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They also turned the machine gun on the various transports, but all got under cover. The 40th Transport had a machine gun & turned it upon the enemy.
I received a letter from Kitty Martin today dated March 25.
This afternoon there was brisk aerial activity between our planes & the enemies. The machines were brought down & I saw one fall in flames, but dont know whose it was.
I have been on cooks fatigue all day.
A mail came in today.
Sunday April 7. 1918. 1343.
I was on picquet last night from 6 to 9.
There was a lot of rain last night and we were almost flooded out of bed as the rain came through the Tarpolen.
From about 8 to 9.30 the artillery on our right bombarded the enemy with great intensity
Yesterday the enemy had up 3 baloons & today at least half a dozen and we have none but our numerous aeroplanes keep an effective watch. Presumably all ours have been captured in the recent disastrous retreat.
I saw a paper tonight the first one since we have been on the Somme
By the way the name of the river that runs through this valley is the Ancre and there are high hills on each side with villages in the valley every few kilometers.