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& on the road I passed about 20 great guns drawn by tractors with caterpillar wheels, 6 in., 9 in., 12 in. & field guns. Great huge things which will soon speak out death & destruction in the new offensive.
New Railways cross the road & run away up towards the front line. Trains are emptying their shells, great huge things from morning till night & stacks upon stacks of ammunition are piling up. Hundreds of Motor Lorries following at intervals of a few yards are going night & day loaded with shells to the dumps behind the lines. Aeroplanes like flocks of birds patrol all day & some at night. Troops marching in by thousands. Buildings going up like mushrooms & thousands of horses & mules in the lines. It will be a tremendous thrust. A Col. told me 25% more