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WARRING BY SAP AND
MINE.
A GERMAN MAZE OF FIRE TRENCHES
EYEWITNESS ? DESCRIPTION,
The following descriptive account, which lins been communicated by an Eye- witness" present with General Head quarters, continues and supplements the narrative published on December 16th of the movements of the British Force and the French Armies in immediate touch with it.
December 17th
STORIES FROM THE TRENCHES,
entanglements to select the most com- MOR-varying from loose coils of wire to securely staked networks of from 18in, to nearly eft, in height and of different AN EXCHANGE OF NEWSPAPERS
These measures of defence are only auch Tho Temps publishes an Amusin as are to be expected from troops who are account of a Franco-Gorman poat offer well trained and have ample resources and extemporised in a mill half-way between time. And thore are, of course, ways in the French and German trenchon The which they can be overcome. But, where mill was searched about a fortnight nga these methods are applied, the rate of by a French patrol and nothing was found. advance is necessarily slow, and, when it in it except a pile of Gormar newspapers is reported in laconic terms that ground These papers were taken and sent to the has been gained at a certain point, tope: General Staff, and that same night word graphically the gain may amount to only replaced by a number of French journals a few yards. Tactically, on the other The next day the patrol returned and hand, the progress implied by even such a found that the French newspapers had small step forward may be important, for disappeared and been replaced by another of a word, a building, a village, or a knoll, went on for five days, and on the sixul a trench, a cluster of trenches, the edge lot of Gormar newspapers. The exchange may have been reached, the possession of over and above the newspapers a lette which will facilitate further operations. was found from a German officer. Tha
effect of this letter was: papers are very interesting, but we do 201 "Your now- believe a word of what they say, as they are in flat contradiction of all our news The French reply was: By all means. do not believe our papers. Perhaps you will have more confidence in an American paper." This letter, with an American paper and two letters which a young Prussian officer had been allowed to write was placed in the mill and duly diss appeared.The French reply seemed to have taken the wind out of the Germans WILFRID LAURIER ON sails, and for four days there was nd
THE WAR.
exchange of correspondence, but on the day the Temps correspondent was writing. communication had been restored and fresh batch of German newspapers had been discovered,
Siege approaches, such as saps, help the attacker to advance under cover and so to minimize loss, but they do not and can not obriato liability to surprise recep- tions of the nature indicated when once the enemy's works are gained. The only certain method of preventing this is by a prolonged bombardment with high explo sive shell till trenches, minics, and machine guns are reduced to scrap heaps, or to mine under them and blow them into the
There is now some definite action on our front to report. In conjunction with the |French, who are also pressing, a forward movement has been started which has resulted in a small gain of ground.
On the night of the 13th 14th, to the south of the Lys, some of the Indian troops rushed two German sap heads and gained possession of them. On Monday, the Lith, on our right, the artillery of both sides was kept employed, our guns taking the greater share in the action, and there was rifle are all along the line. It was on the left that a somewhat more important air. operation was initiated. Here, after a bombardment of a section of the German position, our infantry pushed forward at a point to the west of Wytechnote. We captured some scctions of a trench at a loss to the enemy of 120 killed and two officers and 60 mén taken prisoners Beyond our left the Germans were also forced back some distance along the line running between St. Eloi, to the south-cast of Ypres and Zonbebeke, to the north of the Ypres Monin road. North of Ypres the Germans also withdrew at certain points. That night the enemy fired 200 shell into Armentières.
SIB
“FREEDOM BREEDS LOYALTY.” In a speech at Montreal Sir Wilfrid Laurier, ex-Premier of Canada, said be supported the Canadian Government in sending troops to Europe because be loved the land of his ancestors, France, and, above all, the land of liberty, England.
So long as there was any denger at the front, so long as victory had not been won, Belgium not restored to her rights, Next day, Tuesday, there was no advance France not made safe against aggression, made by either side. To the north of the and so long as small nationa were not Lys our actillery action continued, and soura in their independence, bo would our infantry maintained the gain in stand by the Prime Minister of Great ground made the day before. On our immediate left the French were opposed by a stubborn résistance and made no further progress. During the night, near Givenchy, an assault was carried out in three bodies against the German sap Two of these attacks were successful, and our troops retained possession of a certain length of each sup. In the contre a minor attack against a Gorman trench was also successful. Beyond our right the French gained some ground.
PUSHING THE ENEMY BACK.
