Manitoba Free Press from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada • Page 4

MANITOBA FREE PRESS. WINNIPEG. MONDAY. APRIL 17. 1916.

Pte. Batson was hit In the ankle. Corp. WoodB Btaycd with him and lions and men In the craters supplied with ammunition. Throughout the day of: April 8.

an Intermittent bom ar. About 7 o'clock In the morn-ii effort was made to ascertain definitely the exact whereabouts of the Germans. Llent. Jackson. 29th WINNIPEG BATTALION'S MAGNIFICENT STAND AGAINST HORDES OF GERMANS Enemy Passed Over The few men who In this or that i take out battalion, volunteered bardment OL our irencuea wi talned by.

the enemy, and our artillery retaliated heavily on the German craters and trenches. On the night of April 8 and 9 good progress was made in consolidating and Improv- battalion, established an dressing station in tho front trencati'V'k und undor a heavy cross went oot' Mr ia front of our lines to bring wounded men. Capt. J. A.

Cullum. medical officer, 28th battalion. too out parties of stretcher-bearers and brought In vounded men. Under heavy lire Capt. Cullum slstcd by Sergt George Lock carried In one man for whom no stretcher- could be secured.

Strctcher-beartri MacGUllvray, 2Sth battalion, .1. Wilkinson. 31st battalion, continn- -ed to tend the wounded long after 1 bandaged the wound, out a nitio mier was killed by a shell. All through the following day IMc. Batson lay in concealment within tho German area and after dark crawled baek to our lines.

Ptes. A. Davis and L. It. Seymour.

31st battalion, moved to and fro between tho craters occupied by our men and the trenches held hy towards the craters, but almost Im Isolated group still remained un-wounded were so hopelessly outnumbered that with scarcely check the enemy passed over them and seized two of the larger craters. To the right and left of the gup In our front mediately three of 3 forced to retire. ground was gained, and a few ml and no Succeeded in Withdrawing. their company. They carried in pilsoners taken.

On the night or April 10 and 11 the enemy attacked An incessant bomburdmcnt of dugout trenches was conunueu uy tne buried by the ex- two brothers all his I flhiLllv. about shell. Davis and Sey- had been badly shattered by the bora- plosion oi and some of the front-line trenches: ilv were ovorvwhere renulsed. In remaining rifles' being battalion. triml tn die: them out.

but an of corn-exhausted, to retreat. mission aim nis nun possible. the confuBion of the fighting for the craters, many deeds of high courage Canadian Eyewitness Gives Graphic Description of the Trying Days and Nights in Which Western Regiments Held On to Deep Holes in the Ground With No Protection Against the Tearful Fire of the German Artillery Detachments Isolated in Demolished Trenches Wiped Out- Heroic Doctors and Ambulance Man Many Honors Awarded. Captain tiwy rlod on under liorce but Intermittent bursts or Ore the Gerniun ar-tlllery. On the folowin-n day Gorman hljjh explosive shells again battered our now parapets.

In some places tho trench itself was obliterated and tho dugouts wrecked. Once more tho chief labor of the nlcht was to repair the havoc of tho previous day. Attempts to Relieve All Failed. On Apll 5 the German bombardment wns renewed with Increased UoVritv At dawn and In the and devotion wore performed oy through for the ar-emv. Under cover of eoping Arc of hostile machine held by the and of machine suns and fully recorded, for nono are left to tell the tide.

Others in due course rifle lire from the trenches on the may be garnered when the passage id paradoes, the better to Arc at ie advancing foe, machine guns ere lifted Into the open and worked Ith desnerate courage until they o.ittahon. had hAl tsa burled In Urne L'mert iv sued xPktlon3, but each tlrm- succeeded in bringlnc it the recollection of those men who lis men from an exceedingly difficult josltlon. During the afternoon steps were Auril Li. Heroic antl effective work by the Can became clogged with mud splashed the" gun wxb hit while hundreds of shells were other shell struck the samu place, killing both brothers and wounding Seymour. Heroic Acts.

Davis lifted Seymour on Mb beck and. working his way through mud which reached over the hips, carried him to Bhelter 125 yards away, nuncu Corp. Everett. 29th Uuttallou. was out on patrol on the moining of April 6.

when the attack started He was badly wounded, but after lying out all day regained our trenches on tho night of April 7. using two shovels as crutches. Sergt James Harvey. 29th battalion, made 15 trips under heavy lire from our support llnrs to the craters. Each time he took fresh men with him and each time brought In a number or Capt.

