Sergeant O'Leary, V.C . Not alone in Germany was it supposed, prior to this war, that physical courage was on the wane in Britain. There were many in this country to shake the head at the decadence of our young men, and to prophesy that the old virtue of valour had departed from
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It will be noticed that the front and rear trenches communicat e b y m eans of nai TRENCHES. bccomes a fortification. A study of this picture will show clear l y that t he capture I. e . • le t 1 ! . 'I, . . • ' !;,' . . ' . '• . , - • , jf , 4 7 ~ ! . f I ii i ii it , • , r. --
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Jasionka in Galicia. ; communicate by m eans of narrow cuttings, and that the front trenches are furnished with covered shelters. The whole position thus show clearly that the capture of carefully prepared trenches, such as are here shown, is a matter of very great difficulty. -
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Zeebrugge. Dutch reports declare that our bombs played havoc with the enemy's base at Ghistelles, where the lines of communication were seriously damaged. 1 - - 7 --- 1 - - . . , . _ ' . ' .-. A" . \ ' %...:'• .........,1 :','.........).:... ,:,,,.,..,, '..:.,.. '.•'..... r;4 •4
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of weather. Prior to her sailing it was expected that her cargo would be seized by the British as contraband. She has saved trouble by entering a British port of her own free will. t 4 1 1 ' 8 • a ~,...._. ...., '.. t ,ors:: - , • - . • ... ---------- . ..... i• . _ . „,,,, -- -
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