On New Year's Eve the Germans sent a few men forward out of their trenches, who fired at us and_provoked us to reply. We kept up a good warm fire for some little time and then they withdrew. We had no casualties, and I expect they had none either. My own opinion is that they merely wanted a firework dis. play to celebrate the occasion. When it was over, they sang and cheered and we did the There are record rains all over this part of che world, including England, where serious floods are reported. This will give you some idea of the conditions under which we are waging war. It is very. striking that everybody remains so cheerful. The Germans, I should imagine, must be even worse off than we are.
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