The Archive · 1914

A General Survey

INCREASING CONFIDENCE IN GREAT BRITAIN — Anglo-Chinese Agency

London, Nov, $5.

The military position is regarded as satisfactory. It is expected that Russia will obtain a victory in Poland which will end German sgeretsion on the eastern frontier.

Reinforcements are arriving at the German positions in Flanders, and another concerted attack is anticipated. This policy of the German General Staff is satisfactory to th? Allies inasmuch as it cannot be pursued indefinitely.

The health of the British troops at the front is good. The British have adopted o system of leave of absence by which officers and wat-rant officers are allowed to spend families. two days in England with their

The War Office is steadily raising tha second million men and more offers of men have been received from the Dominions than it is able to accept.

It is believed that the end of the rebellion in South Africs is imminent.

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