All this, however, has not in the least modified the of those who are convinced that this war will speedily prove the necessity of compulsory service. The military correspondent of "The Times" is so certain about it that he disdains to He saya: seo clearly now that while the our shield the Army at the rate of 12 divisions month we are consequently raising
hall take very long to fashion and train this Army, many months, perhepe many year and instead of talking 80 foolishly prematurely of peace us pensable for their chastisement.
We shall raise o ion men the first year, two million the second year, and lires milieu be third year. "We shall ave a very respectable Army five years hence, and it is really most tactless of the Germans to tall of peace, when will take na such a long time to get into our stu Arrival of the Wounded, Strangely enough what has added to our optimism more than anything else is the arrival of our wounded in our midst. They are all 00 cheery about it, so full of pride in all that they have done, s0 confident of their superiority over the Germans and of their ultimate victory, so eager to get back to the fighting line, that they excite our admiration
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