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We, of course, know no more than do the Germans

what are the plans of the Allies, and when they mean to attack or where. All we know is that the plan, whatever it is, has been adhered to. The German offensive at Verdun has therefore failed in its ulterior as well as in its immediate object. The counter-mine has not blown up our mines or even exposed their positions, or, to continue our metaphor, brought our miners out of their burrow, and so interrupted and spoiled their work. The effects of this failure may not be visible at present, but they are none the less important, and some day we shall learn that the unseen results of the Verdun fiasco were greater than they seemed.

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