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Show EVE WITNESS HAS ! NOTEDWEAKNESS German Counter Strokes in West Grow Fewer and Far Less Violent. London. April 12. 3:40 p. m "II is a significant fact that, although, a month has passed since the action at Xueve Chapelle. the enemy han made no attempt to retaliate in any Quarter but has remained Inactive while we have established ourselves securely on the ground won," Is a declaration dec-laration made by the "eye witness" attached to British army headquarters on the continent, in a communication dated April 9. Continuing, the writer says: "Looking back over the past four months it is instructive to note the gradual weakening of the German re-; re-; sistance on our front. Formerly any joffenshe action on our part was met I with an Immediate counter stroke. , This is the first occasion on which the enemy has made no reply at all. This does not mean, of course, that the resistance is collapsing, but the Germans have none the less admitted that with the troops at their disposal on this front they are unable to avenge their defeat. "Some light has been thrown lately on the conditions prevailing In the area behind the German lines which served to confirm the Impression that I the general situation is creating great aniiety." Condition Near Lille. Referring to the condition bordering border-ing on panic which prevailed at Lille during the fighting at Nueve Chapell?. ' this writer goes on to say: "Both officers and men have openly open-ly expressed their uneasiness. Apparently Ap-parently a marked change began to occur in the general demeanor of the German troops soon after Christmas Till then they had been absolutely confident and extremely cheerful, but, later, this feeling has been steadily decreasing Gorman soldiers have told French civilians they recognize they would be overpowered bv the masses of men England was going to place In the field and they haTe tried Ha to persuade them that the English Sj were equally bent on ruining France Ml and that they would grab everything BB for themselves." JHj In conclusion, the 'eye witness" Kp; mentions the fact that the German Eg war levy at Lille, Roubaix and Touroc- H lng during the month of March H amounted to 5.000,000 francs |