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"THE LIAR'S PUNISHMENT.
"_The Matin_ points out the predicament in which the German High
Command must have found itself yesterday when editing its daily
_communique_. No doubt it wished to place on record with all
customary exaggeration the slight advantage gained on the slopes
of the Dead Man. But how can the German High Command state this
convincingly when for over a week it has solemnly announced the
complete capture of the Dead Man? It has therefore to maintain
silence as the only expedient."--_Evening News_.