The paper brought us the news that the Germans had taken Namur Link, very serious news. Everywhere they behaved in a terribly brutal manner burning whole towns & villages. After all these years of civilisation to think that such things could take place. Truly men have made a wonderful hash of things, they say they are so good & superior & all this is the result.

Roger Wollocombe came over in the morning with Mr Samson who took a photograph of Philippa Bidlake.

In afternoon working party at Rectory Mrs Smith was away & there was a gloom over the proceeding.

After tea Reginald who had been in Plymouth all day came back with the news that Mr Asquith had made a statement this afternoon that there had been a fearful battle yesterday and Sunday, & that we had lost 2000 men. A terrible piece of news & perhaps the figures are wrong.