THE WAR.
CANADIAN GALLANTRY.
THEY FOUGHT LIKE LIONS.”
A STIRRING STORY.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1915.
E DESPATCH FROM SIR JOHN FRENCH.
(THROUGE BETIMA'N AGIMOT.]"
THE CANADIANS CASUALTIES.
Orrawa, April 26th. The Canadian casualties on Thursday, Friday and Saturday totals 21 officers killed and 50 wounded. To night's list of killed includes Licut. Colonel O'Charg, of Vancouver, who was a noted rifla shot, Colonel Birchall (Staff), and Lient, Colonel Boyle, of Alberta
The deeds of the Canadians, coupled with the warm congratulations of the King to the Duke of Connaught, has produced intense enthusiasm throughout the Dominion. The authorities are inua. dated with offors of recruits, and not only will the gaps be immediately filled but there will be a large and further enlistment.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY
EPARGES *** COVERED - WITH GERMAN DEAD.”
GERMANS GAIN A FOOTING ON HARTMÄNNSWEILERKOPE
SUN MIT."
PAR38, April 27th.
THE NEAR EAST,
(THROUGH BRUTERʼS, AGENOT.]
DARDANELLES OPERATIONS.
TROOPS LANDED AT VARIOUS POINTS.
a
LONDON, April 26th. The Press Bureau announces that The evening communiqué statos: Northgeneral attack on the Dardanelles by the of Ypres we have made marked progress. Fleet and the Army was made yesterday. On the left we drove back the enemy. The disembarkation of the Army, which inflicting on him heavy losses. The Ger was covered by the Fleet, began before mans again used asphyxiating gas, but sunrise at various points in Gallipoli, and we employed means of protection giving despite serious opposition the best resitits..
enemy, who were in strong entrenchments, Sharp infantry engagemonts took place protected with barbed wire, was complote- near Fay, north of Chaulens, for the ly successful. Before nightfall large possession of a cavity resulting from a foros were established on the shore. The Gorman mine. These ended in the dis-Ianding of the army and the advance lodgement of the enemy therefrom, and continue.
FREQUENT AND HEAVY FIGHTING. DESPATCH FROM SIR JOHN we have held our ground notwithstanding
EPARGES="-COVERED WITH GERMAN DEAD.”
ITALY AND
INTERVENTION.
Th
THE DARDANELLES OPERATIONS.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT,
(ÍNдOVER BEVTER'E AGENCY,]
THE BATTLE OF YPRES.
BTIRRING STORY OF CANADIAN
GALLANTRY.
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YOUGHT LIKE LIONS.!”
LONDON, April 26th."
12.55 p.m.
Despatches from Northern France states that the battle north of Ypres was unique,
bayonetting the Germans One' German officer was seen to blow out his own brains. It was impossible to estimate the num bees of the German dead, but the German searchlights were working the night long seeking dead and wounded.
A wounded Canadian said: The Prussian Guard were before us, and they can like cowards. The Germans shelled
anywhere, aiming continually at the
FRENCH.
SEVERE FIGHTING CONTINUES.
CAPTURE OF ST. JULIEN BY THE ENEMY.
LONDON, April, 27th.
12.05 a.. Field-Marshal Sir John French reports that the severe fighting north-east of Ypres continues, and the general situation is unchanged. Our left flank, in road justing the line to meet the altered con ditions due to the original forced retire ment of the French, had to face the north and extend westward beyond St. Julien. This weakened or line temporarily, and after a gallant resistance by the Canadians against superior numbers St. Julien was captured by the enemy. Our lines now run south of St. Julien.
Our troops east of Ypres have horno
the brunt of repented heavy attacks which were stubbornly opposed through
two counter-attacks,
Violent. Gorman nttocks on the hoights of the Meuse, on the front Eparges 8. Remy, were completely defeated. We remain masters of the whole of the Eparges position, whoss slopes are covered with German dead.
