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Show GERMAN STAFF MANIFESTS ' CONFIDENCE IN OUTCOME Berlin. Members of the general staff here in private conversation have manifested absolute confidence in the outcome of the battle in France, as their own arir.y is steadily growing stronger and the lines of communication communica-tion have been adjusted to permit a more efficient supply of provisions and i 1 1 1 ; 1 1 . : 1 1 i t i o 1 1 , it having rather outrun iU . ' ;;!) arrangements in the rapid advance on Paris. The French army, according to the staff, is showing signs of having shot its bolt and has fought itself to a standstill, being unable to fill its depleted ranks like the Ger-, mans. The headquarters announcements still give no definite information re. garding the position of the battle line, contenting themselves with speaking of it generally as located between the Oise and Meuse rivers, but not mentioning men-tioning what part of this large region the Germans occupy. J |