The difficulties of transport after heavy rain on the low-lying roads on the Western Front: a wagon is man-handled through a wash-out. Now that the first impetus of the German thrust is over the enemy do not seem to be making much progress. Refugees from the evacuated territory state that they were warned in ample time by the British, and that everything of value was removed. The British line, we are told, is everywhere intact, despite German claims to the contrary. The chief difficulty of applying these provisions to the present has been the cost of building material, especially iron.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 26, 2018 16:18 UTC