Once again we have to record that the condition of
logger- heads or stalemate is maintained in Flanders. It would be more exact, however, to say that the thin battle line of the Belgians, the British, and the French remains unbroken in Flanders, in spite of the furious attacks of the Germans, attacks backed up by a well-marked superiority not only in men and machine guns but in artillery. The enemy's guns are not as good as those of the Allies, but they are more numerous. Though we have a right to speak with pride of the superb heroism of our troops in an endless series of counter-attacks—that is the way of this war—their losses have been appalling. Not only have certain regiments and brigades suffered terribly, but the soldiers are in many cases greatly exhausted.