AN OVERWHELMING ADVANCE

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 151, 28 June 1915, Page 7

AN OVERWHELMING ADVANCE

ENEMY'S LINE BROKEN. GALLANT ATTACK BY CANADIANS. , | LONDON, 27th June. Reut-er's correspondent reports that a Canadian division was in action between the 15lh and 17th of June near La liasseo. '•Tho First Ontario Regiment, with the Third Torontos in support, was ordered to attack a sector of tho enemy's Irejiches simultaneously with the British. ".AfteV a cannonade, the Canadians , made a gallant biiyouut chiUUd anil iv ,

fifteen minutes had obtained full possession of the first line trenches. " After a momentary pause, they Went tearing to the second, which was carried in a few minutes. The third and fouilh lines were carried similarly, and the Canadians were close on the heels of the fleeing Germans, who had no time to rally. " 'flic Canadians began to consolidate their position, and the Germans counter-attacked. The Canadians' ammunition was running low. and all their hand-grenades were expended. Amid a shower of shells and grenades the Canadians had to abandon their front line of dearly-won trenches. "In their partial retirement their losses were very heavy. During the night the second brigades relieved the Ontarians, who had demonstrated that a wedge could be driven through the strongest German lines. "On tho night of the 16th. the Germans heavily counter-attacked the second brigade, who more than evened up the score against the Ontarians. They waited till the attack had developed, and then, with rapid rifle fire, wiped out the German infantry. Few got back. " The Canadians suffered heavy losses, attributed to the overwhelming rapidity of their advance, making it difficult for the troops on their flanks to conform."