NEWS OF THE WEEK.
ALL goes well on the Western Front. The Allies have won a second great victory on the Somme, under the immediate corn- ;nand of Sir Douglas Haig, and the enemy is significantly trying to prepare for a defensive or a retreat by evacuating some of his forward positions south of Arras and in Flanders. The British Army played a leading part in the battle. The King, who visited the front in March and again last week, has said, in a letter to Sir Douglas Haig, that the spirit of the men was splendid in the days of misfor- tune, that it has never faltered, and that it has now triumphantly reasserted itself. The King's tribute to his Armies is well deserved. Despite all the grumblers and backbiters, the nation has had full confidence in our men and their leaders, and the tremendous fighting of the last week has shown that our confidence was justified.