After a most violent bombardment, the Germans gained a footing on the summit of Hartmannsweilerkopf, in the Vosges. Our positions remain a hundred yards from the summit.
CEASELESS FIGHTING AT
YPRES.
CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS OF GAS
A4 PROCESS.
LONDON, April 27th- Despatches from Holland state that the main German strength north-east of Ypres is persistently attacking the
dressing station under the Red Cross out the battle. It was an entirely unex- British, whose left is trying to turn with
from the
TURKISH AEROPLANES
DAMAGED.
PARIS, April 20th, Two Turkish aeroplanes lave landed at Tenedos badly damaged by the gana the English and French Fleet.
Several Franch aeroplanes dropped bombs on a magazine at Maidonī.
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
RUSSIAN ACHIEVEMENTS,
BOSPHOROUS FORTS SUCCESS.
FULLY BOMBARDED.
PRZEMYSL.
A GARDEN CITY IN THE CARPATHIANS.
STORY OF THE SIEGE, Przemysl, the great fortress whose fall is announced from Petrograd, lies on the: right bank of the Swa, 100 miles east of. Cracow and 60 miles south-west of Lem- berg, on the main Trans-Galician line froin Cracow, through Tarnow," Rzeszow, and Jaroslav to Lemberg.
Polish in origin, as its name implies, ed about the middle of the 14th century Przemysl is believed to have been found- by Casinir the Great, who asserted the claims of Poland to Red Russia, as Gali cia was known in those days. A hill on the south-west side of the town as crowned with the ruins of a castle said to have been built by him. In Przemyslany, a few miles south-east of Lemberg, however, has never made history. Cost- Przemysl has a little namesake, which, mir, who was called the Peasants? King" certainly deserves to have the foundation of Przemyst attributed tog him. For centuries the town lias been one of the garden cities of the Carpathians. The meinaries of the past nie enshrined in Roman and Greck cathedrals, which, together with a number of other sacred and secalar edifices, have sealed its out- material things to modern times are lines long ago. Its strivings after more. attested by factories, by tanneries, and by a strong odour of petroleum, due to its being the centre of the local industry. But its chief glory, has been and remains. the girdle of gardens and small fanns which nestle for several miles on the slopes and in the folds of the hills that forms the winding valley of the San.
POLES ASD RUTHENES. Przemysl is a district as well as a town," Its rural (they cannot be called subur ban) limits enibrace region large enough to double the population of the urban area. Some 50,000 ie the number assigned for the district, not counting the very strong garrison-which was throwin into the fortress on the outbreak of war. The inhabitants are mostly Poles and Ruthenes, and they understand and speak each other's language. Some Even Thore is no racial, feeling. Not infre speak Croatian and German as well. quently holy pictures, images of St. Nicholas and other patron spirits, any
PETROGRAD, April 27th A communique states: The Black Sea fleet successfully bombarded four, bat tenica. the Bosphorous Great exple sions were observed at the forts. Turkish warships in the Straits were also shelled and forced to retire.
Th battleship Torgnd replied ineffect have made a good start by inquiring into
as it was the first in Canada's history, for wo in 48 house were almost foodless, pected situation which demanded the view to capturing Ypres Fighting has ally. Enemy torpedo boats advanced on
which the Canadians can claim the glory.
be seen bearing an invocation, in Russi The sympathy which the Russians found- at Lemberg they are like to fad here too. fn the Lemberg district the Russians
The French troops whom asphyxiating and there were some in 72, but reinforce exercise of gallantry and fortitude by the been ceaseless for four days and nights.our warships but were quickly driven off and helping them in every way to over-
bombs forced to retire consisted of Zouave, Marines, and Belgian Carabine
DIS.
ments arrived on Saturday. It was men, and quick resource and other magnificent to see the Indian and Finch military qualities by the Commanders Lancers and beaps of British coming to The Germans also made attacks yes relieve us and take up the positions terday eastward of the Ypres salint, but which we had won. We lost most of our despite the enemy's use of asphyxi officers."
gases, the attacks were repulsed, and German officers and men were captured.
