New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-20
German Divisions
Cut to Pieces on
Canadian Front
Enemy Exhausted in Vain
Attempts to Retake Hill
70 and St. Laurent
LOO Prisoners Taken
Canadian Carries Message
Across Field After Arm
Is Blown Off
LOO Prisoners Taken
DAYS DEVELOPMENTS

a.,,b cain on mile front northeast Of
~, {, Flanders, and take German trench
In on Bapsume Cambria Road. south
. A,ra,. London announces Allies on
Tl.,,ssv in Ypre, salient took 2.ll4 Pris-
F,,,eb repe. vigorous German attacks in
v,,,., Mountains near eastern frontier OF
-, Y--sE up surprise attacks on
cL.r,7.5,s-Dan-, SIX hundred shells
dropped on Rheims. ,u
Russian, rspul,e German assault on Wilma
90, Russo Runanians check reu,on ad-
a.. !, Southwestern Moldavia.
I,E,n, heavily ,hellng Austrian lines
..,- Monte Nero 10 Adrisnc Sea.
CANADIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
RANCE. Aug. l9.-The fercest en-
-,esrert on the Canadian front since
-. beginning Of the war is gradually
..-irr 20 = triumphant end By the ex-
.,r..;or Of the enemy. Since the capt
"a ~ H;u 10 and St Laurent. on
Wednesday morning. the Canadians de-
t,,5inr their neWly-won positions have
S..r compelled 10 stand by almost
v--.5ou- cessation 20 meet the counter
attacks
The leaders OF the German troops are
,-.srlv regardless e. the lives Of their
~sr and as soon IS one division has
.-srt itself n a frantic and futile e.
nv. 10 recover the lost ground another
+. sent forward 20 the sacrifice.
The Fourth Guards were cut 70
risees in Yesterdays counter attacks,
ard during the night a new division,
he 29oth. was brought Up.
Used Liquid Fire and Gas
Passing through their own lines
v;.Lopt storping. these fresh troops
TAGGED AZ 4.3O o'clock Saturday morn
.-r on the Bots Hugo sector, north Of
nm 70. The attack was accompanied
By projection Of enemy liquid IRE
and gas.
barrage upon the Germans, wAlcn
caused heavy losses, but they continued
70 advance with the utmost determine
ion At a distance Of only seventy
ards from our line the machine guns
we're turned upon the attacking groups
md they broke and ran for cover.
South Of s.. Laurent the enemy pene-
rated our first line trench, but were
river out again as the result OF 3
-sg-.sr attack. In these desperate
s.s-glss there has been much use Of
rs riHa. bayouet and bombs. ne
--soners now number more IMAM
seven hundred.
Arm Blown OF. Carries Message
One Of the most heroic deeds put on
record in the Canadian corps since the
var began is that Of a runner OF
Colonel Ormonder's Alberta Battalion.
The company 20 which he was attached
vas holly engaged near the chalk pits
and ne received 8 message 20 take back
10 the battalion headquarters, over
ground on which shells were falling
CONTINUOUSLY.
u4 had not zone far when he was
son 70 fall, and another runner was at
cree sent out with a duplicate OF the
message go,
The second messenger was killed
midway on his journey, but two hours
atterward the first one arrived az the
battalion headquarters with his LETT
arm blown of near the shoulder. His
terrible wound had been roughly
dressed n the field, and the messenger,
far spent from loss Of blood. had then
staggered on 20 do his duty. He was
removed n a dying condition, but ne
lad carried his message 20 rs des;lna-
son.