s an honourable and chivalrous enemy that is facing
us." The love of fair play is after all not confined to Englishmen, or
to the opponents of Germany.

The _Daily News_ of March 26, 1918, quotes from the _Koelnische Zeitung_,
which writes of the British enemy as "defending himself with
extraordinary determination and bravery.... Our men speak in terms of
the highest praise of the attitude of the enemy. The Englishman is an
extremely brave soldier." I confess I should be glad to read tributes of
like generosity in certain popular newspapers on this side. The
_Deutsche Tageszeitung_ is also quoted as saying that the British
defended every one of their points of support determinedly and bravely,
giving way only step by step. Again, von Ludendorff (March 27) is quoted
as saying: "The English use and distribute their machine guns very
cleverly," and there is something out of keeping with the attributed
Ludendorff character in the remark: "The district over which the
offensive has passed is pitiable."

On April 4, 1918, the _Daily News_ contained the following under the
heading, "A Respectful Greeting sent per balloon by the Germans":

In a dispatch from the front Reuter's special correspondent says
there is a certain sporting element in the German army, and
relates the following incident:

During the thick of the first clash a small balloon came
floating down to where our men were making a splendid
resistance. On being captured it was found to be carrying the
following message: "Good old 51st! Sticking it still! Good
luck!"

The 51st, which is one of the three first divisions to be named
in official communiques for magnificently opposing the enemy
hordes, is known to be regarded by the Germans as one of our
most formidable corps.

On April 15 we read of Armentieres: "A Berlin semi-official statement
says that despite the ever-increasing pressure of the enveloping troops
the town held out extraordinarily bravely. Only when, by a flank
onslaught of the German troops, envelopment to the west of the town was
almost completed, did the remnant of the brave garrison surrender."

And here is a letter from an Englishwoman in Germany (_Nation_, May 15,
1915): "'Gott strafe England' is a 'Spruch' in great use here, and is to
be had on rubber stamps.... School children are taught it.... This is a
fact, but all the better-thinking people deplore it, and I wonder
whether, if it is