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% Officers _ tricia's Canadian Ligh + | 'A despatch from London says: The Official Gazette announces Major A. H. Gault, of Princess Pa- adi t Infantry, has been decorated with the Distin- guished Service Order, and that Lieut. W. GQ. Colquhoun and Lieut. Papinean, of the same infantry, have been decorated with the Mili- tary Cross. The decorations are for conspicuous bravery. > Lieut. Papineau was in charge of the first party of the detachment led by Lieut. Crabbe at Bt. Eloi, which exploit was mentioned in Sir John French's despatch published recently. The two other parties were led by Sergeant Patterson and Company Bergeant - Major Lloyd. According to the official record, Major Gault is honored 'for con- spicuous gallantry at St. Eloi on February 27 in' reconnoitring quite close to the enemy's position and obtaining information of great value for the attack carried out the of Princess Patriclas Decorated for Recent| Conspicuous Gallantry at St. Elol next day. On February 28 Major}. Gault assisted in the rescue ofl wounded under most difficult cir- cumaiances while exposed to heavy re.' Lieut. Colquhoun i decorated] "for conspicuous gallantry and re- SOUTCe On NUIMETOoUs OCCASIONS, Spe- cially at St. Eloi on January 26, when he rescued with the assistance of one man a mortally wounded officer after three others had failed in the attempt, being under very heavy close range fire the whole time. Again on February 27 at St. Eloi rendered' valuable assistance on reconnoitring duty under very difficult and gerous circum- stances."' > Lieut. Papineau is fewarded a conspicuous gallantry at Bt. Elo on tony 28, when in a charge of bomb throwers during our attack on the enemy's trenches he shot two of the enemy himself and then ran along a rman sap, throwing bombs therein.' iA. di th reaaeam---- ZEPPELINS MAKE ANOTHER RAID Dropped Many Bombs in Norfolk and Suffolk Counties, Slightly Injuring One Woman A despatch from London says: Two Zeppelin airships visited the east coast of England shortly after midnight Thursday, - dropping bombs on several towns, doing vol . As far as has been ast ned, only one person, a woman, was injured. 1t is said she was only slightly hurt. The airship dropped 12 bombs on Malden, in as County, 30 miles north-east of London, but only one building, a workshop in London Road, was damaged, Bombs were also dropped in Heybridge Ba- sin, 2 miles across the river. These set fire to some buildings. The air- ships came up the Blackwater River and over the Marshes and circled around. siderable damage to pro; 'At Lowestoft, on the North Ses, in Buffolk County, three bombs were dropped, co! rable damage to house property in the centre of the town resulting, A lumber yard also was eet on fire. The win- w in many houses were shattered. Three horses belongi to the railway company were killed. After leaving Lowestoft the air- craft passed over Harwich in the direction of Felixstowe. Previously the aircraft had visit- ed Southwold, 12 miles south of Lowestoft, and having missed strik- ing that town with its missiles, went on to Halesworth, 8 miles in- land. It then returned again to Southwold and dropped six bombs, COLORS FLYING, GUNS TRAINED Why the British Cruiser Glasgow Sank the Dresden in the Chilean Harbor. A despatch from London' says: The British Government has offered "a full and ample apology' to the 'Chilean Government for the sinking on March 14 in Chilean territorial waters of the German cruiser Dres- den, the internment of which had|R already been ordered by the Mari- time Governor of Cumberland Bay when the British squadron attacked and sank her. This fact was made public in a White Paper; giving texts of the Chilean note protesting against the sinking of the Dresden and the British Government's by. The note delivered by. the Chilean Minister to. Great Britain says that the Dresden anchored in Cumber~ Sand Bay (Juan Fernandez. Island) March 9 and asked permission to remain, eight days for the pu - of repairing" her en] whi Ser said fo be : Sub al ode. The vernor refused. re , 88 be considered it ho Tl ey ordered the captain to leave the bay within 24 hours. en As the order was not complied with, the captain of the Dresden was informed that his ship was in- terned. When tie Bilis Jauadeon ap- peared on March 14, bl ips open- wd fire on the Dresden, on which » flag of truce had been hoisted, mod called on her captain to sur- render. The captain them gave or-|' ders to blow up the magazine of the Dresden. . Ib is pointed out that acoording to the British information thie Dres- den "had accepted in and still had ber colors fiying and | dolng traimed." is: British reply eontinwes: 'If taken action, have escaped, again to attack British commerce."' It is added: '"The captain of the Glasgow probably assumed, espe- cially in view of the past action of the Dresden, that she was defying the Chilean authorities and abus- ing Chilean neutrality and was only waiting for a favorable oppor- tunity to sally out and attack Brit- ish commerce again. EE Ea, Lonesomest Tommy Gets 3,000 Letters A despatch from London says: ifleman A. 0. White; who was de- scribed by a sentimenal fellow: soldier in a letter to a London pa- r as the lonesomest man in the ritish army, has become: the bane} = ° "oh sorvios.| UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SUP, of the British army p White was lying in a hospi the front, -with no one to write him or bo send him presents, after the "cy ption peared, an sxiss toros of > to be em; his mail Every mail his © letters: have now gels are numbered TV undeate. White bas a bigger ba than many companies SEE 22 | French Aeroplane nA Victor in Long Chase A despatch The tale .of an exciting chase in the sir and » Luidle of uy difitede of over 8,000 feet between a deroplane and a German albatross machine, in which the French avia- tor was victorious, was related by Lieut, Chambre, the observer on the French machine, ©. ~* The pursuit Sagan 8, an : Approximate di ance 9 from Bordeaux says: |? : eT nes bib se Sergeant Michael O'Leary, V.C. PRR NERS Bombs Were Dropped on a Shell Factory in the Suburbs of Baden. A despatch from Paris says: Allied aviators have been very ac- tive on the western front, A squadron flew over the Rhine and bombs on workshops in the suburbs of Baden which were bein, utilized for the manufacture o shells; Ten bombs were also drop- ped on the powder factory at Rett- well in Wuerttemburg, six striking the mark, and as a huge red flame shot up surrounded by dense it is believed that the magazine was destroyed. Another airship squadron drop; twenty 4 the majority of which struck their mark, on electric station tén miles north of Metz which supplies the town and forts of Metz with power and light. The aviators re- port that much smoke arose from the central station. On the return journey the allied airships encoun- tered three hostile aviators, to whom they gave chase, forcing them to land: Although subjected to a heavy cann from the Metz forts, the allied' squadron suffered no mis- haps. The aeroplanes which visit- ed Baden were struck by shell splinters, but returned safely to ¢ lines Tried to Wreck Cathedral. Several bombs have been dr ped by a German Taube in 'the vicinity'of the ef Hospital. counter-attacks at- Les Eparges, but. without success, while at Bok de Montmartre three German bat- nition depot blown up. BNA A PLIES. "The various committees in charge of supplies report satisfactory pro- gress, : ~ A shee diet : terest £283 3 "ag Fil 35 aviator flew he German lines at the centre of the line and hurled | smoke | Amiens. Ten forscus, sere litle School or 'wounded. 'material damage Flora gl in done 'was slight. There are a num-| ber of Canadiana in the Amiens] y The enemy continues to Taunt} i <A despateh French troops | advances ab occupied by the. Germans. over the Bye hombs of the buildings 1 perial nenal Charleville and 2 vy These towns where for the first time the occu- headquarters of the German great| staff has been definitely lo-|" general cated," are adjoining fortified towns on the Meuse, in the Depart- ment of Ardennes, about 15 miles below Sedan. This position is some ten miles south of the Franco- Belgian frontier and 35 miles north of the German battle line in the Argonne, All the projectiles hit the buildin ing the general staff, according to the official re- rt, which states that the aircraft visit' was in the nature of a repris- al for the bombardment of Nancy bys Zeppelin. * is also announced that a squad- ron of 15 aeroplanes threw bombs . y on the military build- ings of the Germans at Ostend. The machines were subjected to a violent canfhonading, but all re- turned intact. : At Les Eparges the Germans de- livered three counter-attacks in an attempt to retake the eastern salient. He was repulsed with heavy h,. Jory oh artil ationed near ried to German Bethune, France, is repo! have shelled a ian ambulance, killing three w Belgians and six wounded GeFman prisoners. ---- ie, Plans Hero Colony For Maimed Germans perial German sidering the feasibility of a sugges- for the lishment of a teries were silenced and an ammu-| soldie: staff Heavy Losses | returned | IEEE 3 x SER at Neuve Chap:lle Account Sir John Prench's 7 A despatch from Lomdon says: The report of Field Marshal Bir John French, reviewing the Neuve Chapelle battle, has been eagerly awaited. For some 8 ascribing the heavy British losses (12,811) to 'some extent to British artillery and to a mistake of a Bri- tish commander vey into Beigioh nander ifically comm; spec; states that 'considerable delay oc- curred after the capture of Neuve Chapelle. The i try was dis- organized by the violent nature of the attacks.' Further in the despatch he says: "I am of the opinion that thia de. lay would not have occurred had the clearly expressed order of the commander of the first army been more carefully n, Field Marshal ly Total . .... 578 13,380 12,81 Field Marshal French's report] continues: 'The enemy left several thousand dead on the field, and we have positive information that up- wands of 12,000 wounded were pe-i . moved_by train, Thirty officers and 1,867 of other ranks were captur-! SEPARATED FROM MOTHERS Hundreds of Infants Sent Back to Switzerland Soy Cannot be Identified % A despatch from Paris says:|of age are being sent back. William T. P. Hollingsworth has| The most extraordinary point from Schaffhausen and { Mr, i ' FEpoR: 1s investigated - the aine : of the American | und