It is probable that the German Staff has abandoned its
early hopes of terrifying London by displays of " frightfulness," and that it now orders occasional air raids merely to immobilize here a largo number of anti-aircraft guns and gunners and a force of aeroplanes that might otherwise be employed against the German armies in France or elsewhere. But this policy has its reverse side, as the) Germans are finding out to their dismay. Now that our Air Force is much stronger, it can and does attack the industrial towns in Western Germany, and compels the enemy to detach guns, gunners, and aeroplanes for their defence. It is obvious that we have the advantage in this new warfare. For while German raiders coming to London have to cross the sea and a wide belt of open country before they reach their only goal, our bombing squadrons may start froth any point on the long Western Front and attack any one of the scores of German industrial centres and munition works within a hundred miles or so of their bases. To protect all their towns the Germans would have to set apart a vast number of guns, aeroplane% and men that are all needed on the battle-front.
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