In the fighting in the last three days we have inflicted very heavy casualties Our losses were also heavy.
The enemy, pouring in masses acress the Canal, swung to the left and attacked a considerable portion of the Canadian forces in the rear. The Canadians, who Many men of the Canadians speak in were facing both ways, fought like lions
thepicter manner of the German with the bayonet. British supports were rushed up and mingled with the poisonous fumes, which drove out the Zouaves, who had re-formed, and all cut Tureos. A terrible sight was when two their way clenu through to the surrounded Canadian pintoons, who mistook the Canadians. Then the whole mazs, includ
order, charged the ing the Canadians, charged onwards, and
enemy before the general body. They were met with not only recaptured the lost positions but gained a footing in the German lines. murderous fire, but never looked back, Whole companies of Germans were wiped and all fell in charging the trench, out in the glorious rush. The capture of numerous prisoners indicates the heaviness of the German losges, for sur rendering was difficult in Buch foros work Numbers of machine guns were captured, and the German Geld-guas were compelled to retreas. The work of the British artillery throughout was and are proud of the opportunity to show admirable. Several British and French their worth. guns were at first abandoned, but were not
The Canadians pay a tribute to the tremendous" pluck of the Canadian
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fighting parson"! After fighting in a most valiant manner he brought in a German twice his size. The Canadians are naturally delighted at their success,
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The German wireless report that four English heavy guns were captured is un-
true.
heavy attack was made on the coast on Sunday night between Zeebrugge and Westende. The bombardment lasted from
ing.
The observations of our hydroplanes, which were unsuccessfully shelled by the enemy, showed the accurrey of our fire. antil five in the morn- GENERAL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ITALY'S INTERVENTION
Colonel
EXPECTED.
ROME, April 26th. Caribaldi, interviewed, said he would be marching the re-opening of
Accounts of the Germa
poisonous gass process are conflicting. Sou the Germans are arrayed in a costume state that
resembling divers, and armed with generators three feet high which are cou was convinced neeted with an ordinary hose pipe which with the Allies before One of our aviators hombed Courtraiis turned on the French lines.
Others Parliament. station this afternoon and destroyed the maintain that the Germans sprayed the junction, and although he was wounded earth in front of the trenches with a he brought the machine, safely back,
Auid which ignited and gave off fumes, The Germans also fired shells fonded withi chemicals which stupefied and blinded their opponents.
FRENCH OFFICIAL
COMMUNIQUE.
FIGHTING IN FAVOUR OF
ALLIES.
Paris, April 26th. To-day's enimmuniqué states:--Fighting in Belgiuni continue under conditions favourable to the Allits. Two Germa? attacks in debouching from Pashendacle and Bredsuade were stopped by the British
Tire Gormans have violently bombarded
Ypres.
We have progressed on the right bank of the Yer Canal by means of vigorous counter-attacks. We also repulsed an "Fattack at Notre Dame-de-Loretta
The battle on the brights of the Mensa is developing..
captured as the artillery established a THE KING'S CONGRATULATIONS. curtain of fire; preventing the enemy
LONDON, April 27th. from approaching, and they were recover
The King in a message to the Duke. ed with great charges, The captured
Connaught, expresses his congratul German equipment includes a new device ations in the warmest terms of the for-throwing asphyxiating bombs. It
gallantry of the Canadians, and saya the consists of a steel fork which is planted Dominion may be just¡y proud. in the ground, and is worked with a
The Duke of Connaught, in screw and spring liko catapult which letter to the Minister of Militia throws a bomb, the size of a football, that
English Officer he is three hundred yards. The effects of the proud of the Canadians, who had brought fumes are folt a mile away.
