Yes, they began well the great battle, the greatest battle in the
history of the world----
THE DAY OF _February_ 22, 1916.
Our impressions were precise, the battle was going to be rude. The
enemy had accumulated a formidable heavy artillery, to which it seemed
impossible to respond for the moment.
They sent over as many 210's as they formerly had 77's and as many
280's, 305's, 380's, and 420's as they had 105's and 150's.
The men all felt immediately at the beginning of the battle that the
enemy would be stopped only by mere brute strength----