CHAPTER III

TRENCH RAIDS

The manner of raiding in "No Man's Land"--Winter in grim earnest--The

use of the grenade--Changes in methods of warfare--The musket and the

field gun--Adaptability of Canadians--Rehearsal of each assault--Good

work of the Headquarters Staff--General Lipsett--A bold decision--A gap

in the wire entanglements--A desperate venture--A welcome

storm--Canadians in the German trenches--The exploit of Captain

Costigan--A hot twenty minutes--German prisoners--Bridges placed across

the Douve--Lively times in Ploegsteert--Good work of the Seventh

Battalion--A series of failures and a stirring success--A "crack

shot"--"Missing"--Its significance--The German line pierced--Careful

work of the General Officer Commanding--At work in the enemy's

wire--Into the jaws of death--Canadians disguised--The Huns caught

napping--Captain McIntyre's report--A timely shot

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