The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-01

ground until the salient gradually re- ceded from the point where it had originally aligned with the French and fell back upon St. Julien. Y Soon it became evident that even St. Julien, exposed from right and left, was no longer tena.bIe in the face of overwhelming numerical su- peri ority. The third brigade was therefore ordered to. retreat further south But it was found impossible without hazard ding far larger forces to disentangIe the detachment of the Royal High1anders of Montreal, 18th battalion and of the Royal Montreal Regiment, 18th battalion. The bri- gade was ordered not 8 moment too soon to move back. It left there units with heavy hearts.
 tsThe German line rolled over the deserted village but for several hours after the enemy had become master of the village the sullen and persis- tent rifle fire which survived showed that they were not yet master of the Canadian rear guard. If they died they died worthily of Canada
 .'The second brigade had retained ] the trenches which it was holding on Thursday afternoon supported by the 3rd brigade, General Curry flung his left flank around and in the crisis of this immense struggle held his line of trenches from Thursday afternoon until Sunday. He did not abandon them. There were none left. He had been ob1iterated by a. relay. He withdrew his undefeated troops from the fragments of his field fortifica- tions and the hearts of his men were completely unbroken as the parapets of his trenches were completely brok- en.
 sThe 9oth Winnipeg Rifles, which held the extreme left of the bridge position at the most critical nom ent, &Jxy Friday morning by an emission of poisonous gas, but recovering in three-quarters of an hour, it counter attacked, retook trenches it had aban- doned and bayonetted the enemy. Af- ter the third brigade had been forced to retire Lieut.. Col LIpzett, comman- der of the Winnipeg Rifles. held his position until two British regiments filled up the gap on Saturday night
 After a formidable attack the en- enny captured St. Julien, opening up a new line of advance but by this time further reinforcements had ar rived. General Anderson, command ing the endorsements, directed an advance by a British brigade which had been brought up in supHort. As the troops making it swept through the Canadian left and center. many of them going to certain death, they paused for an instant with deep throated cheers for Canada, indicat- ing the warm admir- alton which the Canadians exertions had excited in the British army.
 stzThe advance was costly but could not be gainsaid and the German ad- vance along the line was arrested. 2 Despite this check, the account says the 2nd and 3rd brigades were gradually driven, fighting every yard upon a line from Fortuine, south of St. Julien, in 8 northeasterly direc- ton towards Paschendae1 There the two brigades were relieved by two British brigades ,.after exertions as gIoriousIy fruitful, and, alas, costly as soldiers have ever been called upon to make
 On Monday morning, General Curry was again called Upon to lead his second brigade, reduced to a quar- ter of it's original strength, into ac- ton at the apex of the line which position the brigade held all that day. On Wednesday it was relieved and retired to the rear.