As we write this the suspense is complete, for we do not know yet either the date or the place of the mighty match. All we know is that the cream of American and British manhood is to be thrown, during the next few days, into the noisiest, riskiest, most lethal contest of the high-explosive skill, courage and stamina in history. Thousands of men will not be here one week from today, fine ships now riding proudly at anchor will be at the bottom, and thousands of aircraft will have fought for control of the air and in many cases will have gone down in flaming ruin.
Issues Are Gigantic.
Through the veil of our own emotions we sense the fact that nothing which can happen to any individual will be of any moment compared to the gigantic issues at stake. The only thing certain about this great chain of impending battles is that they will be furious. The outcome will depend upon many things that we cannot foresee, and it is very possible that we will lose. It settles your nerves on these occasions to look ahead and try to decide how it is going to be. It may also be of some interest to those of you who will read this, after the battle has started, to know what those of us who are going along as spectators thought was going to happen.