Show JOFFRE COMMENDS TROOPS OF FRANCE PARIS Aug 2 The The he Bulletin des the official Journal of ot the soldiers soldiers soldiers sol sol- diers of the French army publishes to today today today to- to day copies of letters written by President President dent Poincare David Lloyd-George Lloyd British secretary for war and Gen Sir SirI Douglas glas Halg Haig commander of the British British British Brit Brit- I ish troops in France together with an order of the day Issued by General Joffre to the French army on the occasion occasion occa occa- I sion slon of the second anniversary of the outbreak of the wat war The Tho order of General Joffre follows Soldiers of the republic Your third year of fighting has begun For two years past you have been supporting with unfailing strength tho weight of an implacable conflict You have caused all the plans of our our enemies to fall fail You have vanquished them on the Marne you checked them on the and you beat them In the Artois and in the Champagne at a time when they were vainly seeking victory on I Ithe the plains of Russia Then your victorious victorious vic vic- vicI I resistance during the battle of I five months' months duration broke the German German German Ger Ger- man effort in front of Verdun Thanks to your stubborn courage the armies of ot our allies have been en enabled enabled enabled en- en to manufacture arms the weight of which our enemies today are ex experiencing experiencing experiencing ex- ex over their entire ente front The moment Is approaching when I under the strength of our mutual advance advance advance ad ad- vance the military power of Germany will crumble Soldiers of France you may be proud of the work worle you ou already have accomplished I You have determined to see It through to the end Victory Victor is certain JOFFRE President Poincare wrote For the second time my we have to commemorate together a soul stirring anniversary Two years ago we lived hours that are not to be for for- gotten Since then two sections of mankind have been grappling with one I another and are fighting amid streams of blood The nations who have let I loose that stupendous catastrophe have not yet completely expiated their act But justice is on Its way way |