Though there was no fraternising between the opposing troops during the Christmas season, there do not appear to have been infantry attacks on any scale. The guns, however, kept n[?] holiday. On the Western front Christmas Day was passed in storm, and the men in the tr[?] had to endure the misery of standing in mud and water. The Balkans situation is not yet rip[?] for decisive action. The Anglo-French are on the defensive, with the ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 28 Dec 1915, Page 5
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