The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02

"At a. m. on the morning of the 23d a fresh emission of gas was made The The Forty-eighth Highlanders were dis mayed and their trench became ntolera- ble. They retired then recovered them selves and reoccupied the trench.
 Several German divisions attempted 10 use their enormous numerical su- periority to sweep around and over whelm our left wing, and they par italy succeeded German troops swung past the unsupported left and slipped in between the wood and St. Julien.
 Tn the afternoon the Canadian left was strengthened by British reinforce nents amounting 10 seven battalions. The Canadians also received assistance cn the left from a series of French counter attacks, pushed in northeast- erly direction from the canal bank.
 'The fire from the German artillery continually grew in intensity and it became evident the Canadian salient could no longer be maintained against the overwhelming superiority of mum bers. Stubbornly and contesting every yard, the defenders fell back upon St Julien.
 soon it became evident that even St. Julien, exposed from right and left, was no longer tenable. The third brigade was, therefore, ordered further south. selling every yard of ground dear1N. But II was IOunu lmpOSSltlc without hazarding far larger forces to oisentangle the detachment of tine Royal Highlanders of Montreal Thir- teenth battalion. and of the Roya. Montreal regiment, Thirteenth batalicn, The brigade left these units with heavy hearts.
 "The German line rolled over the de- serted village. but for several hours after the sullen and persistent rifle fire | phf fnb ad nt hoy W. ra not yet masters of the Canadian resi guard If they died. they died worthly | of Canada
 I The enforced retirement of the 1 Third brigade. reproduced for tho Sec | end brigade, commanded by Brigader General Curry, the position of the 1 Third brigade itself at the moment oi 1 the withdrawal of the French found General Curry flinging his left side around. The weight of this immense l struggle held his line of trenches from Thursday afternoon until Sunday aft ernoon. He did not abandon them
 There were none left. They had been l obliterat ted by artillery. iie withdrew l his undefeated troops from the fras
 ments of his field Qualifications and ths 1 hearts of his men were as completely l unbroken as the parapets of hi' 1 trenches were completely broken. By this time further reinforcement, l had arrived. and again it became eviden
 that the situation dictated an offensive lGeneral Alderson. commanding the rein 1 forcements. directed an advance by {
 brigade. As the British troops swep l through the Canadian left and took manA
 of them going to certain death, the,
 passed for an instant, with deep-throatet , cheers for Canada.
 The advance was costly, but could no
 be gainsaid, and the German advance along the line was arrested.
 l "On Monday morning General Curr.
 again was called upon to lead his shrun ken Second quota reduced to a quarte
 of it's original strength into action q the apex of the line Not Canadian gun was lost in the long battle of re | treat
 Concluding his account. Sir Max addi tionally wrote:
 ''The empire is engaged In a strug
 gle without quarter. and without com
 promise against an enemy still superbl,
 organized. still immensely powerful stil
 confident that it's strength is the mat
 of its necessity. To arms then and stil
 to arms! The grave yard of Canada il
 Flanders is very arge.'