A_ correspondent, whose brother holds a commission in one of the Irish regiments at the front, sends us the following extracts from a letter just received from France, dated November 11, We billeted one night in a deserted farm behind the firing line and next day relieved a company of Highlanders in the trenches. We took over about 11 p.m. and had a sharp attack at daybreak (rather before dawn) which was awkward, as we had not a good view of our position to start with. Luckily we got some wire out in front immediately we arrived and it proved useful later. For a quiet game played slowly I commend the job of fixing wire in front of trenches with the enemy's lines about 300 yards away: every post one drives draws fire, but in the dark its all against their potting one.
Well we had exactly a week in the trenches, being relieved last night and quite enough too, it was impossible to move in daylight outside the trench, water, rations te. having to be fetched at night.
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