private southey, australian corps, from "forgotten voices of the great war" by max arthur. our barrage opened, a tremendous barrage, we were wondering how we were going to get on. but, forward we pushed, and met comparatively slight opposition. some germans surrendered quickly, others fought to the end. as we pushed on wondering where we were, the sun broke through and we began to see the countryside that we hadn't seen for quite a time. it was unscarred, all sorts of cultivated land, and we began to feel, "byjove, the war‘s coming to an end. we're getting through. " and we had a feeling of great uplift about the whole job. he speaks in french. translated from french: extract from the canadian expeditionary force. last night was quiet. the enemy did not seem to have any doubt that a terrible attack was imminent. thousands and thousands of men concentrated at first lines and the formidable number of equipment was going to give rise to an appalling bombardment. at 420 in the morning it began, unbelievable violence, and under this steel curtain that made everything burst in th