Something we do not like to see a cookery book:—Take three-quarters of a cupful of freshly shelled peas. It always makes us wonder what they have done to be treated that wa The War Situation IN Parentuesis and his experts have been able to make a complete study of the present state of ihe war and have come to the following conclusions:
Both sides have still command of the air, one side, of course more than the other and the other less than the other, if you get what we mean, As a result of widespread movements during the past week each side may be said to have outflanked the other. This is a most difficult fent in warfare, but when achieved means that the opponents have to Stop and start all over again, Otherwise they would be occupying each other's positions, which, naturally, is never done.
Another plighoirienal feat which 1s constantly being performed is that each side is holding the enemy. No one, fof a moment, would suggest that they can't leave go, but most military, and for that matter naval, observers, are agreed that such is the Both sides are reported to be satisfactorily liquidating the situatlon—hie!
As thirige are at present the front line may be said to be more or less static, with both sides facing different ways; directly they face the same way one of them will-be in retreat. On this point, we are in complete agreement with Clausewitz, Norman Angell and George Bernard Shaw.
Interviewed by the Press the spokesman of a certain army said "We shall strike while ithe iron's hot." Writers of most military textbooks are emphatic that it is no good striking while the irons cold.
It is also confidently expected th both sides will repulse the erienty Phese are what are called repulsive tactics.
Safer Shanghai What with earthquakes, typhoons, epidemics, ete., which we read of in other places, Shanghai doesn't sem so bad, even though there are about a quarter of a million men round the place not on speaking terms.
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