But their little guns were outranged by the Turkish artillery, and though they were often right up with the mounted men they could not get near the enemy batteries.

While continuing to shell fiercely he put more infantry into his fighting line, and as we had only 1200 rifles and four mountain guns, which the enemy's artillery outranged, it was clear we could not dislodge him from the Beitunia crest.

It should be stated that the large majority of the guns manufactured during 1917 were 12-pounders or larger guns, as experience had shown that smaller weapons were usually outranged by those carried in submarines, and the projectiles of even the 12-pounder were smaller than was desirable.

* * BIG BERTHA OUTRANGED.

These strange ominous sounds were caused by the heavy pieces which the enemy had brought up to the heights above the marshlands of the Aisnethe terrible 11-inch guns which outranged all pieces in the French or British lines.