The daily progressive-miner., 1915-12-24
PAINTS TERRIBLE
 WAR PICTURE
BL00nIEST FIGHT REPORTED
 FROM ANY FRONT LINE


 ShargssburE during the American Civil War, when ene-tfird of all the men engaged were Jeff on the field. But Sharpsburg vas joy ride compared with Seddul-Bshr
 Thus begins an account of tle Galiipoli adventure by Lieutenan, Commander Josiah Wedgwooi. the Liberal member of parliament. who ms made the house of commons ring with criticism of the Dar6an, alles campaign since he returned with special mention for bravery ard the coveted striped r;bon ef ,ha Distinguished Service Order.
 Lieut snan- Commander Wedge weod's view of fighting IT the Dar- 5aaellss rone was ct the so-callad ' heach where tl'e steamship River
 via was nm aground eo furnish cover far she attempted landing.
 This old wooden horse of Troy. '' rarsates Mr. Weirewood. ..v7as run ashore on 3 flawless Sunday morn ing s0o yards from shs medieval sss of Se33nl-Bahr. T never ro:iee5 ehe sroansing. for she hor- TOT in ttaa water. and or .he bench. Five taws of five boats each loaded TTi-h r'zn vare going ashore along siie q es- One moment 1T had been early morning n q peaceful coun- E v.h thoughts or smells of cows and hav and milk; and ti,e rsS. while tbe boats were just twenty yaris fron, shore the blue
 a areund each boat was turning ra
 =hs-e anything more horrible thaa to zaa msn wading through vars- vaise high under heavy finss Yoa sae where each bul.es hts tie water. which Ike niga--
 hol1s back tlaa man for .',e rx+ saa- which will nor miss. 0f q -h1ss brave ren two-thirsls die5. ard hardly 2 dozen reache3
 zs the stel5er of the five ta5 sand dune.
 @Aboue z o'clock dash across rse roE q lighters from the Wood % Horse was led by General Nsriar aa5 his brigade major.
 ~as eas Ministers -hat charg- s1 t-z- wi-h 9 sprig of shamrock a -tai- caps; then the Dub'7ns. rhs Woreazters. ths Ean,pshirsz. lying oz-hs beach. on he roc,.s oa tts lighters. -hsv cried on the us-ts- q Cod. There, now. was s9i5shipn-an Drury swimming to sEs lighter. which had broken loose. Fizh lire in his mouth and wound -- hls head. T. ever 2 boy deserved tke Y. z. tha. lad did.
 An these things I saw as al dream as ! moved from casemate E1 csss-a-e. watching to see Turks, wearing an election smile ard trr- irg TO pretend in al even voice 9 nrz1 who had never saan death that t1is was raa best of all possible worlds. Columns of smoke rose from ths castle and town of SadduI- Baft as zaa grea. shells from tae
 passed oFer our heads and b14ss, and in every lull we heard the wounded.
 ! o'clock I gos 20.o0o moro
 from -te f1ee-, and the -zalaz5irss wers appearing over
 s ridge . zhs eff from Ian eazhizs la-dzng Hs saw fifteen usn n window in the castle On zls right by the water. They sig za'sd taas thsg were al that re- azirsd ot tha Dablins 7raa had landed a- the Chamber at seddul- Baay. A- 2 o'cloelc We got 150 Gaa alive eo-ssera. B-e watched oar asa working to the righ. and up into tae castle rlirs-at each cor uez fhe officer croaching in front
 a ravcIvez in zssf. One watched san through the fire zone an1 ksl 5za's breath and pressed the huteon q ths Naxjrn.
 When night eame house in sad1ui-Bahz was burning brigh-lv and there was 2 full moon. W-e nen at once. All around she wounded cried for help anz shelter against the bullets. but thezs vaz 10 room on boats or gang way for anything but the neH to come to shore.
 Ton muss remember that for ta-e nights no one had slept, and then another day dawned. We we're firmly ashore at Lancashire landing, ard q Du Toit,g battery Q the northeast, and the Aussrfans wczs dug in at Anzae. An end had to oe made of ' beach. The whole fIees collected and all morning blew tFe ridge and castle and town Q pieces.
 And all tfat eime wonderful in= fzntrx ae1s forward up the hill and through ths ruined town. The troops taa. mens in shae attacs. had