Carr. medical officer, 27th in li. the (lutcnuiued attacks bv Gernwns at St. Eloi attacks ugalnst the cnamy. ltein- rorceincnts were sent irum week is iMailotl at length in the weekly eye-witness eom-j had been tho German received this morning at the n.ilithi department.

It reads ZioJtr. Tl.imirlimit Ilie. week of Anril -1-11 viirorOUS efforts were nludi: our troops HutTeied many casualties lying wounded I At thla bread drud yatds away. witneBwd them. Only bare details of a few of them can as yet be secured.

Lieut J. F. Arbnckle with Corp. WoodB and Pte. Batson, of our battalion, undertook a reconnaissance and penetrated several hundred yards into the German territory.

Separated from his men In tho dnrknesH and wonnded In the face by. the explosion of a shell, Lieut. Arbuckle managed to regain dllectum'two platoons of tha 2Stn Stvlcs and Italian, nnuer uupi: l.v i lie fJernuiiis lo reeove Rid well, occupied three of the era- gr-nui lost oy mem ai at. i nud'h id on to them by exploding sneus or else were smashed or burled. On our right men of our 27th and 29th battalions wore rallied by Captain Uwynnc and Lieut.

O'Brien. Enemy Beaten Back The attack was beaten back and our trendies held Intact. A little further to the cast Lieut. Browne, 22nd French-Canadian battalion, who wns In charge of a machine mm In the front Hue, continued to flic his gun until It was put out of action, but before this occurred a number of Germans had been killed at I oC'j''iy cfry'a' tte Kins Instituted mytToracU of siuff three days and nights under ex- nntronnhoii themselves and in spite trying conditions, It was of heavy bombardment Held me era- decided to relieve them. Companies our trencnee, cringing vaiuamc information as to the German defences.

trie morning of April 7 a party of 1. enumiaml of Cant. G. I. Gwynne and Lieut.

N. IS. O'Brien. I'lic struggle for possesion of tlic niine craters marKing tne original OriiiTni line was intense and hitter. The frontage taken by i in- British from the Germans did not exceed 600 yards.

The whole urea or this former Gerninli salient was pitted by thousands upon ihousiuids of shell holes, large and small. Blighted Lndscape. 'I lie explosion of tin six British mines had not only affected tYnnr. Iinr treneh but had vet further stirred up and German bombers eppioacnea one oi the enters hold by the 2Slh battalion. Twelve of the enemy were shot within twenty yardB of our parapets close with his detachment of drew In the dlreetloi i direction second Later In the morning a party of I'oriv Germans; advanced in close teiti urowne men wnu- am nvc prisoners were uuteu.

of our second Later In the morning a party of no way barbed wire was forly Germans; advanced In close Trenches Again Shati two o'clock scouts of the -7th battalion who had been out In front -barged the heaw soil still KOtlilcn with the winter ruins. Trees had been Miiashed by the hail of shells and uprooted by their ex ttcecc, 31st bat- nmauding a de- i Clubbed Many to Death. While cru.ssliiK it the party cd all unlet. At three o'clocK it by company. The t-nemy rent.

Four of I company. The enemy were allowed i rlllc bombardmt plosions. All signs of vegetation had disappeared. Ut inc rormcr landscape there remained nothing but an ugly quagmire. llirougli of watev-fillcd holes, mud and arth piles, in ered condition of hlocked and slu pproucn NEW TIME APRIL 23RD relief of ou crossed tho wire Lieut! Browne met yards.

Sergt. Heece then gave the 1,,1 h0n rardd ftro and the hostile not been fully battalion had u-hieh niiv sten a man michl sink over his waist, British troops fen- niliMit. Dieted, and a Move vour clock ahead oue liour next Sunday and we will all have more Mier me troncll alul with party wis entirely uesiroyea. movement rharired the mm- was entirely destroyed. No boinbardinen aloiiR the trench hnd becoi 'mo and polnt fr0ni ha'1, eu hred one' man escaped.

During the day, had contrived to diir narrow and shallow treueh to the south ot lhe. craters and Canadian troops had succeeded in linking up the British right with the main line. On the night of April the sixth Canadian intantry brigade relieved the weary British troops in the new line. The honor fell ii ronsttlemhlc section Of the pleasure out of the Day-Light Saving. Commenciag on Monday, April 24, Store will open at 9 a.m.

and Store will close at 6 p.m. (new time.) Jh there, one of whom was an officer, ion. started from one of our craters fl All twelve wore clubbed to death, the with two volunteers, reconnoitred the bad disappeared. Here and there ihic-oui on which no snejia n.iu 0ITIcer belnc attacked and Kllica oy ground lowaros inu uaai Citv ot Winnipeg ami oust Aioeriu oimuuons. shell holes which had blotted some ueut.

