From Mons to Loos, being the diary of a supply officer . ing the tips of the planeswhile another was turning the huge pro-peller so as to start the engine. In amoment or two, with a roar as the enginefired, the machine raced swiftly over theearth, and then, increasing its speed, rosegracefully into the still morning air likesome huge bird, showing as it circled overour heads the Union Jack of Old Englandand the Tricolour of France painted on theunder-surface of its wings. The value of the information gained byour intrepid airmen throughout the retreatwas incalculable, and the courage, enduranc
From Mons to Loos, being the diary of a supply officer . ing the tips of the planeswhile another was turning the huge pro-peller so as to start the engine. In amoment or two, with a roar as the enginefired, the machine raced swiftly over theearth, and then, increasing its speed, rosegracefully into the still morning air likesome huge bird, showing as it circled overour heads the Union Jack of Old Englandand the Tricolour of France painted on theunder-surface of its wings. The value of the information gained byour intrepid airmen throughout the retreatwas incalculable, and the courage, endurance,readiness of resource and daring which theyhave displayed on all occasions, proves thatour air service is second to none in the world. On arriving at Jossigny we met theSupply Column, and. with other supplyofl&cers had breakfast in the grounds of achateau near by. Afterwards we again pro-ceeded in search of the Train, and succeededin daylight where we had failed at night—running it to earth between Laches andCoupvray. It was drawn up in a field. THE RETREAT CONTINUED. 67 beside the road, the horses hooked in, thedrivers in their seats all ready for mov-ing off when the orders arrived. These werenow received, and the Train was directed tomarch on Orecy vid Coutevroiilt. The retreat, which had up to date beenin rather a south-westerly direction towardsParis, now changed direction to the south-east, and as we mounted the high groundabove Cr^cy we could see the valley of theMarne behind and below us, with the riverwinding like a blue ribbon between itswooded banks. Rumours and conjectures were rife thisday. At one moment we heard that wewere going to take up a strong positionoverlooking the Marne and fight a battle todispute the passage of that river by theGerman forces; the next moment it wascertain that the retreat would be continued,and that the British Army would recoupand refit within the defences of Paris. Yetanother story was that Paris was to be leftto its fate, that bo
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