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94 process of German demoralisation. "This was a new weapon," he continues, "or rather a weapon which had never been employed on such a scale and so ruthlessly in the past."

The leaflets were written in simple language, and aimed at letting the Germans know the truth which was being concealed from them by their leaders. They gave information as to the progress of the war in all theatres, and showed at a glance, by means of shaded maps, the territory gained by the Associated Nations. Great stress was laid upon the large number of troops arriving daily from the United States. While, by the use of diagrams, the steadily progressive increase of the American forces was strikingly illustrated, German losses and the consequent futility of making further sacrifices in a losing cause were strongly emphasised. We have again the testimony of Hindenburg's autobiography as to the effect on the German troops: "Ill-humour and disappointment that the war seemed to have no end, in spite of all our victories, had" (he writes) "ruined the character of many of our brave men. Dangers and hardships in the field, battle and turmoil, on top of which came the complaints from home about many real and some imaginary