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<p>[Page 73]</p><p>the weak neutral nations, by the way, can be seen from the fact that they took hold of a large part of the Norwegian and Dutch merchant fleets to use for their own purposes. It's another crass violation of rights, but there are no rights anymore, it's now all "might is right".</p><p>On the western front, where by now most of our troops from the east would have gathered, we have begun an offensive that surpasses all previous endeavours. Hindenburg and Ludendorff are both present, and the success so far is remarkable. We seem to focus our attacks on the meeting points of various troops and have thus achieved a great victory in St Quentin, for example. The British 5th Army under General Gough is said to have fled in total disorder and the French could salvage the situation only by throwing several divisions into the gap. We have installed a giant cannon in the Forest of St Gobain and</p>