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We do not for a moment suggest that these difficulties

are in- surmountable, for they are not. Nevertheless, they do prevent rapidity of action and generally render the war more laborious. Sir Douglas Haig, however, is not the man to be beaten by mud, storm, or desolation, and we may trust him, now that he has once begun, never to leave the enemy alone till he has done with him. Like a skilled boxer, he will keep on planting his blows in the right place, at the right pace, and under conditions which will cause the maximum of depression and inconvenience. "Tear-'em's a good dog, but Holdfast's a better," and Sir Douglas has got them both at work.

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