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SIMPLICITY OF LIVING.
For the immensity of the task and the
til colour, all show, all the glittering m-essentials have disappeared from war for ever. Is is just a great business pro position, which must be carried through with a maximum of officiency and a minimum of waste nod delay. Formerly <po always aceiated generals with longevity. They led healthy ves in the catup and in the open air, and their men-huge responsibilities which Sir John tal labours wern balanced by long hours French bears on his shoulders, his quar- mpunt in the saddle, on the march, or on ters seem ridiculously humble and small. the battlefield at thy head of their troupe. But in this respect, as well as in so many But now generals remain shat up for others, the Field-Marshal has set the When on Monday morning, March 1, days in their offices, or receiving informs whole Army a notable example-namely; ! a little band of is war correspondents tion at the telephone or by wire from all extreme sinplicity in living and a deters | sembled at, Victoria Station to catch parts of the vast front. They never ride.mination at all costs to krep fit. Those the train which was to convey them to and it is a great problem for all those who imagine that the Generuls and their the boat for France. and' From there to engaged in this inen-cant mental toil to Staffs live in luxury and comfort whilst the headquarters of the British Army, it keep physically fit. Even when the pre-thaie troops are freezing and suffering seemned more like some pleasant dream,sence of a commander-in-chief is actually every imaginable hardship in the trenches which would be dissipated at dawn, than neemary, on the battlefield he never rides have un entirely mistaken idea of the an actual reality. I must mit I was there, but is whisked away in a motorves led by those in the responsible com- more than delighted when the train drew car, and in a very short time has to takemands.
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out of the station conveying this happy to the earth like a hunted rabbit-to avoid little band rejoicing on their way, b. aviators, long-range shells. bullets, and last nowly-joined recruit and to the Co- all the horrible devices which human mander-in-Chief are identical. The sol- case, having waited for this hour so long, and having been so often disingenuity has been able to devise for the diers are just as well fed us the generals, and if the latter are housed more com- appointed, I felt that at the last moment slaughter of its owa species.
counter-order would ecene from the War Eee delaying our departure just a Hittle longer for military reasons,”
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fortably, it is only because the immense task, of Truding a modern army necessi tates the work being carried on miles away from the firing line in a home_jp. and that the Price of Servants' Punch motorcars, og at Boulogne we entered so quiet and dignified is this little French teus of in a trench. I ate quite sure the Tickers available for 20 Rides with, and we rapidly driven to the town in comparison. There are no spist majority of the effects or the Headquar Son Tickets expiring in April can be handquarters of the British Expedition-itions, no rumours, có bunds, no matens Starf would willingly exchange their extended to April 9th, on termsary Force, rising thens a file after of veruits marching to martial music, ee heavy labours for an active corrand, porn milfs 'na now in force, but thefte o'clock. The weather was not en drketed streets out here.
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Wo were most kindly received by the Xotice is further given that on and after was hitterly cold. Our guiluut sol-has a definite duty to perform, and his 1st May next, daily return Tickets and dies in the trenches must have suffered mind has no time to waste on the thou-officers of the Staff. In a few minutes ADünf Tickets will be abolished.
terribly. Now let the way a word about and one trifles and possiblities of the door leading to Sir John's private the arrangements, Everything connected air raids and submarine attacks, or the room ww? opened, and we found ourselves with this to her been organised down time-unit of Italy's neutrality, which in the presence of the Commander-in- to the minutest detail by the military send us into restasies of delight or depths Chief. His greeting was delightfully Friendly and informasi. It is truly as authorities, anál a vast programme has fof despair at home. beer arranged a such a generous scale, | Headquarters gives you the impression tonishing bow well. Sir John has stood in fact, that at the present rate of proof being to the quietest and most reli- the strain, trees, and tremendous res gression, is is problematical if any one ofgious town in the whole world. If Iponsibilities of the campaign. He has the not aged a 'day, and looks as fit and well us will survive the strain.
ver have time I shall count Yesterday morning we lefs aux bolel churches, but their bells ring all day and the youngest subaltern in the Array. at 30, and arrived back in it at most of the night. The streets seem This is, indeed, remarkable, when one pa., only just in time to accept the ninest verted. You do not even considers what an epoch of history has aumentar invitations to linaer from the may British soldiers. Hero and there been crowded into the last six month. Commander-in-Chief and other officers of are offers just passing front one of the the ineuse trials to which our Any the General Staff. We are going to keep great administrative branches of the army has been subjected, and the splendid this up for six days without a break, and to another. The gocerais-the men who laurels it bus aided to its standards, not the grunt dithealty wa have to face is to content the destinies and who are respen-only on the Aine and before Ypres, but find any tiny or any energy to write what site for the lives and upkeep of even more so during the dark hours of we have ten of this the finest army the dress of thousands of men-pass to and the retreat from Mans. world has ever produced, or is ever likely fro, hardly distinguishable in plain khaki,
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