Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25

they are the first to acknowledge the help we are giving them. especially during the retreat at Mons and at the battle of Ypres; the latter was the worst slaughter we have been through. The Germans are brave to a degree, but they can't stand cold steel. Time after time they got as far as the trenches, when they seemed to clutch 1t and give in. They admitted losing 37, 900 out of 10000. which shows that they meant at all costs to break us. Our regiments were decimated, but We won the day, and have got a moral superiority over them which is half the battle. It was good to see regi- ments coming out of action about seventy strong, out of 1000. marching with their heads up.
 we are going to win sooner or later, but 1t seems a sad waste of life fighting such a lawless horde of sav- ages. There is no trick they have not played on us in contravention of every law of civilization and yet we con- tinue as though we were fighting gen. tlemen. They come up to our trenches and pretend to surrender and when we go out to meet them they shoot our men down. They carry Red Cross bands in their pockets to slip on tkeir arms when the occasion suits them
 They dress in khaki and shout. Don't shoot; we are English All these things show how they conduct war on land. At sea you know as much as do about their ideas of playing the game A good many American papers are against us because of the blockade we have started, but I think if they realized what struggle this is for us
 or if they were conducting this war and had to contend with unciVilized
 enemies, they might help instead of
 criticising. No neutral has yet made
 any representation to Germany for vio-
 lating Belgium, but as soon as we be- gin to put the screw on, everybody is
 up insarms against the Allies. We want to end the war as soon as possi-
 bIe and the sooner Germany realizes
 we men to fight to a finish, the better it will be for her. Before the war, I had a good many German friends. and have been a good deal in Germany, but since they have shown themselves in their true colors I dislike them in tensely.
 My division landed at Ostend with the idea of relieving Antwerp, but we got there too late and could only cover the retreat of the Belgians. That was
 sight We met the remnants of the Belgian army coming away. I spoke to battery commander, but he was so done up he could hardly speak.
 asked him where he was going. He said, I don't know or care. I haven't t slept for five days and I only want to get away from the sound of guns. lie St@Oh0 very SOOu LuSllSL, ouL II
 was no use talking to him, he was quite incoherent. The roads were thick with refugees, men, women, children | all ages pushing 'praneS some women in tatters, some in evening dress. nc hats, but jewels around their necks |, this went on day and night, a seething, pushing, hurrying mass, flee 1 ing from the guns and their homes | which were to be so soon, burnt to the ground. What these people will dc after the war is a problem. They have | nothing to go back to. their property | is destroyed, stocL gone, farms burnt to the ground, families wiped out. "A1l my horses, except three which have with me here, were bought by i the government at the beginning ot l the war, and whenever I pass horses on the road I try to recognize one o1
 mine, but they have all got long coats
 which makes a lot of difference, and | amongst the thousands of horses here
 it is not likely I shall meet any ot
 mine. The cavalry are used in the
 trenches now, until we begin the ad-
 vance, which we are all impatiently l waiting for