There is little or no news to record from the
French front, except that the weather conditions could not be worse, and that our men in the rain in waterlogged trenches are in a position of extreme discomfort. No doubt things are better than they were this time last year, but in so fiat a country the problem of draining the trenches is almost insoluble. It is alleged that the Germans are now contemplating an attack in the Champagne district. The German Emperor is shortly to visit the Flanders line, and it is supposed that under his fostering eye the troops will be ordered to go forward. Though we think it is very possible that the Germans will take the offensive, ii will not be with any real intention of advancing, but only with the hope of keeping the Allies from preparing and executing a big " push " in the early furring.
