The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-26

that Messines was being heavily attach.
ed, and that the Ninth Lancers had peen
Withdrawn after suffering severely;AAA
the eastern exit Of the town was held ny'
and that the situation was "dsetdsdf
critical.
A heavy attack had been delivered
against the right Of the First Cavalry
DivisiSn shortly after r seven 4 NJ nc
seventh. attached to the First Cavity
Division) were driven from their trench-s
es which the Fifty-seventh had lost.
At half-past nine A. u; large masse4
ting against the Second Cavalry Division
between Oesttaverne and Roo1eoedk. ana
long columns Of the enemy were eeoR5
on the road leading from the fcfmT
'' Shortly after 1 reaehed Alenby's heS1
quarters, which were now at Grooe
vierstr,at !estEsen NJ .,! Mm@si 80 -
ters. Cough arrived. ExplAining tie
situation to me. he said he was In occu:5
patton Of the canal to the northeeat rs
Hooleoeke' whence ne Ia 1913 Deen ~; S ~
extended south till Il Joined the leo ~
the First Cavalry Division. He va ~
complete possession OF Wyt1cheete.e -
he asked Allenby for some turtle -
iFirst Life Guards, Second Life Gn9e
and Royal Horse Guards). which
been returned by Haig, was sent 20 G4t
ba iuii fneo Of French infantry 1hics -;
been promised by Foch were now ofreesss
ed to make . counter-attack from w.
brandon Molen toward the canal q <hel
oA TSe Second and Third Cavalry Dtyi.
sions were heavily attacked during the
day, but BY dark they held the same
ground se on the night Pef 10 f.. a.h.,.s
Of the day In this part OF the uns NAe'
at Messines on Allenbys riEht ..,.y
BY nine A. n the cavalry waS dftven
S Sous Ua ' on the eastern side. oviss 80
heavy pressure elsewhere no support
was available until ShawS (Ninthl IN.
fantry Brigade could arrive. II feeeneo
Ne cough $ sent mt the London Scottish 9
join the Third Hussars IN support e
Binsham's Fourth Cavalry 1neaHe
GHopsehoid cav1 aS.r sSm sSd Tb ~ H..
sars) on the left or the Third Division. q
AT the same time three battaltone oS
French infantry. supported ~ tyeiye
Es gns 81, ri Eio, ' ssd oestta as sse
At about 11:45 4. n. two bettAho041
Kings Own Scottish potderers anNs
Kings Own Yorkshire Light inf9trN'
were sent forward to take ~ Aessans.
General de Isle. eommanding tiAs
First Cavalry Division; waI SoncnanS.eg2
ry and an Indian bsttalioa wers the last
reserves sent Up to him.
, About noon, when the Tint CAyaity
Brigades were still clinSing to the vest
ern edge Of Messines, q eountef-AttAek
by the Third Hussars and London Scott
ish begun on the north OF the VILLAGE.
BY one /. n. considerable ptoGfeoo had
been made. The Third Corps ho4 re- Z
gained the trenches north OF the M1yef
Douve TO within half q mile Of AeOethes,
The h. o. 8. B. were on the right els
the town, and the X. o. Y. L. L on tbs
left. THE London Scottish ana 1hIk1
Hussars were engaged on tho north 0k
the latter, and an intense struggle lot !.
the convent and southern portion OF ~
town. which was point from which. ~
lost ground could be recovered. was BRO
ceedinE to our advantage. ssp
hopeful, and left Alenby In order 70
join HaiE At Hooge, east Of Ypree. 4
battalion OF French arrived to guDpc(t
the troops fightinE at Messines jul -;
learned that the London Scotia
attack reached the. north edge Or 49,
sincs shortly after two p. NJ t4A4 eoNa
ward 1 p. n tho attack was checeeo 60
the NesSines-Wytsch1etO road by -.
artillery: that fierce lighting VT 81 ~
the streets, and that the town yooNHSs
ercly sheiled: but that. later. tAe Ger
mans were driven completely 0e6 49,
were holding the rideE to the 81 ~
Guiding a ruined factory and SOM 80
At nishtfail the line held abort 1lees:
sines was the same a. IN the moEuihO
CONTINUED Tuesday,