The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-15

ment of the Canadian contingent, un der command of Lieut. C. E. Crabbe the commander-in-chie says:
 Lieut. Crabbe, who showed the greatest dash and took his party over everything in a trench until they had gone down, it was so yards. when they were stopped by a barricade Of sand bags and timbers This party as well as others then pulled down the front face of a German parapet A number of Germans were killed and wounded and a few prisoners were taken
 The services performed by this corps have continued to be very val uabe since | had occasion to refer to them in my last dispatch. They hays been most ably organized and trained and were commanded by Lieut. Col. F. D. Farquhar, D.S.O. Wlo, 1 regret to say, was killed while supetinteud- ing some trench work on March 20. His loss will be deeply felt
 Emphasizing the cooperation of the British and French forces and the new role in warfare assumed ly the cavalry the commander-in-chiei writes:
 During the month of February arranged with General Focl t0 rem der the ninth French corps, holding the trenches to my left, some much needed rest by sending the three di- visions of the British cavalry corps to hold portion of the French trenches and each division for a period of ten days alternately.
 Tt was very gratifying 10 me to note once again in this cam aigu the eager readiness watch the cavalry displayed to undertake role which does not properly belong to them, in order to support and ass.st theh French comrades
 General French closes his descyip- ton of the battle by quoting extracts from the special order of the day. eX. pressing to General Sir Douglas Hais the Warmest appreciation ot the skill. ful manner in which he carried ou his orders, and the commauder-iG- chiefs fervent appreciation of the magnificent galautry displayed by al ranks of the first army.
 The commander-iu-chief then de- scribes briefly the action at St. E.oj and minor operations He pays trib' ute to the work Of the flying cJips throughout the period under review, from February to April b. Besides close reconnaissance, it's work iu- cluded the destruction Ol various points of the German cOmmunicd- tions, most of WIiCu General French says were attacked from a height ot loo to l5U feet In one case piiC. descended to about 5V feet above the point he was attacking
 There have been only eight days during the period under reyew, Gen era, French continues, on which re, connaissauces have not been male. A total of approximately 130.00O miles has been flown, almost entirely over the euemys lines. No great ac- tivity has been shown above om JIoOp7 OH luG par Ol tIc tHtlit5 3 dAA craft, but they have been attacked whenever and wherever they were met with, and usually forced down or made to seek refuge within their own lines.'
 General French euIosizes the work of the medical corps and Ii the dis tinguished civilian physicians assist ing it. He says the health of the army is excellent
 Referring to the severity of the cas- ualties in action, the commauder-iu- chief writes
 'I can well understand how deeply these casualties are felt by the na- tions at large, but each daily report shows clearly that they are endured on at least an equal scale by all the combatants engaged throughout Eu rope friends and foe alike.