▁battle ▁had ▁required ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁by ▁September , ▁one ▁division ▁each ▁day ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁with dra wn ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁fresh ▁one . ▁The ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁He eres gruppe ▁Deutsch er ▁K ron pr in z ▁( Ar my ▁Group ▁German ▁Crown ▁Prince ) ▁reported ▁that ▁conditions ▁at ▁Verd un ▁were ▁little ▁better ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁rec ruit ▁dep ots ▁behind ▁the ▁army ▁group ▁front ▁could ▁supply ▁only ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁cas ual ty ▁rep lac ements ▁needed . ▁From ▁July ▁to ▁August ▁the ▁West he er ▁had ▁fired ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁ ▁of ▁field ▁gun ▁shell s , ▁for ▁the ▁rece ipt ▁of ▁only ▁ ▁Germany ▁and ▁the ▁m un itions ▁short age ▁was ▁w ors ening . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Army , ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Som me , ▁reported ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁that ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁known ▁in ▁Germany ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁had ▁introduced ▁the ▁Military ▁Service ▁Act ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁( cons cription ) ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁and ▁that ▁despite ▁the ▁huge ▁losses ▁on ▁the ▁Som me , ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁no ▁short age ▁of ▁rein for c ements . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁August , ▁German ▁military ▁intelligence ▁calculated ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁divisions ▁in ▁France , ▁ ▁fresh . ▁The ▁French ▁man power ▁situation ▁was ▁not ▁as ▁bu oy ant ▁but ▁by ▁comb ing ▁out ▁rear ▁areas ▁and ▁rec ruit ing ▁more ▁troops ▁from ▁the