Germans making good progress for Paris. Have captured 10,000 prisoners.
To Picton R. Room & afterwards to Harry’s.
Thursday 14 December 1916
Enemy threaten to use horrible methods if we don’t accept their peace terms “dropping germ bombs on London, Paris, etc. & also an increase in “U” boat campaign. Our dugout is severely shelled.
Saturday 5 September 1914 – fine
The Germans are 30 miles from Paris.
Charles & me go to Vancouver Exhibition, at 2:50 pm & stay till 7 pm. Well worth seeing & many varieties.
Working on Keith Road School in morning.
*The Battle of the Marne- Beginning on Sept 5th 1914 the German army was stopped just outside of Paris by French and British forces. The German troops were unable to continue their push into Paris and both sides started to dig in, leading into drawn out trench warfare on the western front.