Browne eventually reached Nhetled with shrapnel. Both men yards of the trench afforded Inscc- 01ir ii-cnches with his party. Of his were wounded, but succeeded In Poor Conditions tor uoience. WOMEN'S FRENCH KID GLOVES mr.a' urc cover to others, but there was no detachment of six there re- regaining their cover. no ronow- i roiii.imnlpntlon.

1 ..71 i (he missing nic-ht i.leut. Ituwl nson undertook Taking over a nie in huervals th. is the nunnal' to 'trench war- nf3nt'ry FIowed Ower Them was I ne'e -Corporal I.unbert. 22nd another ronnnalssunce In the saine Inv Gennan artillery bombarded our lines In this sector. The (ire was both severe and accurate.

Protection day German artillery bombarded our both severe and accurate. 1'rotectlon Selling Tuesday Morning at 9.30 a.m. for 75c outs st II mbrvo. Kach group "as h.o hro nn iv i.i mill (aire. ed to within twenty feet of tho Ger- i iii, 1 cements not and cover were all too canty.

The altogether on us own resources. At lj.u..m. lnan crater, bringing In valuable in- machiuc gun ImplaLC ents no trench was damaged, particular- h.3u all the Germans nttacked 1m- Bombed Craters. inan aflemoou a very et tonkin. i.

portion of it held by the 27th mediately the German bomDammeni soon nnei 'TrrVini no heavy bombardment of the craters 7 vyr0 jlc effjeted I linttallon. xmel the old British trench commence I evry available sun of I the Ocrmans advancf'l on It from on. nca 1 Three hundred and fifty pairs only of women's sample French kid gloves to clear in an extra fine quality with two dome fasteners. Lolors tan, grey, navy, white and black. Sizes 5.9 to lb in the lot.

Tuesday both flanks. of the trenches were at least knee deep with Dawn Sees Little Improvem. by the solitary front line trenches JSfsssA-lEIGHT WINNIPEGGERS OF 27th Dawn Sees Little Improvement. I mf rfT morning, 9.30 sale "Holeproof" silk hose in W'O lost by the Cat vorlng to improvt IN SATURDAY'S CASUAL iy Mtuatlon. but diiwn found the posl- 1 a tl.

men in the fi.mt sill! far WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S" Children's a mcdlui olght with fine rtbbedj GUARANTEED HOI6.PrtUUl- i tops and double hccli omen's Holeproof' Iidte hose In icdium weirht. mirter tops anc. Colors pearl, smoke, tan. navy, white black. All sizes.

Robin- double knit feet. All sises. Price. $1.00 three pairs 7 $1.00 uilr 9PJL I Tuesday Juvenile Day Special Prices on Boys' New Easter Toggery Boys New Easter Shirts. Tooke's.

Hagen's. W. G. (EL Rl $1.00 75 65c i- snft coUar-attaehed shirts. Boys' lounge shirts, soft double I cuff and separate soft collars.

All I I sizes. Hew, neat patterns, Just In. I Hoys W. C. and 11.

negligee shirt oat styles: young: men's smart pat cms. Correct ia every way. i-HM-ll LMLL Wmsm LOU soft 'cuffs, both Btrlpe and plain. Very special lloblnson values. Boys' New Easter Gloves, in all sizes, in grey, suede, 1 AA natural, chamois and English Cape.

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There's nearly all cloths in all styles, patterns and coijM to choose from, and they are all extra well inaueyn au $15M reasonable sites. Robinson's price Easter shoes that ro-fleet the sweet, sincere spirit of the season, made in all leathers, widths and sizes. We've a size and style for every woman. Shop early and in the mornings if possible, when service is best. Don't Robinson's Silk Specials for Tuesday A7HEN ironing in lhe kilchen, nothing can quile take lhe place ot this double duty plug.

I This housekeeper irons and keeps cool at the same lime. Percolators, chafing loaste. JjY lUmlly Bv.iui"lshl!''rl,J''m" ploymcnt ol this uelul device. BeirjuiinElee- trie Mfg. Co.

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CHILDREN PTE. F. FEHERSTONE Lothoiiorlliofthocnitersalsosur- our nrUllery was turned on ln of the cmters. but llndiug It held by held of the craters, but llndiug It held undertaken by Immediately retreated Into bat ered. Our artlhcry retailed a heavy artillery and trench mortar On our left a consider back satins, full rang by tho artillery 01 50c 15 ntll each bombardment In turn silenced.

