"That our gallant allies should ad
? vance fa3ter, with smaller losses than
] we. is not only the fortune of war. but
j may be called poetic justice, since they
? lost so heavily during the long weeks
1 while we, were getting ready to take
[ our share In the great offensive. Ifow
I ever. It must be clear now, even to lav
rnen. that the blame heaped on us for
not going to the aid of the French be
, fore Verdun was quite undeserved, as
i we are doing exactly what General
j Joffre requested, and when he crave the
j word we sprang to the attack. In which
i we have suffered grievously, but leads!
( to no regret beyond sorrow for the
fallen, for It now in our time to stand
; the brunt of battle.
FIIKNCH WIM. ?;KT THROUGH
WITHOUT Mlf.H THOUBI.U
"South of the Xomme tho Germans j
w ere completely surprised, and our allies
will get through to the river without
much loss. In that region you may
look for immediate developments, and
: the fighting there now is an open-field i
formation, the last of the enemy's
works having been captured. A glance !
i at the map will show you that our !
allies are clear across the network of!
trenches
"Further north you will note that,
while our line now is behind the first
series of German defenses, we are in
Immediate contact with strongly forti- !
he?l places.