We repulsed an attack on a trench at honour to the British Army a wall as to Calonne, and, counter-attacking, the Ger themselves. They had nobly done their mans were thrown back. They then part in a great struggle for the liberties
reattacked more eastward with the bujist and honour of our Empire, against the
of retaking Eparges. A violent combat The Canadians were ment to the north-yranny; and injustice of Germany.
preceded by a vigorous bombardment ward of Ypres when the Frenchmen were
ensued on the slopes of this position, but bent back. They were almost without CONGRATULATIONS BY SIR JOHN Hood and without water, and wet.
had 400 rounds of ammunition. They
ANOTHER DESCRIPTION.
LONDON, April 26th.
8.00 p.m.
Each
FRENCH.
Ortawa, April 4th.
the German attack failed.
- A BELGIAN COMMUNIQUE,
LONDON, April 27th.
BRITISH CASUALTIES.
YPRES
STIMULA RECRUITING.
TES
LONDON, April Narratives of the fighting around Ypres have stimulated recruiting every- where in the metropolis, especially at the central depot, where remarkable numbers were enlisted chiefly for infantry and
the agricultural needs of the population, supplying then with seed for their crops, come their losses. In the Przemysl dis trict there is. much to be made good Here, where until six months ago su homesteads were numbered by hundreds, the whole country has been laid waste by the Hungarian soldiery in order to obtain eloar field of fire. For miles in every direction the characteristic orchards of the region have disappeared from the landscape. Fruit was the peasants" staple food and their means of exchange. 1 la serious matter for them, since in this district they have never relied upon ground crops: The little white house, with the painted shutters, have gone the way of the orchards. At Dobromil and farther south the hunted refugees may be met hovering on the outskirts of their native hills. They have fled from their own countryinen. and have thrown then- selves upon the mercy of those whom tho armed defenders of Przemysl called the enemy. But both Russian and Ruthenian, are hearing the call of the blood,
It may be added that Przemysl should should not be dropped; the s should b be pronounced "Pzhemysl," The P pronounced softly, between and sh; the inditinct, and the accent falls on the e.
A STUBBORN DEFENCE late in September, and on Septen- he comple investment of Przemysł
her at all communications with the began the Grand Duke's Staff an nounced d been cut off. The Russian fortress her the fall of Jaroslau, the troups, aft north, had come up from LORD KITCHENER AND.
fortress to the west, and within a few. east, north, and were retiring along the MUNITIONS.
days the enemyrom the region of whole front
ways cross the Car- LONDON, April 20th. Przemysl three rat, along all of which Lord Kitchener, in a message to the ethe Russians were prancing on the pathians to Budapeshing vigorously,
LONDON. April 20th,' The latest casualties announced include | artillery. the following
Killed: T. P. Lees, H. E. Pinhey, D. Summerhayes,
Wounded: G. Broade. J. Mach Calder, A. H. Cope, ft. Corballis, J, H. Hadfield, R. Hine Hayesch, H. Jung,ployees of Messrs. Vickers Sons & Maxim; E. Le Sauvage, J. Lickenroud. K. Ogle appeals for the continuanes of full-pres-
whilst they were also communications were concerned, the fate on, the im west. As far as railwa Przemysl was G. E. Prior, J. F. Radelife (Daveasure in the workshops, and stores that sealed by the capture of Ch 20 miles shives), T. Rome, S. Sampion, J. Savage anything less than a full output in south of the fortress. Przemys portant junction situated a self was Amstrong, P. V-Stone, H. Thwister that gallant British lives will be sacrificed important as a road junction Walton (Northumberlands), F, Wesland, unnecessarily and victory will be post connecting link with the Lup
Uzsok Paises. G. Wi Withington, N. Woodroffe.
RUSSIAN FRONT
LIBROUGH, NEUTER'S AGENCE.]
GENERAL ACTIVITY,
PETROGRAD, April 27th. An official command etates: Yester day an enemy cruiser bombarded two villages on the Polauger coast, in Cour land. A Zeppelin also bombed Bielostok without doing any damage.
