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Show KITCHENER IS MISREPRESENTED London, Dec. 4, 10:20 p. m. The press association announced tonight that It had been officially informed with reference to an interview purporting pur-porting to hae been had by Irvln S. Cobb with Lord Kitchener, which was printed in the United States, then cnblcd to London and published here today, "that the language is not that of Lord Kitchener and that his lordship's official representative expresses ex-presses surprise that it should have been regarded possible that Lord unlay Evening Post: "The war will last not less than three years," Lord Kitchener said. "It Will end only when Germany Is thoroughly defeated, not before defeated de-feated on land and on sea. That the allies will win is certain. That for us to win will require a minimum period of three years, I think probable. prob-able. It might last longer, this war might It might end sooner. It can end 'n only one way. "That it will end in a month from now, or six months or a year I do not think likely; so to be on the safe side, I say three years at least three years." ALLIES PREPARE FORBIGBATTLE Fan's, Dec. 4, 10:37 p. m The following fol-lowing official communication was is sued tonight: "At no plnee along the entire front has there been any notable incident "On our right wing wo have made progress jn the direction of and near to Altklrch, "During the day of December 2 we made ooi prisoners in tho region of the north alone." Paris. Dec. 4 General, .Toffre's allied al-lied forces are marshaled for a final test of strength with the r.crmanf!. The counter-offensive, which is to be the supreme orf,,rt of the French commander jn chief, to compel the Withdrawal of the invaders from France. Alsace and West Flanders, Is gradually developing and the arrival ar-rival of the psychological moment i:i all that is awaited for the great drive. Simultaneously in Flanders along the Alsne and In Alsace on throe distinct dis-tinct fronts where the fighting of the past few days has developed great vigor the fury of the grand assault Is expected to break forth. Joffre's Grand Army. For two weoks, fver since the campaign cam-paign on the eastern frontier began to turn in favor of tho Russian arms, the strength of the allied armies has been rolling up in great billows until un-til today Joffre has at his command a grand army as perfect in equipment, equip-ment, in training and in morale as modern science of war can develop Already unofficial reports, partially partial-ly confirmed by official statements, tell of fighting of unprecedented proportions pro-portions in Flanders and of another great battle in Alsace Thp Arras engagement, terrifk though it has been during the past few days, dwindles in imiKirtance when compared with the significance 3f the new battle along the Yser Official reports from the front record re-cord repulses to the German attempts to retrieve their lost territory between be-tween Becelaere, five miles due east :f rrns and pas9 Chendelea, seven niles northeast of that town. These are points on the allies' salient sali-ent thrown out to protect Ypres from jerman assault. The infantry of In- invaders attempted to advance un-ler un-ler vigorous cannonading, but they vere met and thrown bnek by the British and Scottish battalions holdup hold-up these positions. In the development of the fighting o the north of Arras the French roops were able to continue the work t strengthening the positions taken rom ill-' Hermans in the fighting of ( onday, particularly at Vermelles. be- ( 'veen Lens and La Bassee. , oo |