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LuNLK.iN,—An eye-witness of the
operations of the British on the battle
front (Col. Swintont, writing from Gen.
1 renehe’s headquarters, after describ
ing tlie arrival on October 20 of Ger
man reinforcements which ]e rmitted
tlie enemy to take up the offensive
against the whole line, proceeds:
"Tlie operations then r*all\ assumed
a fresh complexion, on Wednesday,
i >, toiler 21. tlie new-German formation
; gain pressed forward in force, vigor
ously till along our line. < >n our right,
uith of the Lys. an attack on our lines
was repulsed with loss to tlie assuil
. nts. i ip tlie other hand, we were
driven from some ground close by to
the north, but regained it by a coun
t r-nttack.
"Still farther to tlie north the Ger
mans gained and retained some points.
’ heir casualties to the south-east of
rmentleres were estimated at over
' <)00.
“On the north of tlie Lys, in our een
l r, a fiercely contested action took
1 lace near La Gheir, which village was
< til tired in the morning by the enemy
nd then retaken by us.
"In this direction the Gerantn casual
t s also were extremely heavy They
r une on with the greatest bravery in
warms, only to lie swept awa\ by our
l >-e One battalion of their 104th Reg
iment was practically wiped out,some
I '0 dead being picked by us in our lines
atone Incidentally by our counter
attack we took 130 prisoners and re
leased some 40 of our men wlm had
b en captured. It is agreeable to re
cord that our men were very well treat
' ■I by their captors, who were Saxons,
i' -ing placed in cellars f..r protection
f orn the bombardment of our own
g I11S..
“On our left our troops advanced
ainst tlie German 26th Reserve Corps
i nr Pauschendaele, and were met bv a
<1 -tei mined counter-offensive, which
v is driven back with great losses
“At night tlie Germans renewed tlieii
efforts unsuccessfully in (ids quarter.
one point tiim triod a ruse which in
' nger Is new As lliev rame up in a
lid line two deep tie \ shouted out:
• ain't lire; we are til. Coldstream
* nurds.' our men however, are getting
i ml to tricks of this kind and tlie only
i suit was that they allowed tlie enemy
1o approach quite close before they
swept them down with magazine tiro.
"Apart from (lie 4uo dead found near
fair lines, in the center our patrols
afterwards discovered sonic 300 dead
further out in front of mir left, killed
by our artillery.
Thursday the 22nd, saw a renewal
"C the pressure against us. We sue
i ceded, however, in holding our ground
n nearly every quarter. South of Lys
tlie enemy attacked front I,a Bassee
ud gained at Violalnos and at another
point, lint their efforts against a third
village was repulsed by artillery tire
alone, the french and British guns
working together very effectively,
"The Germans advanced in the eve*
ing against our center and our left,
end were again hurled back, though
bey gained some of our trenches in tlie
itter quarter By lhis time the enemy
ad succeeded in bringing up several
eavy howitzers, and our casualties
pre considerable.
"On Friday, the 23rd, all action south
f the Lys, on our right, was confined
! 10 that of urtillerv several .>}' cite hos
tile batteries being silenced In that
center their infantry again endeavored
to force their wav forward anil ywie
only repulsed after determined fighting,
leaving muny dead and several prison
ers. North of the I,vs their attacks at
different points were repulsed.
“On our left the 23rd was a had day
for the Germans, Advancing in out
turn we drove them front some of the
trenches out of which they hud turned
us on tile previous evening, and captur
ed 150 prisoners and released some of
our men whom they had taken. *As the
Germans retreated, our guns did great
execution They afterwards made five
desperate assaults on our trenches, ad
jvancing in mass and singing: "Die
Watch Am Rhein" as they came on
"Each assault was easily beaten hack
our troops waiting until the enemy
came within very close range before
they opened fire with their rifles and
maxims, causing terrible havoc In the
solid masses.
“During the fighting in this quarter
on the night of the 22nd and the 23rd
the German losses again were extreme
ly heavy. We made over 600 prisoners
and picked up t,500 dead, killed on the
latter day alone.
“Much of the slaughter was due to
the point magazine lire of our men
against the German assaults, whilst our
tield guns and howitzers, working in
perfect combination, did their share
when the enemy was repulsed. As they
fell hack they were subjected to a
shower of shaiptiel when they sought
shelter in village or In ildings they were
Shattered and driv*-n ..in l.y highly ex
plosive shells ind then a .in . iiigln by
sharpnel as tla v earn, into ..pen
"The troops to suffer -a severly were
mostly of the twenty-third corps one
of tin* neyy formations Certainly the
way their advance was conducted
showed a la.-k of training and faults in
leading, which, .it most, the superhu
man bravery of tla soldiei.. not
counteract, it was a holocaust.
"The spectacle of those .icvole.i mo,
chanting a national -.»iiu as they
marched to certain death was inspiring
It was at the same time pitiable, and if
any proof lie needed that untrained va
in i alone cannot gain the day in mod
ern warfare the advance of the twenty
German corps, on < ictober 23. most as
suredly furnished it
"Resides doing its share of execution
on the hostile infantry, our artillery
In this quarter brought down a German
captive balloon. As some gauge of the
rate our guns were firing at yylial was
for them an ideal target, it may he
mentioned that one field battery ex
pended 1.S0O rounds of ammunition
during one day.
