The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-15

London April 4.-l2:5O D. m.-- Field Marshal Sir John French. com, mander of the British expeditionary forces OH the continent reports the British losses in the three days fight ing at Neuve Chapelle as follows
 Killed, l9O officers. 2.337 men.
 Wounded. 559 officers, S,l7t other ranks.
 Missing, 23 officers, L72S men.
 Field Marshal French's report con tinues
 The enemy left several thousand dead on the field and we have pos.- tive information that upwardA of 12,o00 wounded were removed by train Thirty officers and ,657 of other ranks were captured.
 Tle British commanders dispatch concerning the battle of Neuva Chap elle which began early in March is lengthy and says among other things:
 Considerable delay occurred after the capture of Nueve Chapeue and the infantry was greatly d.sorgan, ized. am of the opinion that this delay would not have occurred had the clearly expressed order of the general officer commanding the first army been more carefully observed.
 The dispatch describes the opera. tions leading up to the attack on the town saying
 Ion February a brilliant action by the troops of the first corps mate rially improved our position in the area south Of La Bassee canal Dur, ing the previous night parties of the Irish guards and the Thhd battal on of the Coldsream guards had sue ceeded in gaining ground from which conyerging fire could be directed on the Hanks and rear of certain brick stacks occupied by the Ger, mans which had been for some time a source of considerable annoyance. At D. m. the affair commenced with severe bombardment Of the brick stacks and the enemys trenches
 "A brisk attack by the Codstream guards and Irish guards from our trenches west of the brick stacks fol, lowed and was supported by the fire from the flanNing position which hao been seized the previous night by the same regiments.
 The attack succeeded: the brick stacks were occupied without diff. culty and a line was established north and south through a point about 40 yards east of the brick stacks
 "The casualties suffered by the fifth corps throughout the period un. der review and particularly during the month of February, nave been heavier than those on other parts or the line. regret this but do not think, taking all circumstances into consideration, that they were unduly numerous
 'The position then occupied by the fifth corps had always been very vulnerable part of our line. The ground was marshy and trenches were most difficult to construct and maintain. The twenty-seyenth and bN thl9 -tiShNH hlNA9lbHH Oi lilt lilbu corps had had no previous experience in European warfare and a number of the units composing the corps had only recently returned from service in tropical climates. In consequence, the hardships of a rigorous winter campaign fell with greater weight upon these divisions than upon any other in the command.
 Chiefly owing to these causes, the fifth corps mp to the beginning of March was constantly engaged in counter attacks to retake trenches and ground which had been lost. In their difficult task, however, the troops displayed the utmost gallantry and devotion, it is most creditable tC the skill and energy of their leaders that am able to report how welethey have surmounted all their difficulties and that the ground first taken over by them is still intact and held witl little greater loss than is incurred by the troops in all other parts of tht line"
 Describing an attack on the Ger man trenches near St. Eloi on Feb rnary 2S hy Princess Patrica's regt