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MEN HAD TO FIGHT ON SOIL
THAT IL NO'T THEIR nNtI

when her navy held England safe
from INVASION ii was the principle
that led these men. all volunteers. TO
fight on soil which is not their own.
They realized the preparedness and dis
cipline and the autOcratic organiZat IN
of the enemy, which stood for MILL
tarism, which is abhorrent 10 them
Turning to the map. he put his fin
ger first on PoZiercs and then on Del
willie wood, where the British inccSsant
struggle gained precious ground.
Here our men. after they had con-
quered maze OF trench Notifications
which the Germans had been a yea,
and Il half in building, have fought
under field conditions, digging what
cover they could, outstanding coun-
terattacks with all the stubbornncSS Of
the regulars at Ipres. continuing to
advance, pitting their skill, and cour-
age and resource against those Of an
army of forty years OF preparation.
Their confidence that as man to
man, with equally good artillery sup
port. they were the superior of the
Germans, has been justified by the
events Now they are victorious.
IF we had gained less ground; if
we had not. in conjunction with the
French, inflicted heavier losses on tho
enemy than our own, our offensive
would have, been worth while for it's
Our men ask only TO keep on at
lacking. They feel that they have
taken the measure OF the Germans. In
some regions our own losses have been
severe in instances OF some units.
whose stcadiness in the face of a most
CALLING fire has insured reliance on
others under Il similar test.
Il may say that the total for the
month OF July to date. in the midst of
a continuous offensive, has been less
than five times the total Of June. when
VIC were in our trenches.
But you have been able to see these
things for yourself as a correspondent.
Your pass will take you into the front
line at PozicreS, and to that OF Del
willie wood as we'll as to any headquar-
tcrs from that of a battalion to that
OF an army or wherever you please"
COMPARES CHARACTERS
OF TWO GREAT ARMIES
Then Sir Douglas referred to the
character of the German army and TO
that of the British army rs revealed
by the fighting OF the las; four weeks.
The British soldier" said he, lis
used to thinking for himself and
recognizes the stubborn task before
him, but the GcGrman is docile in his
him. but the German is docilc in his
superiors without question. lie was
led to believe-that the offensive Of our
kind of discipline, and therefore was
inefficient, could not be formidable
when we followed the breach in
their first line with Il breach in their
second line, the shock OF our success
was accordingly the greater TO their
minds. For the first time German Of
ticers who We're taken admitted that
Germany was beaten. One of them.
who was on his way to England, and
had g!impses of our reserve camps in
France, said that he had been told that
the British had only n fringe of troops
on their first line, and that once our
attack was rcpulsed the Germans could
go through to the coast and end the
war"
Finally, in expressing his view OF
the situation, Sir Douglas INDUCED in
Il Scotch phrase: Facts chiefs
that Wilma ding" and continued:
The third year OF the war will be
the allies year. No less than France,
now that we are ready, we shall give
all the strength there is in us to drive
the invader from her soil and from
that Of Belgium. England will not
achieve her full strength on land, how
ever. until next summer. All those
who believe that our cause is the
cause of civilization may rest assured