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triümph is so clear that no politician or pessimist or military critic can dispute or dim
its lustre. It is the heroismthe long heroism of the British soldier in the trenches and
dug-outs before Ypres.
One word more. We cannot hope the Ypres League will last for ever. We can
continue our fraternal association only so long as we wish to remember. When those
who served in the Salient or who shared in its glory and sacrifice pass away, it may well
be that our League will perish.
But to-day it stands for somethingsomething in the confusion and uncertainty
and pettiness of the time that is inspiringsomething in the Great War we are proud
of. It is a very small subscription and it includes this Journalthe lineal successor of
the old Wipers Times." Join the League. Help us along
THE above reproduction is of an old print of the City of Ypres which was
discovered partly buried by debris in the cellar of a house in the Rue de Liile
in 1915. As is well known, the citizens, before evacuating Ypres, in many
cases stored some of their belongings in the cellars of their houses. But the
everlasting bombardments closed these caches by the simple process of
bringing down the houses on top of them. A heavier shell than usual would fall on the
wreckage and open a passage through which the access could be gained to the cellars,
many of which remained intact. A magnifying glass reveals wonderful detail in the
printmalefactors on gibbets outside the city gatesmuffin men with their trays in
the streetsguns on the ramparts. We are indebted to Mr. S. Fisher Smith, of Walton-
on-Hill, for permission to reproduce the print.
