The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-05
INDIAN TRICK IS
 HELPFUL IN VAR
THE CANADIAN sOLDiERs USED LEATHER THONG oVER FORE
 READ TO CARRY SUPPLIES.
Kept to the Foreground and Great Gains Made That Were Otherwise Impossible

With the British Army on the Front in France. Friday. Dee l-Via Lon don, Dec. l. 6 pm That success in modern warfare often may dtmenN upon the employment Of some article or Coutriyance oi an ancient design has been determined again by the Canadian troops n neir most recent advances against the enemy The old American Indian and trapper tr.c1 of carrying great weights ap9a the back by means of a leather thong across the forehead helped the Can adians to go forward when all othos means Of transportation was difdcu |. land through supplies thus brought mp they completely captured the famous Regina trench which hitherto had re- sisted all efforts
 Not only did his particular c0ntn- gent of Canadians take Regina treu AA but they pressed forward under tha fiery shelter Of curtain of shells uu- til they established themselves n "Desire" trench The very name given @ il by the British war map makers bespoke he importance attached to It
 When the Canadians were given the word 70 advance tt was quickly seeA that the wintry mud would play ba,a. with the usual methods of bruei1e up supplies and wit out uninterrupted supply suporJ no attach could c ceed So old roopers from western Canada g4ested a sclemc 10 ta. commanding officer who mmediataN called for volunteers for the Hump line
 Hundreds Of Canadians knew the trick and within few moments thre "tgmp" companies were ordered 10 bring up ammunition, through mnj drakness. and hostile shell fire tais Indian file of men maintained an en .- less chain of supplies auu the tai.htu army could again get to work
 Canadian dash and daring did the rest and once they gained the trench there was d rush of Germans Seven teen officers were taken in one hath an unusually large number 10 yie1 together
 In c.eaning mp the position one dg1 our hidden under sheu.tossed ear 5 and debris was overlooked unul two suetche. bearers searching for wound ed approached Much to the amuse. ment of these two uuarmed soldiers the Germans began to pour out with their hands high above their heads. Halr a score had emerged W.eu the sretcher men thought the situation was becoming a little too serious. With fine spirit of bravado uoweve~ one pointed 10 the dueoUt door and iu tones more stentorian than T shouted, get back .hlL--~~ -1....... they ooeyeu ; -@.---'Nr'~TIe one stretcuer luu.. lluu.-..-ss.-sTT guard tie other went fog I1Ip and a haul of two scores prison ITS resulted.
 Two ataer stretcher bearers had picked up and were brneiIg in an op- 1arenly helpless wo.nded man. Sui- lenly d German shell burst over them. The bpaers dropped the stre'cArr with is burden and darted 10 cover n l friendly shell hole nea by Much .o their astonishmeut their patient aoppCl off the stretcher and started running toward the German front line their own safety tae men took as.er their patient and cverhaUled him placing him again upon the st1etcher When examined 1e was found to have very serious wound in his leg How he manag 2 Ln nm uuzzLel the eurgnnn-