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Show Believes Dark Days of War. Will Never Return to British Arms. HUN STRENGTH WANING Splendid British Armies Have', ' Passed Nobly Through Grave Crises of War. LONDON, Sept. 10. The text of the field marshal's order of the day reads: i "One month has now passed since ' i the British armies having successful-! I ly withstood all the attacks of the ene- j ' my, once more took the offensive in ; their turn. In that short space of time by a series of brilliant and skilful ac-; tions we have repeatedly defeated the j same Gorman armies whose vastly superior su-perior numbers compelled our retreat j j last spring. What has happened on ; i the British front has happened also on ' i Ihe front of our allies. I "Less than six months after the 1 ; launching of tho great German offensive offen-sive which was to hav? ut.the allied TfETnt'lii1" twor'tlnT allied ariniev "every-, "every-, where today arc advancing victoriously victorious-ly side by side over the same battle-I battle-I fied on which by the courage and i steadfastness of their defense they ! broke the enemy's assaults. I "Yet more 'has been done. Already J we have pressed beyond our old bat-i tie lines of 1917 and have made a wide breach in the enemy's strongest-defenses." "In this glorious accomplishment all ranks, arras and services of the British Bri-tish armies in Frsnce have borne their part in the most worthy and honorable! i manner. J "The capture of 75.000 prisoners and ;750 guns in the course of four weeks' fighting speaks for the magnitude of your efforts and in the magnificence of your achievement "My thanks arc due to all ranks of the fighting forces for their indomitable indomi-table spirit in defense and their boldness bold-ness in attack to all commanders and theirs staff officers under whose able direction such great results have been attained, and also to all whose un- sparing labors behind the actual fight-jing fight-jing lino have contributed essentially i to the common cause. To have commanded com-manded this splendid army which at a time of grave crisis has so nobly done itsduty fills me with pride. "We have passed through many dark jdays together. Please God those uev-I uev-I er will return. The enemy has now spent his effort and wo rely confident-1 ly upon each one of you to turn to full (advantage the opportunity your skill, i courage and resolution havo created." j |