On Wednesday, the 16th, the Germans started what looked like an advance in force against oar right, but it did not develop; and in the centre sapping opera: tions alone occupied each side. On our left we maintained the ground won on the 14th, and to the north of us the French made some progress, capturing some 400 yards of trench on the north of the Menin fload from which, we were driven by the
Prussian Guard on October 11th,
TEMPORARY TRUCES
TRUGE ON WASHING DAY.
A welcome contrast to most of the storie from the front is formed by a contribu tion to the Munchener Neueste Nachrichs ten from a war correspondent in the West, who writes:
At some places in the trench, whore tha troops have already been lying for weeks, Britain in the position he had taken an almost friendly communication has Sir Wilfrid Laurier argued that con now and again taken place, in which scription was repugnant to the British healthy humour is not lacking. Here, character. No such thing existed in where the enemies stand so near to ond Great Britain or in the dependencies of another, there are times when no fring of loyalty to the Britian Empire, and an underclothes that have just been washed Great Britain. Freedom was the source takes place; for example, whenever the inspiration under which every part of lang out to dry. So long as the sun and the Empire rushed to assist the Mother the wind have not completed their work, Country in the stupendous struggle in both sides refrain from shooting. which England was engaged, Free- dom, he said, breeds loyalty, coercion Not long since one of the German com always was the mother of resistance and panies celebrated the birthday of a very rebellion.
popular captain. This was communicated and these left them in peace till the feast to the French in the trench lying opposite,
the principle that when Great Britain While in opposition he had proclaimed
was at war Canada was at war, and had endeavoured to enforce that principle by the development of Canada, not as a colony but as a nation within the Empire. Discussing the Monroe doctrine, and asserting that this doctrine could only be interpreted at Washington, the Liberal leader said, I do not hesitate to say, and say as a Canadian, the Canade
has to be saved 1 do noz want her sared
by the Monrod doctrine, but by the Cans dian people. If an unfortunate day came when we might have to defend ourselves against a German invasion he would gladly accept the assistance of the for such assistance, and he desired the American people, but he would not ask Canadian people to rely upon them- elveso nation is worthy of being nation unless it is ready at all times to defend its own independence, and fight for it if need be.
was over.
Such communications are made in the following manner: A bayonot, on which a letter a fastened, is raised in the air. Soon afterwards a man comes out of tho trench, fastens the letter firmly to artree, and hurries back. From ile other treach then comes one of the enemy, who picks up the paper,
who
to side occasionally. Some days since the Mocking messages also pass from side following letter was found fastened to a tone in the neighbourhood of the 12th German Infantry Division, having been thrown over by a French patrol
We rend you our friendly greetings. Come over to us, alone, and one after the other. We will do you no harm, on con- dition that you approach without a rifle and with hands raised. With us you will find good food and rest; prisoners are
On Thursday, the 17th, nothing happen ed on our right, but it was noticeable that the cnomy showed signs of being in expectation of an attack by manning his fire tronches in force. in the centre sapping continued, and some of our heavy guns obtained several hits upon a German howitzer battery and what appeared to be a headquarters. On our left our action was confined to that of the artillery, the infantry not advancing beyond the line they had gained on the 14th. In this In closing, Sir Wilfrid Laurier said: excellently treated. Have you heard that quarter of the field two German soldiers English-Canadians, Irish-Canadians, the allied French, Russians, British, and who had crawled out of their trenches to French-Canadians Could we contem- Belgians, the Japanese and the Indians throw hand-grenades were both blown up plate the possibility of remaining quies will assuredly win a complete vietory by a premature burst of one of those cent when the French Armies and the Come, all of you, comrades; then the war minsiles, gegen
British Army are fighting against the is over." Beyond our left, up in the north; a powerful German hosts for the freedom
So far the invitation has not been German counter-attack on the night of the of France, for the freedom of Belgium,
accepted. 16th 17th near Lombaertzyde was repulsed, and for the civilization of the world? I and the Germans were slowly forced back do not hesitate to apply to Canada the east and south of Nieuport and lost about words of Mr. Asquith, and say that it 100 sailors and marines, captured by the Canads had remained passive and quies French a prisoner capen for went we should have covered ourselven
From a prisoner captured on the it with dishonour.”
