Surely you are not anxious in England about the result of the war.
There can only be one result if Germany still continues to fight--that
is, the absolute destruction of her army. There has no one been taken
in more than we ourselves have been with the quality of the German
army: _Pte. Harker, Army Service Corps_.
Volunteers!
The Germans are making a dead set at the English, and are putting
their best troops against them. They despised us as a negligible
quantity, but they have got to know by now that they have to reckon
with some of the best fighting troops in the world. We fight
voluntarily and not compulsorily: _A Sergeant-Major of 18th Hussars_.
The Popular C.I.C.
The whole of the army has absolute confidence in General French. He is
such a splendidly cool leader. Nothing flurries him, and he treats his
troops like men. When he passes along the lines he doesn’t come looking
sulky or stern, but he will talk as pleasantly to the ordinary soldier
as to the highest officer. Yes, the army in France will follow General
French anywhere: _Pte. S. Powell, 2nd Batt. Welsh Regiment_.