New Britain herald., 1918-03-19

terrific fire. I was quite amused at some Huns we took prisoners. Down the lines they came, four of them, big l'russians, and, strutting along be- side them, grinning from ear to ear, carrying his rife, was a little tanuck about the size of a flea, and he was helping his prisoners along with his Squarc-toed boot.
 What wonderful history we are making! In this great rush to vic tory one is lifted and carried beyond himself, and there is no such thins as death My heart has thrilled with a pride and glory, in the midst of 1t, that would be hard to descrbe---to think that l am a Canadian and able to share In this great struggle for freedom, as a soldier of the greatest nation in the world. Unless one has been in it he cannot imagine the magnitude of it all.
 One day on d march we passed French detachment camp, and we were lifted off our feet by the strains of "Maple Leaf" on cornet coming from one of the tents Maybe that t7ronchnan didn't get q cheer.
 The terrible new war machines, which we are using arc marvels of in genuity. Devil Machines" or Land Dreadnaughts," we call them. They just ride the smashed trenches and huge shell holes as a ship sails on a rocky sea. Fritz must think hell has been let loose on them.
 One cannot imagine the magnitude of the work being done. Thousands of motor transports, lorries, London bussos, that are serving every emer- gency; the guns troops. cavalry, the huge observation balloons and our marvellous battle planes. Germany win! Not In thousand years.
 Sir Sam Hughes son, General Gar net Hughes, was our Brigadier Gen. eral, and besides being a regular fel- low, he is a splendid and efficient of fcer.
 Britain's work in war-ridden France is wonderful. Kitchener's new armies, the heavy guns, the building of metal roads, feeding her men, con- structing railroads and equipping the French army with all their require ments as was necessary In those early days-when one considers it he be- gins to think that a Mishtier Hand than Britain's is doing 1t all, as 1t is impossible for the human mind to grasp the power that lies behind. Never in my life did l imagine any thing like 1t.
 By Major r. E. Edwards Of the Second Canadian Mounted
 Rifles
 (Major Edwards has seen some of the hardest fighting at the front, He has lost both hands as a result of engagements with the enemy and was also wounded in tho hip)
 Why spare shot when cap- tured German holds up his hands in submission? At the next instant, when ones back is turned, Fritz will take shot at you, thrust you through with a bayonet or fill you full of holes from the shots of rapid fire machine gun?
 In the Sanctuary Woods sector terrific bombardment preceded the onrush of the Huns. On they came, and our forces 2,30O strong, were literally torn-shattered by their aw- full fire. But we stood by our lines and fought back, inch by inch, the advance of the enemy. We had our orders and stuck to them.
 Our rifles were broken and we were compelled to resort to hand-to- hand fighting. We clubbed the Huns with our guns, stabbed them, fought them with our fists. The enemy came on to us four lines deep. Our front line and our support were for time wiped out or badly damaged. We suffered 1900 casualties in two days fighting.
 The reports that the Germans are afraid of cold steel arc true. When the Huns see our boys trotting toward them with fixed bayonets they gen. erally throw down their weapons and put up their hands.
 The British have 1t on the Huns in the fighting in mid-air The German pilots are a brave lot, but their skill is inferior to that of the British. I have seen many an enemy plane or sausage balloon brought down In flames by daring Britisher.
 The physical fitness of our British and Canadian forces is Al. The