The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-19
BRITON GIVES PRAISE
TO Ter MAN BRAVERY
Kaiser Lost 10. 100 Men AZ
Neuyc Chapelle. ''Eyewit-
ness" Declares.


T.oNpoN. March is-rn an "evewit-
npss' narrative NJ the recent battle in
which the town Of Neuve Chapelle was
captured hy the Br fish the statement
il made that the German losses on h
field were ~. 700 men. OF whom LOO
were taken prisoners. This additional
account Of the conflict is highly graft
fying 10 the public for it hows that
the German lines can he broken II
necessary.
When the British infantry launched
Is attack. after $50 guns had literally
blown the trenches into bits
the bodies Of more than $500 Germans
we're counted. The eyewitness pays
q high tribute TO the bravery OF the
Kalser's troops. The narrative follows
"On March II the action at Neuve
thapelle assumed the form OF incessant
efforts on the part of the enemy TO re-
ean the ground he had lost. The only
result was 10 enable us to mak slight
further progress. on the morning or
March ~ German counter attacks we're
renewed on the whole front all around
the village n also north OF it.
These resulted in great losses for the
en4my. who lost many prisoners. Tho
Germars were beginning TO shot great
exhaustion and many on the attacking
line held I'D their hands when we opened
fire. our infantry stormed "A strong po-
sitlon near Moulin du Pietre. About
nifty soldiers armed with bombs rushed
a trench and took eighty prisoners
an the afternoon German resistance
axe and in some cases entire COM
panies surrendered. Many men, com
pletely exhausted. stated that their
trenches were full Of water They sald
that some companies had lost all their
officers and that whole battalions had
besn wiped out.
The eject OF our bombardment may
be Judged from the fact that on March
10. when our men approached the Ger
man trenches from Neuve Chapelle. some
II the survivors crawled out upon the
ground holding up their hands lhey
were utterly dazed The village mad
been converted 10 a Inc
streets were piled high with wreckage
and corpses.
In spite OF our successes IN certain
+ localities the Germans continued TO hold
firm and resist our attacks with the ut
most determination. The net results OF
operations iu his quarter wer" that the
/ ground originally gained was main
tanned. while we made further progress
n some quarters and took 500 more
prisoners. The German dead lay thick
all along our front
In IN. sector south of Neuve Cha
pelle more than 1000 bodies were counted
B and east Of tn" village 800 more could
be seen. Tl.se figures do not include
! those killed in Neuve Chapelle. where
many bodies were buried in the masonry,
Nor do they include the bodies behind
the line occupied by us AT L~'Epinette,
which We gained by a sudden attack
with bombs.
" achieved tins gain with trihins
loss. taking a position about half a mil.
ia length. This represented a gain oi
about 300 Yards from our original
trenches. ON the night OF March l2-la
the Germans attempted 70 retake their
old position, but their attacks were re-
pulsed.
For three days tAe enemy, packed
by A severe bombardment and strong
reoNforcements from many units that
had been arriving continuously since
the 10Th. attempted TO beat us back. bu'
all attacks failed Tie German r"en'
forc-menta were thrown into the fight
AS they arrived on the field.
The German losses are a.
1900. Of his number 100 being pris'
oue.s.'
Another prisoner said that three Ger
man princes had been killed in the bat
tie one was Pence Frederick leopold
2 HohenZol.ern, a cousin f the Kaiser
who was a Lieutenant IN an infantry
regiment.