When darkncRS fell wait till the last day of Easter week. Prices commence at $6.00 and up. teries. In co-opcratlon with the heaw artillerv of British formations on our right and left. Relief Effected.

When nlfiht fell tho relief of our able body the enemy attempted to rush the lints of our 31.st battalion, und to seUe a small crater, Major J. Daly, D.C.O.. who was In commund of the British forces on our right and left. lrlor to oponlng his bombardment tin: enemv had routrlvcd tn deploy a whole battalion opposite nur line. These troops advanced In fairly close formation apparcnilv In the belief that our front line trenches could no longer bo occupied.

Over tho length of tho demolished treneh hut lying In Urn trenches, were taken out battalions was effected with the exception of threo companies of our ed rapid lire to ue openeu. iieavy casualties were sulfered by the cuemy und the attack was turned. When rimvi. hrok the situation was difficult the men of our twenty-eighth under Capts. Styles and Bid- Our Last Shipment of Ladies' Spring and uncertain.

Itomblnir attacks ugalnst craters nem uy tno i quickly organized. On had bet til the following evening, wbea they "Sth Northwest 31st bombers of Suits Has Arrived Great Credit to Major Daly. Alberta battalions, under Macintosh. The nearest was found to bi still nem by a uuiciuii maud of tho trenches on tho left of the craters for four dayB and four t'mc ne lia Which now makes our stock more complete than ever belore. hxquisue suiw .11 li 4., fl iiiMcnrl In the senior officer present, he had Issued wlnu to the heavy 11 IU ail Wie iip-wrudu: 01 lira, uwu tut iimuwiiiw; quisite New York models.

You could not find a better range oL suits such distinctiveness of style and finish. The prices range, $10.95, $15.00. Inst ructions ior mv uuiunce uu un and reconnaissance of thi enemy's position. Ho had kept the directed upon It. On our right Cant.

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The articles of fine glass, china, or earthenware, overlaid wth rich designs in pure; heavy silver, add distinction to the most expensive collection of gifts, and will be treasured through years of daily use by the recipients. wr.u,. ovonirur wmv ni snnvtc vvPfir. Vrtll Will find COatS that Urn mnKr. naVtiftiilar tasfp.

All the new materials, including 3.plce Tea Set. with pficolilor. glajcd eailbenwure, Roman tlupe. in Bron, ltoyal Diue. or Olive series, covert cloths, silks, mixed tweeds, and novelty cloths.

Prices range from $10.00, $15.00, $18.50, $26.00, $29.00, and model silk coats up hidM of Alice. Sit, Pink. Hose, Navy. Mauve, also Black. Thcso 'naJj aro made np In a great variety of pretty i.

-hirr Hhonlders: so tns have. handome In appearance and.noted for wearing quall- b1I1( embroidery of fronts, others trimmed Corp. Everett, 29th battalion. Capt. Carry, modioal, 27th bat talion.

Capt. Cullum, mdieal, 28th battalion. J. McGlltlvray, 28th battalion. J.

Wilkinsin, 31st. Sorgt. John McRao, 27th BaM.j Sorgt. F. W.

Haines, 27th Batt.t Sorgt. Fritz, Military Modai. Corpl. R. Miller, 1st Woslorn Ontario C.

Medal. Sorgt. Ashby, D.C.M.I Woir, D.C.M.; S. Carlisle, 7th B. C.

D. C. Medal. B. D.

Schwan, 19th Weatorn Pte. J. F. Bulgor, 1t C. MR.

Capt. G. 1. Gwynne, Ueut. N.

E. O'Brien, 29th, Vancouver. Liout. Browno, 22nd French-Canadian. Lanco-Corpl.

Lamb.rt, 22nd battalion. Pto. Limoneau, Major F. J. Daly, D.C.Cm Lleul.

Mcintosh, 31st battalion, Alberta. Liout. Jackson, 29th battalion. Capt. Slylt Cap.

Bidwell, 28th battalion. Sorot. Roeeo, 31t battalion. Liout. Rawlinson, 28th batta- J.

P. Arbuckle. Corp. Woods, Pte. Batson, 31st batta- Pte.

A. Pte. L. R. Soymour, 3Ht battalion.

Sergt. James Harvey, 29tf, battalion. trtromed with Belf-covered buttons. Thwe aro in navy, Dlftck and a few od4 mlxturas. lengths, ,36 to i 43: waistbands, 24 to 37.

Special price, fj trimmings. Sizes 34 lo 44. 1 See the display of Defos-A rt ware al any tod jeuvltrs. You will Us beauty and be pleasantly surprised at the moderate prices. Write for name of nearest Dealer MADE IN CANADA by Whitaw'aar Department.

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