We remised-attacks-on-the heights of Polen, in the Carpathians, on Sunday.
A desperate battle was begun in the direction of Stryi on Sunday, and it still repelled continués,
A Belgian communiqué dated the
instant states:. We
last night three attacks southword of The Black Sea Fleet bombarded forts in the Bosphorous yesterday.
without effect.
the
A
posl
end
The garrison prepared to make a stu born resistance, with the object of check THE FOOD FACTOR IN WAR. the Russians had brought up their heavy ing the Russian pursuit. A week Inter
Dr. Gastineau Earle, at the Institute artillery and had begun a steady bom of Hygiene, in the course of a lecture hardment. It was reported that the for un The Food Factor in War," said tress and the town were being destroyed that the English had always been the and the houses set on fire, but this, like largest meat eaters, and it was right, any subsequent rumours of the immin therefore, that the British ration should eat fall of the fortress, was not confirm- contain a full allowance of ment.
ed. The Austrians, who were said to have success of the Japanese in their war with
received German assistance, conducted Russia was often quoted as an example of the value of a vegetarian diet, but it must be remembered that coincident with
The
their rise as a nation, they had felt the
The Russians were
the defence with extreme energy, and the fortress was apparently well supplied with ammunition.
serting persistent pressure, punctuatel with sudden night attacks, but the de need of meat, and their ration was now
fenders occasionally made succcessful. not far behind that of European nations. in that respect. With regard to the counter-attacks. On October 11th Vienna announced that one of these had com- question of an alcohol ration in the Army: pelled our Ally to exacuate the western front. which the Austrian cavalry tion was & valuable food, especially when occupied.
During the first. German invasion of fatigued, and u valuable aid to the diges tion and absorption of other foodstuffs Western Poland in Cctober when the
it must be remembered that it had its value and uses Alcohol taken in modera-
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waited the whole day, and it was nearly Field Marshal Sir John French has midnight when two battalions, formed in telegraphs to Colonel Sam Hughes line of half companies, were ordered to (Minister of Militia). expressing go charge the enemy, who were 500 yards his admiration uf the gullast away: Some 2,500 Canadians attacked a stasid and fight of the Canadians, who wood which contained 7,000. Germans and performed most brilliant and valuable? Dixmude. The Germans are again usius Turkish battleship in the Straits replied by a tried digestive system. The French Chemy reached the line of the Vistula and was full of Maxims. They stormed the acrvica Sir John French also reported poisonous gases. The enemy sustained enemy but dug themselves in, and re the splendid behaviour of the Canadians heavy losses. mained there the next day, Friday, boing to the Secretary of State, who replied: The German artillery was subjected to constant shrapnel. Never saying how deeply the gallantry to-day. theless, they recovered thres French determination of the Canadians in a dif howziters and blew them up and recap-cult position was appreciated in Eng. tured their own four guns, Gercely land.
active
THE “KRON PRINZ..
WILHELM,” The Belgian guna replied successfully and gave useful help to the
WASHINGTON, April 27th.
Frenchmen, who
The auxiliary cruiser Kron Prinz again recaptured Wilhelm will be interned at Newport
Lizerne in the afternoon.
News.
tha
cecasion issued a special ration were bombarding Warsaw and Iwan- hygieniqus" of brandy. Jam was
gored, the Austrians made a desperate effort to take advantage of the situation. and important for its sugar,
and to advance vi Przemysl to join fruit it contained made it valuable as
bands with the Germans in the north. a preventive of scurvy. Chocolate was For a time the investment of the fortress a most valuable concentrated food, espe was momentarily abandoned, but after cially when other foodstuffs were not available; it was the chief constituent of the crushing delcat of the Germans in the emergency ration:Bread and bisland, and when a Russian detachment cuit constituted a very important part of Pleschen, in Posen, the investment was
even set foot on German territory at··
re-established.
the ration.