New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-05-01
CANADIANS SAVED
DAY FOR ALLIES
tcontinued from First Faye,


lowed, pushed home In the face OF
direct frontal FIRE made in broad day.
light was carried to the frst Line OF
German trenches. After hand TO
hand struggle, the last German who
resisted was bayoneted and the trench
was won. sr
This trench represented In the
German advance the apex In the
breach which the enemy had made
in the original line OF the allies, and
II was two and half miles south
OF that line. This charge made by
men who looked death indifferently
in the face saved the Canadian left.
1t also secured and maintained during
the most critical moment of all the
integrity of the allied line"
Fumes Killed Two Privates.
The narrative says that two pri-
Yates of the 4sth Highianders per-
ished OF the poisonous fumes set
free by the Germans. In conclusion
the official story says:
ION Friday afternoon the left OF
the Canadian line was strengthened
by important achievements OF Brit
ish troops amounting to seven battal-
ions. From this time forward the
Canadians also continued to receive
further assistance on the left from
series or French counter attacks
pushed In a northeasterly direction
from the Canal bank"
A second installment of Sir Max
| Athens narrative carried the account
UP to Friday, April %. 1t says in
| part:
Canadians Give Ground.
1.-The FIRE OF the artillery OF the
enemy continually grew in intensity.
1t became evident that the Canadian
salient could no longer be maintained
against the overwhelming superiority
| or numbers by which II was assailed.
Slowly, stubborniy and contesting
every yard, the defenders gave ground
until the salient gradually receded
from the point where IL had originally
aligned with the French, and fell
back upon st. Julien.
Soon IL became evident that even
st. Julien. exposed from right and
left was no longer tenable In the face
of overwhelming mum erical superior
ity. The Third Brigade was, there
fore. ordered to retreat further south.
But II was found impossible without
hazardinE for larger forces to olsen
tankie the detachment of the Royal
HiEhlanders OF Montreal, 18th Bat
talon, and of the Royal Montreal
Regiment, 18th Battalion. The
brigade was ordered not moment
too soon to move back. II left these
units with heavy hearts.
Died Worthily of Canada.
1.-THE German line rolled over the
deserted village, but for several hours
after the enemy had become master
Of the village the sullen and persist
ent rife fire which survived showed
that they were not yet master of the
Canadian rear guard. IL they died
they died worthily of Canada.
THE enforced retirement of the
Third Brigade-and to have stayed
longer would have been madness
reproduced for the Second Brigade
commanded by Brig Gen. Curry, the
position of the Third Brigade itself at
the moment of the withdrawal OF the
French. The Second Brigade had re-
tanned the trenches which II was
holding on Thursday afternoon sup
ported by the Third Brigade, GENERAL |
Curry flung his left flank around and |
In the crisis OF this immense struggle |
held his line of trenches from Thurs |
day afternoon until Sunday afternoon.
He did not abandon them. There were |
none left. They had been obiterated
by artillery He withdrew his unde.
feated troops from the fragments Of !
his field Notifications, and the hearts
of his men were completely unbroken
as the parapets of his trenches were
completely broken.
Re-takc Lost Trenches.
THE Goth Winnipeg Rifles which
held the extreme left of the brigade
position at the most critical moment
was expelled from the trenches early
Friday morning by an emission of
poisonous gas, but recovering In three
quarters OF an hour, 1t counter at
tackled, re-took the trenches 1t had
abandoned and bayoneted the enemy.
After the Third Brigade had been
forced to retire Lieutenant Colonel
Lipsett, commander of the Winnipeg
Rifles held his position, though his
left was in the air until two Two
British regiments filled up the gap on
Saturday night.
After formidable attack the enemy
captured st. Julien, opening up
new line of advanced but by this
time further reinforcements had ar
rived. General Anderson, commanding
the ,reinforcements directed an adj
vance by British brigade which
had been brought up In, support. AS
the troops making IL swept through
the Canadian left and center, many OF
them going to certain death. they
paused for an inaAo&A with deep