Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03
HOW THE CANADIANS SIB6KH
YPRES And SAVE BATTLE

joining q secfion of the I'd Battery
the tive asectl1nB making a battery, and
he remained there until just now, so
instead Of our sections being separated
for only "a hours, as was intended, we
were in different places for practically
three weeks.
The fight continued and the Germans
gained nothing until the gas was
thrown cut; then the troops on the
left flank of the Canadians broke and
came back. They came through my
gun positions IN droyes and they we're
an awful sight to look at The Ca
nadians stuck. We were all choked,
blinded and altogether up against it,
but we stuck. Shell and bullets whiz-
zing around, gas filing the air almost
in sufficient quantities to suffocate ev-
cry one Of US. Frenchmen, Algerians
and every ether nationality running to
the rear, telling us we were beaten and
the Germans were on us, but, by
George, we still stuck. The time
came shortly afterwards, however,
when gas and Germans got so thick
that Artillery had to get out or be lost.
We got orders to retire about mid
night, so out we went, lock, stock and
barrel, and down the road for all we
were worth. with bullets whistIine
around us. We had long stretch of
road to navigate and we we're under
rifle fire the entire time.
We got back to. our new position.
got into action, fought like wildcats
again, then came the order. Retake
old position" Again we went to car
ry. out the order, and at a. m. we
were back again and in action at the
place we started from We expected
to stay there this time and opened
fire with a vengeance. All this time
these Canadian. Infantry boys had
stuck to those trenches-Anever a
bulge, The Germans tried all sorts
of yillainous schemes to get them out,
but nothing doing. My word, they
were. and are. peaches : they are sand
and nerve from the heels up, and don't
you think for one minute that the Ar
tillery will not follow these fellows
till they come home. IL the Artillery
is wanted right ND on the trenches, we
will be there. We. fired from 4 a. m.
.-n D. M. and were again ordered
to retire. We got out in the broad
daylight, This. was some feat. We
limbered up and got away. The Ger
mans shelled US continuously for the
entire distance of one and one-half
miles, and they got US, as No. 8 gun
cot coalbox directly on it. This
shell was remarkable in its effect. 1t
landed directly under the wheel team
and wounded tSoctty" Watson fright
fully. The gun was put out of bust
ness and also the Timber smashed,
Sergeant Dunning, Jobie Lloyd and
Fred Meggs were sitting on the timber.
All three boys were thrown into the
field, and all three got up and beat
il" to the dugout, with scarcely a
scratch. Gillies and Sergeant Dun
ming did great work, remaining with
the gun under heavy shell fire, and
eventually got teams and drew the gun
cnt, saving it from falling into the
hands of the Germans.
Ken Lasha had quite an experience.
He was forward at the observation
station, and had to get out, and was
tod to look out for himself He
beat it for the infantry trenches, and
got a rifle, and was with them for
quite while during the hottest fight
ng.
General Andersen and General Bur-
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