26 FEBRUARY 1916, Page 1
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
HAS the groat, the decisive, conflict in the West come at last ? Are the Germans going to make their " win or lose " effort to break through the barrier of the Allies ? It almost looks like it. We are inclined, that is, to believe that the great battle of Verdun which is now raging is not merely a kcal thrust by the Crown Prince on a very large scale, but the opening scene of the final act of the great drama.
