d see great bursts of brown, black,
greenish and white smoke over a width of country perhaps 1/4 of a mile
and a length of 2 miles. It was here that the 3rd and 1st Canadian
Divisions were fighting with the Huns for mastery. Perhaps as we
watched these bursting shells were killing our own friends.

The region of St. Eloi was cut off by the Scherpenberg Mountain and to
the left of that again we could see with wonderful clearness the ruins
of Ypres. As we watched, great clouds of dust went up at intervals
from the square. The tower of St. Martin's Church, and the tower of
the Cloth Hall to the right were clearly distinguishable.

To the left of Ypres again we could see spires of towns, and one town
far away was right on the sea we were told, probably Dunkirk. To the
right of Kemmel was the ruined tower of Messines in the German lines;
to the left of that the smoking chimneys of Armentieres now also
somewhat battle scarred, and away beyond it and a little to the left
the City of Lille.

Thus we could see from Dunkirk on the sea to Lille, that fair city,
well inland in northern France, and could follow the battle line from
Pilken beyond Ypres to La Bassee. In that line we could actually see
the flashes and shell bursts in Ypres, St. Eloi, Wytschaete and near
Levantie. It was a wonderful day, and a view never to be forgotten.

It was a bitter day for us, and we had a bad evening discussing our
hard knocks.

At 10.30 p.m. Ellis came back from the lab, with the latest report of
the sea battle which has worried us so much:

LOSSES.

British. German.

3 Battle Cruisers sunk: 2 Dreadnaughts sunk.
Queen Mary. 1 Battle Cruiser sunk.
Indomitable. 3 Light Cruisers sunk.
Indefatigable. 6 Destroyers sunk.
3 Cruisers sunk: 1 Submarine rammed and sunk.
Warrior. 2 Battle Cruisers badly damaged.
Black Prince. 3 other ships damaged.
Defence. 1 Zeppelin destroyed.
8 Destroyers and Torpedo Boats
sunk.

Hooray! even if above is not true.

The corrected report of the battle of Jutland was confirmed later and
caused profound relief in the army. Why such a report had been allowed
to pass and remain uncontradicted so long could not be fathomed. Those
were very black days for the army in the field and many a man died
wi