Colder. Sir John French’s official despatch in the paper, with an account of the Battle of Mons. I could not follow it as it was so technical but read what the papers said about it. From all accounts, we gather that the story about retreat by the English army will live in history as being one of the most wonderful things that has ever happened in war.

There are terrible pictures in the Daily Mail, but they looked as if they were faked.

The Western Morning News has the best account, at least the calmest, & never at the worst time was it despairing. It did not join the All is Lost League.

But yet I talk of the worst time as being passed. Perhaps it is to come.

Went to Tavistock, as usual. Mary Reginald & I, also Frederick (the boy in the house) who wishes to join the territorials. We have in the car, a hamper for Ursula full of vegetables, a large basket with a stag & two pullets, which were to be sent off by rail, a basket of blackberries, for Mrs Mae Arthur to make jam out of, a bag of apples for wounded soldiers, & a quantity of cigarettes for the men at the front.

Heard again from Cicely Young, her young man is on the Paragon, which is off the Orkneys.

The paper announces to day that the Pathfinder was blown up by a torpedo, this fact was kept dark at first as it was hoped the torpedo would be caught.