FINE WORK BY THE CANADIANS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2885, 25 September 1916, Page 7

FINE WORK BY THE CANADIANS

THEY CAPTURE COURCELETTE Australian-New Zealand Gabls Association. (Rcc. September 24, 5.5 p.m.) London,' September 22. .Tie Canadians took a brilliant share in the battle of the loth, and forced back the Germans: over a mile, and captured Moiiquet ;Farm, after desperate resistance. They carried tho Sugar Refinery, and then advanced and captured the whole village of Courcelette. Altogether they took prisoner 1200 including, thirty-two officers. Tho artillery barrage advanced before the Canadians stage by stage with remarkable precision. The infantry moved forward in successive waves, ,and directly the first line of the German, trenches woto secured the assaulting waves pressed, son. In their midst were several armoured cars. The Germans wore powerless to stop the cars, ■which assisted materially in silencing the machineguns, and enfilading' the' enemy trenches. The attack was so successful that it was decided to press on to Courcelette and Mouquet Farm.- Within twelve hours the Canadians captured the whole defensive works "on £ wide front to a depth of a. thousand to, two thousand yards, despite the fact that the Germans were fighting with the courage of despair. (The cable news in this Jssue accredited to the London "Times" has appeared in that journal, but only where expressly dtatod is such nerm the editorial opinion of "Tie Timei."J