February 20, 1915. 
LAND AND WATER. 
THE WAR BY LAND. 
By HILAIRE BELLOC. 
THE new interest -wliich has arisen not un- 
expectedly, but with great rapidity in 
the present week is the German strategic 
counter-offensive, which has at last been 
xmdertaken in the eastern field. It is 
the only great interest (by land) up to this moment 
(Tuesday eveninjr) and it merits uarticular atten- 
tion. That interest alone will fill this week the 
great bulk of these notes, reserving for next week SC 
discussion of those doubtful elements on which may 
be based an estimate as to the duration of the Avar. 
This new German counter-offensive in the East 
has various aspects, general and particular, with 
which I DroDose to deal in turn. 
Cracow 
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