There ought to be no misunderstanding after this.

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"At such close quarters were attackers and attacked that to
have used grenades would manifestly have been equally dangerous
to both. So, after a brief pause to collect the means, our men
began to pelt the Huns with bottles filled with water. Apparently
the enemy thought this was some new form of 'frightfulness,'
for they speedily threw down their arms and tossed up their
hands."--_Daily Telegraph_.

Our contemporary, while rightly applauding the resourcefulness of our
bombers, might have given the Germans credit for their remarkable feat
of acrobacy.

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FOR SERVICES RENDERED.

If ever, in a railing mood, I have unjustly aspersed the Army; if,
by reason of deferred pay, over-diluted stew, or leave adjourned, I
have accused the Powers That Be of a step-motherly indifference to
my welfare, I hereby withdraw unreservedly all such aspersions and
accusations. For since my discharge tokens of kindly interest and
affection have reached me in such rapid succession that I am kept
wondering what the next will be. With a quarter of a million men in
his care (as I suppose, since my number was 256801), my fatherly
Record Officer has yet time for frequent correspondence with "crocks"