The narrative of the "Eyewitness" published on Tuesday points to
the remarkable effect of the British advance at Neuve Chapelle. Although that advance took place a month ago, the Germans have made no attempt at retaliation. Formerly any offensive action was immediately met by a counter-stroke. This does not of course mean that the German resistance is collapsing, but only that Germany has not enough men on the British front to avenge the defeat. A proclamation by Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria which was found tries to encourage the troops by reference to a future day of reckoning, and it is no doubt with a view to maintain- ing a belief in that day that the German soldiers are told that Marshal von Hindenburg will soon appear in France with a fresh army. The "Eyewitness" gives a curious instance of what seems to be the callousness of some Germans towards their own wounded. A British reconnoitring party picked up and brought in two badly wounded Germans who were within easy reach of the German trenches, from which their cries for help could be heard. This humane act, performed under German fire, stands to the credit of Indians—men whom the Germans call "black savages."
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