it has been ascertained that both the 23rd
Regiment and Jägers suffered enormous THE WRECK OF THE NILE" losses on November 4th. The same man PASSENGERS APPRECIATION OF described November 6th as a terrible
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ENGLISH PRISONERS PUT TO MENIAL TASKS,
Sister Kathleen Bradford, the English
nurse who was a prisoner of the Germans at Charleroi and Mons for over five weeks, says that at Charleroi she used to see three British soldiers daily sweeping the cold when she left Charleroi some weeks station. Though the weather was bitterly ago, the prisoners were still wearing their summer uniforms. They had bad, their all of adventures. Miss Bradford srys:
They were taken prisoners shortly after the battle of Mons. I heard their
day and mentions that he had never before seen such mud as that in which the Mr. Alf Woolley, Chief Agent in Germans were operating, and that the Japan of the P&O Company, has troops.were suffering very much from the received a letter from the passengers on water in the trenches. The shelling that the P 0 steamer Nile, which was be went through on the 14th of this month wrecked in thic Inland Sea on the morn he states to have exceeded all his previous ing of the 11th instant, which is an experience. internisteresting and valuable voluntary state story from one of the three, who was We have reason to believe from the ment made in connection with the arrange brought it to the civil hospital st evidence of prisoners that many of the ments made during a time of peril by Charleroi. He and his comrade, a lad Landwehr are heartily sick of the war and the Captain, officers, and crew, whose resent the harsh treatment of their efforts so fortunately resulted in there of nineteen, with nine other men were sent officers. They have been persuaded that being no loss of life in spite of the dan. to tearth a wood in which, as it turned the British illtreat their prisoners, and gets existing at the time. but for this some would be willing to is as follows:- surrender den s
The Germans appear to be discarding their helmets, the Pickelhanben, with which they have for 50 years been associat ed in the eyes of the world. Also, prob- ably for purposes of concealment, they are covering the red hands of their forage caps with strips of grey cloth.
DEAR SIR,
The letter
S.S. Fukuyu-maru, "January 11th, 1915.
out, 200 Germans were conccaled. "These opened fire on the British soldiers with Quick firing guns, and only five of the Englishmen escaped. My friend and his a fortnight in a wood in misty and rainy comrade got away together and lived for. weather on what remained of their rations: and anything they came across.
we, the undersigned passengers on the steamer Nile at the time she was wrecked in the Inland Sea on January 11th, 1915, herewith desire to record our high apprecia "Several times Germans who did not tion of the efficiency and gallant conduct recognise them passed at close.quarters, of Captain Powell and his officers, through but finally they met two German cavalry- which our lives were saved in a moment of men, who took them prisoners, Though great peril; also of the steadiness and lack they were exhausted by all they had The opposition now being encountered of all panic on the part of the ship's suffered, the Germans put them in front resembles to some extent that met with by crew to a man in circumstances denmading of their horses and galloped along the us in the beginning of October, when we the utmost self-control. We should be
THE ENEMY'S CUNNING DEFENCES
first reached the Franco-Belgian frontier glad if you would kindly communicate the roads. It was a wonder that the men were and before the Germans brought up their above to the Company's head office in not knocked down and trodden to death. full force and assumed the offensive. It Loudon
lias one great difference, however, and that is that the enemy is in much greater force and his positions are much stronger and better organized, than they were two months ago. Timm an advance by either
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and very difficult country—as it does still —and for us it meant the attack of skil- fully but hastily fortified strong points or villages held to a large extent by cavalry and Jagers. With a large pro- portion of machine guns, what we have in front of us to day is no longer a succession of isolated points.
There still are such points, and some are the same, but they are stronger and form part of a practically continuous defensive zone, consisting in some places of several lipes of cunningly sited and carefully pon- structed works. This zone resily amounts | to a mare of fire trenches and obstacles, Every known form of obstacle in used, the
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The soldier who came to the hospital had not had his clothes off for six weeks and his feet were bleeding when his boots were removed. His knee had been much bruised by e German who had kicked him about the body, shouting “Dum-dum.*....
The third Englishman thus put to monial tasks at Charleroi owed his capture to 2 dog-one of the animaly employed by the Germans to find out wounded The Englishman was lying on the ground listening to catch sounds of the enemy when a dog came sniffing round
him to put his hands up. him. He teat a hasty retreat, but encoun tered five armed Germans, whe ordered
that the rocks which caused the disaster A Japanese paper says it is believed are perpendicular and that the vessel stands vertically against them with her At Charleroi Miss Bradford w many bow, near the surface. There is some Germans wearing British overcoate, which hope that she may be saved, although the they vote very practical." She also saw work will be extremely difficult, and many splendid English horses being shod - arrangements have been made with the and was touched to see how they seemed Yamashina Satraga Company for an to recognise an English voice when she attempt to be made.
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