"On Saturday, Oct.24, tla action on
our right once more was couflned to
artillery, except at night, when the
Germans pressed on, only to lie repuls
ed. In the center, near Armentieres,
our troops withstood three separate
attempts of the enemy to push for
ward, our guns coming into play with
good effect. Against our left the Ger
man 27th corps made a violent effort
with no success.
“On Sunday, oct. 25, it was our turn
to take the offensive. This was carried
out by a portion of our left wing, which
advanced, gained some ground, and
took two guns and eighty prisoners.
In the center lighting was seveic.
though generally indecisive in result,
and the troops in some places were
engaged in hand-to-hand combat. To
wards evening tty captured 200 pris
oners.
"Up to tlie night of i tct.25, therefore
not only have we maintained our posl
tlon against a great effort on the part
of the enemy to break through to tin
west or to force us back.which was
started on t fie Hut ft. but we have on our
left passed to the offensive. These six
days, as may be gathered, have been
! spent by us in repelling a succession of
desperate onslaughts.
"It is true that the effort against tit
have been made to it certain extent by
partially trained men, some of whom
appear to be suffering from a lack of
food, but It must not he forgotten that
these troops which are In great force
have only recently been brought hit,
the field and are compartlvely fresh
They are fighting also with utmost de
termination in spite of the fact that
many of them are heartily sick of the
wa r.
“Tile struggle has been of the most
severe and sanguinary nature, and it
seems that success will favor that side
which is possessed of the most endur
cnee or can bring up and fling fresli
forces into the fray
"Though we have undoubtedly iri
dieted immense loss upon the enemy
they, so far. have been able to fill up
'he gaps in their ranks, and to return
to the charge and we hove suffered
heavily ourselves.
"One feature of the taetice now em
ployed lias been tier* use* of cavalry In
dismounted action, for on both sides
many of the mounted troops are fight
ing in I lie trenches . alongside the In
fan \rmored motor ears, armed with
maxims and light quick firing guns, also
have played a successful part in out
side, especially helping to eject the
enemy lurking in \ illages and isolatetf
building's. Against such parties the
combined action of the quick-firer
ap.ainst snipers In buildings and the
tnaxinis against them when they arc
! driven into the open is most eflfeelons.”
Exchange.
GERMAN PUBLISHERS
IN THE WEST WARNED.
OTTAWA. -The Militia department
has issued a notice cautioning the pub
lishers of certain German newspapers,
particularly in Western Canada against
tiie publication of strongly pro-Ger
man articles such us have appeared on
more than one occasion since the out
break of the war. Some of the Western
'German papers have been flagrant of
fenders in this respect and the depart
ment lias at h-ngth decided to apply
the curb. Some action may also hoi
taken with regard to the entry of Get/
man newspapers from the Unite <3
States, if. upon examination, their con
tents are found to lie such as woul (
produce unrest.
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GERMANY TAKES
TOURISTS' GOLD. 1
BORDEAUX. A dispatch from Am-j
sterdam says that travelers on enter-j
ing Germany are immediately deprived
of their gold and silver and receive
notes in exchange.
ALL EAGLES
Are requested to attend meeting
Jan. 5th, 1915
Installation of Officers
| Banquet following
. NOME AERIE NO. 75 F. 0. E.
Items which have not reached us by
wire, culled from outside exchanges
FRANCE PAYS
THE BILL.
I 'A Ills The minister nf flnaneo es -
jtiniutes Hint dutina the first three
I months of the war the cost to France
! has Ileeti approyniiatcly $7,00n,""0 a
.la\ There has been set aside $13,
iiuo.uuu for the repair of railroads dam
ayed h\ German shells and soldiers
MORE FUNDS FOR
THE TEUTONS.
CHICAGO. The German-A ust rian
Hungarian Relief society reported that
collections up to date amount to $1
(tOO, The third installment of $50,000
will he senl abroad at once German\
acts fia per cent and the others 20 per
cent each. The sum of $850 was col
lected diiritisr one day in South Chleayo
Davenport, la , it was announced, has
•-liven $12,000 and Aurora $5,000,
BACON LEADS
MERCY CORPS.
I.OXItbX Robert Bacon formerly
\merlesn ambassador to France, left
with a corps of suryeons and nurses
for Baris I■ \ way of Dieppe
GERMANS CAPTURE
BRITISH ROYALTY
BON'D'>X Anumincetiient is mafic
that Viscount Henry William Crichton, •
eldest son of ihe Karl of Kriu- and lita
'.lor of the Royal Horse trunrds and Lord
Much Orosvonor. lirothi'r of the Dnko
f Westminister are prisoners In the
hands "f 'lie Germans
FLAGS IN BRUSSELS
FLY AT HALF-MAST.
P\R[R Belgian officers arrlxlnur in
Paris cypress themselves with certain
ty that the German Crown Prince is
| d.-ad, Ml flays in Brussels, tln v sax .
j wi re placed at Imlf-rnast.
CAPTURED WITHOUT
KNOWING OF WAR.
Ql'EKNSTuWX. Tin Herman sail
ing ship Melpomon. . which sailed from
Tocopilla, (’bile. July s. laden with ni
! (rates, was lowed into tpieenstoxvn In
in Hritisii i nils, r which had captured
her t'apl lngleman said neither ha
nor his row had I,, ml that war was
I/1i progress
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MKLdih il'RNR- The Imp. rial gov
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. rnmeut has (*nns»*nted t«> ssist Auh~
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ralia with .1 loan of 1*20,000,000
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la i
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wr their livelihood. Small part actors,
stag, hands, and others are threatened
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