd a few If we can destroy more of their skip-

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places suitable for a quick landing 1 British cordon and by sinking ships in Once ashore the digging of trenches to lay waste, their felis. we shali starve harbour, and if in addition we are able neel not take very long, and though the the British out, argue the Germans and landing parties would be inviting end a despenste series of raiding enter- Mr & Mrs F. W. Cary Hon. C: Mel. Messer

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renting panic, railway communications, discrgunising The object of such a raid at a time like and destroying shipping and food sup- the present would be to assist the boat plies. These aids will fail of their rasin campaign by destroying any shipping in rury Germany will be bakrupt

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the waters in which the landing was male and by laying waste as much country and burning'ss much foodituff's

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