| Show REPORT REVEALS GERMAN WEAKNESS british capture document prepared by teutonic corps commander INFERIOR ON THE SOMME von on arnim admits british superiority in air and artillery short of everything but food draws lessons from battle war correspondents headquarters in france germany Is short of guns aeroplanes aero planes and war material of all sorts but not of food according to a most sensationally interesting document the british have captured which Is s called the experience of the fourth german corps in the battle of the the document was written SS as instructions to the troops it was drawn from the lessons of the battle by sen gen count sit von arnim the corps commander who has been fighting opposite the british throughout the offensive this long detailed revelation ot of the inner thoughts of the german staff discusses the methods and shortcomings of every branch of the german army in view of the unexpected power and organization the british have shown the document starts out by paying a tribute to the british infantry which undoubtedly has learned much since last autumns offensive it shows great dash in attack the englishman also has physique and training in his favor one must acknowledge the skill of the english in rapidly consolidating captured positions nud and their great tenacity in the defense of them british artillery very effective explicit instructions are given la in the document to tho the artillery to chan change e their methods of placing batteries in villages and behind steep slopes because of the british method of distribution of their artillery ore fire which prodigally searches all obvious shelters owing to the terrific concentration of the british artillery fire buys bays the document front lines of trenches should be thinly held and dependence pen dence placed on small groups of machine gunners once the british lay a curtain of fire on a trench it |
