The protective screen supplied ky the atmosphere, however, eliminated the Air Force completely from the field. The machines could Fave got up, but above an altitude of three or four hundred yards they e been practically blind to ras going on below. The curtain between them and the ground troops wes too thick and so Cquclly spread as to deter the airmen from giving what. assistance they could to a hard-pressed South land Army. To fly at a low altitude would have been unwarlike.
But the absence of aeroplane squadrons was not the only annoy: nee caused by the climatic condi-ons. The troops had to fight in ''marching order" that was much heavier than usual, since it became saturated with water, and the prospect vf again sleeping under hedges, in ditches,. among shocks of cor, under hayricks, and. in Dans Was uninviting. Tt is sure prising how the soldier philosophizes Gri auch occasions.
The general ides governing the operations until Saturday is. that the foreign army—Northland—has suddenly declared war on South-representing an English Southland has a small permanent army and a large volunteer force.
jldford is its en pital and main military centre, and the chief manufacturing district ig just south of Hindhead, where there are veral available dye works.
The Commander" of the North-lend Army made a vapid advance from his bivouac x few mites north Jef Odiham, But on reaching this, aldetime village his advanced troops came in contact with the enemy and were for a time held up. cavalry, a squadron of the 17th Lancers, came into conflict with the cavalry' patrols of the Southland force. At the outset it looked like name of hide ant reck, but suddenly of the 17th Laneers pounced pon a squadron of the Royals, and he latter were killed, wounded, of 'The gunners' on Toth sides were jereatly handicapped by the weather—'Morning Post."
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