Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-26

could not reach il without having to
climb over the PROSTATE forms Of their
fallen comrades
The losses naturally were heavy in
the fEht for hill No 60, but the cost
10 the Germans was far more than
ii was to us.
The following telegram was sent by
the comma nder in chief to our army
commander after the action:
81 heartily congratulate you and all
concerned on your successful action at
hill No 60 yesterday. consider that
very valuable object has been at
tanned. Tn" operation was skiilfully
planned aud conducted. and the troops
behaved with their customary courage,
endurance and tenacity.'
The Germans adopted much the
same policy in this reverse as they
did in the case OF their unsuccessful
attack al ST. Eloi-the policy of direct
faischood, 1t is probable that their
desperate efforts TO retake the hill were
inspired, not only by the intrinsic value
or the position, but by fear Of personal
consequences to the generals concerned
II they failed, The fate OF the Ia
rnrian generals who were responsible
for the unsuccessful action nj ST. Eloi
supports this view. The CORPS com
mandcr and both the divisional COM
uandcrs on that occasion were placed
on the retired list.
The troops opposed to us on hin No
80 were composed partly OF Saxons
and partly of men recruited from all
over Germany.
The chief event of interest which
=
the aerial raid made on the 18th against
the German airship shed near Client.
II was carried out by fin officer acting
single handed and carrying three
heavy homharding shells, besides hand
erenades
FINDS CAPTIVE BALLOON
ANCHORED on GUARD
He arrived near his objective at )
l.. NJ. and found n captive balloon an
cEored on guard, AS he was recon
noitcring the position. he threw one
bomb Oh the airship shed. which was
clearly visible below, from IA height OF
5000 feet Discovering that he was
being tired AZ from the car of the cap
tive balloon, as we'll as from the
ground, he flew over the balloon, de-
scending in spiral directly above ii.
( so that its occupants could not shoot
| at him, and threw a second bomb,
which missed the balloon, hut explod ed
below, probably doing a certain amount
Of damage
! He descended TO height of hut 200
, feet before he dropped the last bomb
on the airship shed. He then flew ba ok
B 20 his base, untouched. though the
planes of his machine were perforate ed
with bullet holes.
! Beyond the fact that n heavy ex-
! riosion was caused. IL Is not possible
! 10 say what damage was done TO the
b cnemys shed.
! "on the same day the Germans made
an unsuccessful attempt 10 mine orr
trenches near Givenchy, hut no damage
was done.
, ON the night OF the 20th party of
. lS'itish and party OF Germans met
underground in the darkness OF con
fined space in a mine gallery There
ensued fierce and confused struggle
/ Eventually the Germans blew up The
gallery, which was thus closed on both
sides. One Of our men was killed, and
the enemN's loss Is unknown.
/ Among the prisoners captured al
I nil No 60 was German artillery Of.
ficer, who remained hidden in n dug.
out until we started destroying his
riace or refuge Upon emerging nc
SURRENDERED. one officer stated that
INC Germans were acting purely on the
defensive on this front. but that in all
ranks there was supreme confidence In
! ultimate victory"