EDITORIAL IMPRESSIONS
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e seemed so certain "all was going well,"As he discussed the glorious time he'd hadWhile visiting the trenches."One can tellYou've gathered big impressions!" grinned the ladWho'd been severely wounded in the backIn some wiped-out impossible Attack."Impressions? Yes, most vivid! I am writingA little book called _Europe on the Rack_,Based on notes made while witnessing the fighting.I hope I've caught the feeling of 'the Line,'And the amazing spirit of the troops.By Jove, those flying-chaps of ours are fine!I watched one daring beggar looping loops,Soaring and diving like some bird of prey.And through it all I felt that splendour shineWhich makes us win."The soldier sipped his wine."Ah, yes, but it's the Press that leads the way!"
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