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guns proved correct. Unhappily it was our line which suffered.

In view of what we know now I dont know that it was surprising. The German must from one source or another – Russia Rumania, Italy – have made a gain of from 6000 to 10000 guns for his Western line, to say nothing of his men & machine guns.

It was impossible that we could on the established line continue to assert this supremacy of gun fire which we had been able to exercise for two years & which is the indispensible prelude to a successful push as distinguished from a mere raid. But that he would

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