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We have dealt elsewhere with the question of where the

next German blow will fall, for it is obvious that the Germans cannot break off the encounter and sit still. After such a beginning as Verdun they must go on, and go on in " a blacker, incessanter line " than ever, till either they are victorious or they fail com- pletely. We have hazarded the suggestion that, finding Verdun too strong, the Yser too muddy, and the east of the Salient and the portion of the line nearest Paris too well held, the Germans in their brutal and logical way will determine to break through Switzerland and effect a surprise attack on the French.

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