THE FINAL VICTORY
Canadians take the initiative--The Anglo-French offensive--Good
fellowship between the Imperial and Canadian Army--British Brigade
supports the Canadians--The Württembergers and the Canadians--General
Burstall commands formidable assembly of heavy guns--Aeroplane
photographs--Battalions massed in strength--Divisional
Commanders--Artillery pounds the German position--The enemy
demoralised--The advance to the assault--Intense artillery
preparation--A struggle between weapons of attack and methods of
defence--Unforeseen developments of trench warfare--The significance of
the Battle of the Marne--The use of gas a failure--Terrific force of
great guns--Mr. Lloyd George and the industrial development of
England--The 3rd Toronto Battalion advances--The centre attack--A
daring scheme to baffle the enemy--The front line moves forward
unnoticed--German listening post captured--The forward rush--The
bayonets clear the trenches--Captain Bell-Irving's daring exploit--The
16th and the 3rd Battalions recapture the heights--The 13th Battalion
to the charge--Machine-gun fight and bombing encounters--Hill 62 in
Canadian hands--Real gain of the day--Counter-attacks dispersed--The
enemy dazed by the suddenness and the success of the onset--Splendid
arrangement and precision of the attack in face of difficulties--Ypres
salient reconquered with bayonet in semi-darkness--A devastated
territory--The natural green blotted out--Earth churned up into masses
of mud--The sight after the battle--Where captains and soldiers
lie--Those we shall remember--Defeat turned into victory