WESTERN CAMPAIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume CII, Issue 15633, 16 April 1915, Page 8

WESTERN CAMPAIGN

SEUYE CHAPELLE. AND WHAT IT tO-T. SIR JOIIX !-T?KN( U S RKl'olM . Press Association —By To! —Copyright. }.ONDO.\, Ani-Jl ]4. ""ir Frew-It's rr-;;oi i r> irartlin:; XfUVi' ivwal* that one tli»- «ili_h::.*tu :is to soctirt* ion-: •a<tu";int in th._- viil;tp> 1:M" a-; prwIhk uwiii- [o ili,- .1. lav tn ' rapuin- (.: tl;--- villa-,-. .In-- io th- < :;t- ; Hi k-phon.-s an.i ilir- I'ailnri- i>j : ortreiuMy carry our Sir 1 [ai/s : instruct :t i:HTtu-r a'lvari"'- \w-i | frustrate!. T!— <-n«jalt i. s for :hr. v ' <!:iys tot.-iII- ! ~>7'2 and l-.M'.S'i : n.r-n. [ (Aiu-ial -ays Inat ti:,- ATt. > wt.-ro unaia'o io i ( > • -rl-tail'-di'tlKlUs ;.!ni iiL-i'.vy < .s:i:v!al!v ainoiu; thr MM'lkvx ami Ik![ii.*>- 1 Ito a'! v;viii.v- on Mairh i la>v.** ! ver. tLir;i d the < "i--'! ; y < M»uih'-:-:t iiattk. whiili w:w harc'sMnji tli,> n-tii-rw-nts on M:!!'c:i ~2'.}_ and ;':ilatter ti> u>-l- ihrmtirh an;! tak.- p:>~soision ol tfr<> vtilairi-. and ali th.- r":sL nrrthwauw anil xjut wards <:ur.v into our hand-. During: tji»» nyt:t our :sr;ill».-rr rr>:u-pl'-tf-iy '•!!: • >tr tli.- villa 11.- n-.m ihi' a ii* shrapni-'. Thr- r-n^iriv from ri iiU'trciiiu. ('.m-idi ral«li- ([:•!■••.• «vurr«"J tlii• tnr.• i>t ilk- villa-:, !iic iatantrv- •il-rit-jani.--<vl !>y tl.-e virdoKt at lack and pa

| li rou-h ;!;.■ ,-n -my".- trenches and the j I'm'idini.s ai the villa-.-. It wa.- lu-c.-s-----j .-:.!>- :o ii--i tho uuit> to-other before ;.-i'-liin- on The u-,. of deadly rifle, and machine f:nii liro rondors lioavv oasiiakie* r.jiav-oidrddo. and th:- pntv.-v .-; •I'-ioiiiv .■onfirrrd liy niodorn iv.-.-iiv-I on-, is tho main <-au-< of tin- lon- duration .-.' i.io.-ont-lay Latll.-s uh'nh will only lio shnnor..:-.! i>y most *■ fiioiont and pc-wcrfi!] :;rtil!c-ry. Co-n.-ia! I-'j-r'iK-h conin!-:n.!s ilio Pn'nc,. ! ff W : ,los for hi--, work as a .-1.-.!f of!;--,-r. CAI"SK von \ui: actiux. wkiohtv coxsinF.UATioxs. ! A : .oin tiu' .-:id of Fo':i-uary many vital c-onsid.-ration.-s india-. <1 (.'-io-ral Pr.-'ivh to iifliove thai a vi-ntous l?rit-oiu-iisivo should i.o oarriod out a; tin oarlii-sr lnotK-nt. 1!.- infoni.od ih!I opinion k-.-aii-o <, tin- -.-tn-ra! aspc-.-l ; <-f the Alii'-d sanation, and the- noc----- : -ity of a.-si-tin'_- tlio llussians hy h.jldS m_ a- many of th-- .-non-y on tlio w.-<-t. it; iront a- iir--i'i! _.. Ti-o w.i-inio-t ciiusidonuioii was ih,-- ! iiooi.l <■; :o-tvr;!:s an offi-ji-i-.-,- -pirii in '•■'.' troops :u"t.-r li;.- i-xj-i ri.ni •■- of a .-.'.--■:;■ vim. i- in tho iri-m-lit--. Th-> .-a. : ,':-i of i!;,- main atta.l; was to ta.;>- ; uiiv- X:uvo Cli-i|.:-i!o ami tho .-.-laMi'sh- | iiiont i.-f o;ir lino :■- far ,a-l\\ard <.f ! that iiluco a- ii.i-.sii>!.. '' ■» li-ii-. j wiiii iho !ir>t army oorp-. was <-niru-t-----oJ iritli il-.o opii-aiion-. TI..- (i.-rnians i'ci.rupi.ii a stronu: i.i<ition at th:-lri:iii-h of Uv ••t\t<i< in<t ::.;rth. of th-.-viKrt-.-.

! Vr\"II) LJKSC Lill'TIOX. -MAW nil-'i-TC I'LTIKS ST"l{-:moi:xti-:d. (;.-m-;al I'ron h. in do-.-ril.inL-. the earlier st:-os of the attack, says that, tho second army, iniml.-r iJcnerai SmithI)ovrien. v. :i- iTi-rru.tid io support (o n.-rai Hai-. 'l'h..- liattle opened at 7.3'. on li!.- iiHcnin- v, .March 10 hy a pc-uerful bomhardnieiu which was c!'-ir-ctive. .-xoo|il on th.- .Ntrenn- northern ponion of tin- front. Half an hour !:.ter the t vcn;y-t liird atid tventynitli iiri.;arles el the eliiht. division as-aultcd tho C.-iniau trenel.e- nortli-v-.-st of the villa-e. Tho Indian (Jarhwrd Uricrado simtilr;:!;rou>ly a-saiM.d and carried tho on. my'- Irene!;. in front win-re t!,e v. ii>- , nfaieilemeii;- uviv almost entirely sw.-pt away hy our 'hi-apne:. The. •Jord I.ri'.iad.- was Iv. id tip. however, hy in<uiiicieiiily c ut entanvdeimnrs. The artillery r -aim.-d at S o'cliK-i-:. a.i.<! lie- ini'ani-y advance eontinu >1 wldl- ti;,- •_'.-■, th Joi-a-le and Oarhvals -"' a i■.-•■•; luz In th . vU.-ilv. Th: eiu my'.- :'ti e cut ;i,,- telephonic communication, and th- h"ld- .'•:■: up , a ;h,- L':'rd ].ui the other foroes on! of the proper dir.e-ien. This rofptire-,! adiu-; mc-ui. !n (i.-iicial [■"reiich's opinion this w.-uid '.:■•:■ i-.ave oecurre.i had (Jen-.-ral Hair's .'. :.r!y-cMiros-;d order he.-n hotter o'.M-rv.-d. The dii'iic-dties ox-p.Tioui-od .- :..r'i- ;• vou'tl have heen over- ( aim- if :h' -em ral comniandino tho fourth colics had heen a hie to brinp; up tin l , reserves more raoidly. j Th.-:- Allies •.■...ivamvd later in tlio day t - Kici: "hr.!:r_;. S :l int \"aast and Pioirc Mill and coe.-olidati.! tho jiosilions gained. The Indians e-sayed a furth -r advam-e. ivnt owino to wcathei- condition-, v.i- w-ro nnal'ie. a?r:ally. to dir'-"t our artill. :y. As the tror.ps were pn-s-in-j; forvavd. and ve were unahl:■ to s; on our anilVry iire, no had to u ithilraw i.iir infantry