New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26

with dead. the enemy continued ms
pressure during the whole OF SUNDAY
until we were gradually driven from
the southern edge Of tho hill. Az .
n m. roinforcements reached our front
iine and swept the Germans from their
foothold.
"prior 10 this the close proximity
Of the contendinR sides had led 10 n
slackening In the bombardment, nut ~
then broke out afresh and with grea'
intensity. Our position, however now
was more secure, and, although the
Smelling and bombing never ceased Al
together, the night passed in compara-
tive quiet" -
The narrative says that lombard,
ment was maintained on Monday, April
10. and that the Germans extended
their shelling 10 the entire fpres area
including the town itself, in when, II
IS asserted, fifteen children were killed
Toward evening the Germans made an
other attack on Hill No. 60, but the
eyewitness" asserts. again did our
machine guns do tremendous eXeeu-
ton and the attack was beaten on.
"Another attack at S o'clock IN the
evening" the narrative continues, sur
fered the same fate. Still the Ger
mans would not admit defeat. and all
night long parties armed with hand
grenades made repeated efforts to drive
us off the hill, their attacks alternating
with bombardments from artillery o.
all kinds and also trench mortars.
BY Wednesday, the eyewitness
saws. the British had firmly established
themselves.
Assault One of Wars Fiercest.
"The attack upon and the defence OF
Hill No. CO." the narrative declares.
twill go down in history as one OF
the finest exploits of the British troops
during the war Officers who expert
enced the bombardment prior to the
attack Of the Prussian Guard, on April
II. and who also underwent that d.
rected against Hill No GO, say that the
latter was by far the worst OF the two
what our troops withstood can IN
some degree be realized if 1t be re-
membered that the space fought over
during the four and half days was
only about $50 yards in length by about
200 yards in depth.
"Upon that small area the enemy for
hours hurled tons of metal and hlgh
explosives. and at times the hilltop
was wreathed in clouds Of poisonous
fumes. and yet our gallant infantry
did not give way. They stood hrm
under a fire which swept away whoIe
sections at n time, filled the. trenches
with dead bodies and so numbered the
approach to the front line that rem
forcements could not reach II with
out having to climb over their fallen
comrades.
Losses Fail to Depress Men.
ain these circumstances our losses
naturally were heavy. Nevertheless
they have not depressed the men, all
Of whom, including the wounded are
extremely cheerful, for they know that
the fight for Hill No. GO has cost the
Germans far more than it has cost US
The desperate efforts of the Germans
TO recapture the. hill, the "eye-wlt-
ness" says, probably were due not only
TO the intrinsic value of the position,
but the fear Of personal consequences
TO the generals concerned If they failed
10 hold it. He adds that the Bavarian
generals who were responsible for the
unsuccessful action of St. tloi were
placed on the retired list.
The troops who opposed the British
on Hill 60. the "eye-witness' says,
were composed Of SaXons and men re-
cruited from all parts Of Germany.