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Show OBSERVER WRITES FROM THE FRONT i Feeling of German Rank and File Changed From Attitude of Some Weeks Ago. London. Jan. 18, 3:54 p. m A military mili-tary observer at the British army headquarters in France, writing under date of Saturday, January 16. discusses discuss-es the "physical and mental condi -tion'' of tho Rritish troops and the Germans opposing them The writer, after making due allowance al-lowance for the probability that the German prisoners in many cases represent rep-resent the somewhnt Inferior elements of Germany's forces, says that "there seems to be a difference in the state of feeling of the German rank and fib4 from that which existed some w eeks ago. "Some of our prisoners," the observer ob-server continues, "now realize that a victorious German advance is out of the question, but there are few Germans Ger-mans who contemplate the possibility of .in actual defeat and the Invasion of their country "As regards physical well being." the British officer says: German Doctors Inexperienced. "It la doubtful if the Germans are so well off as are the British. The German medical arrangements also are inforior, many civilian physicians without surgical experience being used Two such doctors were allowed al-lowed to operate in one or our hos-pltals. hos-pltals. Since they were without Instruments In-struments they were allowed to use ours They showed surprising ignorance, ig-norance, ruining several instruments Intended for disarticulating ligaments by attempting to cut bones with them Vfter this they were not permitted to operate. "But these points of German inferi oritj the writer says, "are more than offset by the general efficiency of the fighting machine of the Germans Ger-mans the excellence of staff work and high discipline and the thoroughness with which every military requirement require-ment has been provided for Orders Show High Standard. "Orders have been captured which give minute instructions for the care of the clothing equipment and sanitation, sani-tation, which show great forethought and R high standard of interior economy. econ-omy. "This minute care for the well being be-ing of the soldier so long as he can fight is. however, combined with callousness cal-lousness to loss when sacrifice of life is thought necessary, which points to formidable powers of resistance " The observer pays B tribute to the remarkable work of the British aviators avi-ators and mentions as a frequent oc-currence. oc-currence. reconnaissance "in driving -now with the temperature below zero ze-ro or in a gale under the fire of the enemy's anti-aircraft guns or of traveling trav-eling with the wind when the machine rocks nnd awaya and attains a speed Of 1 50 miles an hour " oo |
