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Show BRITISH EXPECT ALLIED RESERVES TO TURN TABLES LONDON, May 29. The British people have received the serious events in France with their characteristic quiet and confidence. Their morale appears not to have been affected and there is not the slightest semblance of excitement excite-ment In London. After digesting the late editions of the morning newspapers, the people went quietly about business as usual. Their solemn manner, however, indicated that they appreciated the seriousness of the situation. Wherever the latest developments develop-ments were discussed the predominant view was that the allied reserves would turn the tables on the enemy at General Gen-eral Poch's chosen time and that there was no reason for alarm, especially as the ever-growing American army had not yet made itself felt. The afternoon newspapers, while not seeking to minimize the seriousness of the GeAnan blow on the Aisne, assure the public that the allied reserves are coming into action. They feature the success of the Americans near Montdidier, Montdid-ier, publishing long accounts from the British correspondents, who credit the Americans with brilliant fighting. |