Gentlemen, I hope I need not say that this will not do against French sharpshooters.

Three weeks ago, in front of Charleroi, a French sharpshooter put a bullet in him.

A bullet fired by a French sharpshooter hit him in the fleshy part of his leg.

There was too much glitter about the staff uniforms and vindictive French sharpshooters were finding them an attractive mark.

It is not at all prudent, especially as all the routes are crowded with German and French sharpshooters, marauders, and thieves.