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January 5, 1918.] THE DAWN. Largely due to the ��� genius of French strategy, the tremendous elan of the soldiers of France and the military valour of the British and their Allies, Fritz was made extremely uncomfortable at this stage, and began to sigh for tho Vaterland. The infantry, "the spearpoint of attack," were establishing new records. The man in the trench began to get out of them. By the way, in all your experiences of New Zealand soldiers, do you know any with bayonet wounds? Makes yoa think of the pokes Fritz had to put up with. (Observer, 20 September 1919)
February 2, 1918.] BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA. This vivid cartoon depicts a point in history where the spectre of defeat is not only before the Kaiser, but Avhen his own people are seriously chafing over their war wounds, the Kaiser's influence, hitherto allpowerful, declines, and, as is ultimately seen, he is dethroned, and regarded as a criminal even by his own subjects. (Observer, 20 September 1919)