New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-05
CANADIANS WIN
BATTLE
Check Germans in Terrific
Fighting Around the
Famous Hill 60.

British Headquarters in France
June 3 (via London. June Q.-Around
famous Hill 60 and Sanctuary Wood
the Canadians have been doing the stiff
fest fighting Of their experience in the
course Of the last two days action.
They have held the entire front at
tackled, and, unless the fighting spreads,
this is entirely their battle.
The Germans guns had been rela-
lively quiet for several days, when they
suddenly opened up the heaviest bonn
bardment any Canadian veteran has
known, using all kinds Of guns from
heavy howitzers TO trench mortars, not
only batteripg the trenches. but COW
ering a wide area of ground in the rear
to prevent the bringing up Of sup
ports.
But il was not this time as in the
earlier battles on the Ypres salient.
when the Germans threw three or four
shells to one" said an officer. THE
British guns returned equal volumes on
the Germans after they were in our
trenches"
Under support of gunfire the Cana
dian battallons, which include many
Americans, maintaining the traditions
Of the first contingent last year at St
/ julien. Immediately turned on the Ger
mans in a series Of counter attacks
/ They fought throughout the night and
were engaged all Saturday doggedly
/ bombing their way back 10 the posses
| sion Of the position which they had
/ lost Parties rushed in at different
I points, bombing and bayonetting right
and left, and before their fierce work
ended they had regained all but few
yards.
The German advance had been made
over front of 5000 yards from the
/ Ypres- Confines railway to Hooge Point.
| This was the most extensive front OF
any recent attack. and the Canadians
! responded to the test coolly and skill
| fully. In the Hooge sector the German
attack was stopped with heavy loss.
British Make an Air Attack.
The British official statement issued
at midnight reads:
"A squadron of twenty-six Of our
aeroplanes bombed some points Of mill
tary Importance. Considerable damage
is believed TO have been done. One
Of our machines was brought down in
the enemy lines by gunfire, the remain.
der returned safely. The hostile air.
craft have been inactive.
Last night there was increased &C.
tivity along the whole Of our front
North of Fricourt, after heavy bonn
bardment, O party Of 200 Germans at
tackled our trenches, but were driven
back with considerable loss by our ar
tillery and machine guns.
North of the River Ancre, about
Serre, two small parties of our troops
entered German trenches and killed
some of the occupants. They returned
with slight loss. AT Monchy-au-Bois
and Neuvill-St. Vast two more parties
of our troops broke into the enemy's
| lines, causing him losses, and returned
with prisoners. Our artillery effectively
supported all these enterprises The
| enemy exploded a mine at Fricourt and
four near Hulluch, causing no serious
! damage.
4 To-day the enemy hastily lombard
/ ed our trenches TO the northeast and
also about Souchez and Loos. Our ar
tillery engaged hostile batteries south
of Lens and east of Arras.
"The situation AROUND Ypres has nc
materially altered. There have been
artillery commandments, and our troops
retain the ground regained in other
counter attacks yesterday. No fresh
attacks have been undertaken by us.