Insert - cutting and congratulations from General Smith Dorrien on promotion to Brevet Colonel from 18th Feb, 1915 work not bullet proof. The Germans captured two or three trenches which were again retaken with the exception of one. 19-24th Feb Took over line and started to get it in order. Germans have evidently been in the habit of penetrating our line at night and walking about sniping our trenches. A party of these tried the same game on the night after we took over - but the sentry being on the alert saw the head & shoulders of a German suddenly appear above the ground within a yard or two of him. They