THE BATTLE OF SANCTUARY WOOD
Moving northwards--The immortal field of Ypres--The greatest of all
Canadian battlefields--Description of the ground--Who holds the rim
holds the saucer--Advantageous position of the enemy--Sanctuary
Wood--Observatory Ridge--The unpleasantness of life and the prevalence
of death--Situation of the Canadians--Fortified posts--The German
attack begins--The artillery preparation--Jack Johnsons--Whole areas
destroyed--A tornado of iron and steel--Canadian trenches swept out of
existence--The thunder of high explosives--German guns on the second
line--The capture of General Williams--Tragic death of General
Mercer--The 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles swallowed up--Heavy
casualties--A gallant advance--Machine-guns on Hill 60--Lieuts. Key and
Evans make a brave stand--The Princess Pats in the firing line--The
exploits of Captain Niven--The gallant-hearted gentleman--A
mix-up--Between two fires--Game until the last--Major Critchley--Rescue
of men buried alive--Lieut. Glascoe--Canadian guns spotted by the
enemy--Attacks repulsed by the Royal Canadians--Plucky deed of Corporal
Hood--Loss of sacrifice guns--Lieut. Cotton killed--Faithful unto
death--A critical position--The colours of Princess Pats returned to
Headquarters--Second Canadian Mounted Rifles move under heavy fire--The
enemy loses an opportunity--Energetic action of General Macdonell--The
Seventh Brigade in peril--Timely support of the Royal Canadian
Regiment--General Butler sends relief--The Fifth Canadian Mounted
Rifles hard pressed--Daring reconnaissance of Sergeant Jones--Fifth
Canadian Mounted Rifles save the Salient--Heavy losses of the Eighth
Brigade--Help at hand