CANADIANS' FOUR DAYS' BATTLE

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 197, 30 April 1915, Page 5

CANADIANS' FOUR DAYS' BATTLE

ALLIES PUSHING THE OFFENSIVE 3,000 PRISONERS IN WO DAYS. TERRITORIALS' GALLANTRY. DUNKIRK. April 29. The Canadians, worn out by four days' and nights' unceasing struggle, were relieved, and have retired covered with glory, their.ranks sadly thinned. The whole of the fighting look place along a front of five miles The most critical days vote Saturday aid Sunday, when the Germam brought np howitzers and heavy artillery and advanced to positions wilier* covered a. very high road, where, a curtain of fire prevented reinforcements The Germans were using now eorp; lavishly. Many were badly demvralis ed when facing the shelllire for the f:".-3' time. The charge came 'on Monday, v hoi; the Allies took a general offensive. The bombing of (he railway Junctions prevented the Germans reinforcing thcii exhausted troops. The Germans suu'otbJ greai louses "' St. Julicti. The" British Territorial?the baptism of fire for many units. When called on Friday aftcrr.oon i< ■einforce ihe Canadians, the TcrrHorials br'.llicutiy ossi.sied in capfuriug St. faiiea. They movcJ y.\. the-or en rear 1 murderous machine-gun fire from rain ed houses. Unfortunately, the Terr! torials did not enjoy the P.. 11 frills of 'heir T.Ji.'.i frv. j:.s St. .Jalcu vrp foam io be tco far advance-.], '".'ho SI;:c winremodelled nearer Ypres. T]v} ITrllish are now jircssirg tl.f. offensive iiOine. The French are making many pr'sumers, and capturing machine-guns. Thev have recovered their own guns, which were left in a swamp. The Belgians and Frenuh are also at tacking the bridgehead from the north of Steenstraate. The British arc attacking from the other side, rendering the German tenure perilous. Reports from the British front stale that three thousand Germans were taken prisoners in the two days following the check. ,j. The British successfully attacked Frelinghein, near Armentieres, also Epinette, where the infantry were supported by an armoured, train. Heavy artillery smashed the way into the German trenches with grenades.

NEVER BEATEN,. THE CANADIAN MOTTO. ALLIES LOOKING FO"<t REVENGE. FROM 8000 TO 10,000 CANADIAN CASUALTIES. LONDON, April 28. A special correspondent with the Canadians cables: "Never baaten," is the rnctto the rp.naclians can novr wear, It was Canada's battle. Tire Allied trecps ar G now thinking only of re venge for the bloodiest battle of the bloodiest war in history. Estimates of the Canadian nasualti y s vary between ROOO and 10.000. but it must be remainbored that hundreds were overcome by gas. Officers rn the ext.v?""?o !:." of th e Canadian state that the ad vancing enemy bayenetec! scores of unconscious 11.1311 ASMS PAOTOET BOT.IESD. ROME, April ?fi. A Berlir telegram states that r. French aviator bombed tbo Manser ''"•Tic factory it \ £■■■>-<•■ co""jiclcrr Kc darr.nj>c.,