New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-15

nerience in European warfare ah1
ar,,hor Of the units composing Vhe
CONS haA only recently returned from
scrtire in tropical climates. In con
,eouence. the hardships OF a rleoiVoe
49, r.mnaign fell with greater
,,,a;sht mon these divisions than upon
any other in the command
Fifth Corps Busy.
"Cbioav owing TO these causes the
K.A Co.. nm 70 the beginning OF
Warcb was constantly engaged In eouh,
80 a.,acks TO retake trenches anu
,r-orrd which had been lost, In 'he'I
S;EcnIt and arduous task. however tne
troops displayed the utmost galia,'ktiiS =
- dcvntion. and il is most eredlIaoie
"a the skill and energy OF thel, 'v III
,hat am able 20 report how Wen We
-, bove surmounted all their Gnu
,,,,it;es and that the ground hrst IHASl,
49, NV them is still intact ana he!u
S.;,h i;ttlo greater loss than IS incur
red by tho troops IN all other paris "
the line" ....,. 81, tho German
trenches near st. Elolon feObo q
br de,ehment OF Princess LaVli -
ny I1u,n,t ~ tho Canadian contlngenS'
70 command Of Lieutenant OtaoO'
~ commander in chief says: Mo
..r jontenant Crabbe. who showed -
a.ost dash and elan, took MS Pr ~
aver everything in trench umi'' wber
~ ,,o,e down about eighty yardS' W. p.
.au eyero stopped by oarrlcaue v.
nv! 49, and timber. This party a.
saS as others. then pulled down "a
go, lace Of German psr5S]pe5'' ord
,,,r,ber Of Germans were hIIeu 80
sounded and few pr's0n''S
taken.
Canadian Troops Lanoeu'
.or,,,cos performed by thus as
tireuished corps have cor 'a'..os;on to
-, valuable since ! had oCo4''g,rt ri, o,.
- 90 tben in my last dispatch ~
80 becr most ably organlLeu H','
let e,d we're commanded ny E'y ~
80, 80" colonel +. D. Farquhar' H. , - O,i
10 deeply regret TO say, was hn' 80
~ notwithstanding some trench WI WI"
wniie 81 on His loss will be deeply
felt" uoro,;on of the
, G'.'t go Irerch forces and the ne"
nrl''S. ,,.orfare assumed by the cav
sirv the commander in chlet WITS =
.iEn,,' - the month of February
ra,ced with General Foch TO fehueI
- OH French Corps, holding tI0
..o,cbos 10 nv left, some much heeu-
"a -ost nv sending the three dlVls
~ the British cavalry corps 10 ~
o-t;on Of the French trenches eacH
diyision for a period OF ten DAYS "''''
nstely n mote
once again in this campaign we v"s ne
resdiness which the cavalry olsPlayct
10 undertake a role when Goes no'
properly belong TO them IN otu' - ~
se5p In carving out this work the
ies6ers. officers and men displayed tnt
emo skill and energy which | nave mac
-eason TO comment upon IN FORMER
dispatches.
Eager for Offensive.
Referring to Neuve Chspelle and the
considerations leading up TO tnls' Ihe
field marshal says:
about the end of February many
vital considerations induced me 10 DC
lieye that a vigorous offensive move,
lent nv the troops under my command
sbould be planned and carried out al
The earliest possible moment among
the more important reasons when con
vinced me Of this necessity Were lhe
general aspect Of the allied sltuaIlg1I
throughout Europe, and part y
the marked success OF the RUSSIAN
army in ropeliing the yloIehI on.
slaughts Of Marshal Won HlndehDuIg'
the apparent weakening OF tle eilei.'
on nv front. and the necessity ior as
.;t.;,s our Russian allies to the ut
most bv holding as many hosuIe lrOop'
as possible in the western theatre; ihe
oH6rts 10 this end which were beng
made by the French forces at Arra'
and in Champagne, and-perhaP5 th'
most weighty consideration OF al VIZ
need Of fostering the offensive spirit III
the troops under my command aIIer 'h'
irving and possibly onervaung eNpelI
ences which they had gone through i
q severe winter IN the trencheS.
IN a former dispatch l commence
upon the difficulties ana dIa"oac A.
which the winter weather IN TINS en-
mate imposes upon a vigorous. outH
sive. Early In March these GlihcuItie'
became greatly lessened by the GTylhs
ND of the country and by Spells o.
brighter weather.
Relies on Sir Douglas.
81 do not propose in this dlspatsh u
enter at length into the considerations
which actuated me in deciding upor
This ulan. time and place Of my attack
As mentioned above, the main attacF
was carried out by units Of the Is
Army. supported by troops Of the q
Army and the general reserve. The OBJ
iect of the main attack was to be TIT
capture of the village Of NeuYe Cha
nellie and the enemy position at tina
point and the establishment OF on
line as far forward as possible to tn
east of that place
"The object, nature and scope or m
attack and the instructions for the con
duct Of the operations were communl
Gated by me to Sir Douglas Haig in
secret memorandum, dated Februar,
49,"
General French, after describing tn
main Typographical features and show
ing how the Germans had estabhshe
a strong post with numerous mschin
guns among the big houses, benin
walls and I'M the orchards which tlGnke
the approaches to the village, proceeds
"The battle opened at 1880 o'cloc
the morning of the 10th of March b
a powerful bombardment Of the en-
emv's position In Neuve Chapelle. Tn
artillery bombardment had been we
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