Further back, still the Germans being driven, they are across the River Marne now. The press bureau published today a denial of the story about the Russian troops in France. All the wonderful stories we heard about train loads of Russian soldiers passing through England were false.

Mrs Newman came to tea. Bernard, she told us, was relieved from picket duty, which he had found very distasteful, as without exception, every sentry he visited was either drunk or asleep. He daily expects to be sent to the front. George Collinson Mrs Newman’s nephew has joined the Cameron Highlanders “Queens own Cameron Highlanders”, so instead of going to Cambridge which he was to have done this term he has to go into training for 6 months.

Pictures in today’s paper of a revenue of the Honourable Artillery Company by the King before going on active service. We looked for Gerald Ashton, but could not find him.

[Cameron Highlanders fought in Marne, Aisne and Ypres in 1914]