Show Y OF BAVARIAN RINCE SMASHED ll jai BY CANADIANS Ins Mowed Down by Own Guns Captured by the i British Troops i By Associated Press FRONT IN BELGIUM The 31 l Tho forces of ot Crown Prince p Cht of Bavaria yesterday suf- suf dl another stinging defeat when reached out across a sea nud J d and wrenched away still more moreho tile ho he few tew rem remaining defenses of the mys my's system It was J ther r proud day for tor Canada Her Herps Herps Herva ps va last evening were sitting alII al- al tf at the pates gates of ot from their positions astride the thet II t Pas highway tl g the ridge they could see only yards ards awa away the gr great at church ch stands In the center of the vil- vil t White the tho Canadians were vero battling I way y forward here In the face tace of or ore k jJ e e resistance from the Bavarians trades rades on their left lert were hammer- hammer their wa way along the or orUo evue spur to points which seem to them well wen beyond the tho diet let of ot and the numer- numer machine gun defenses with numer-I numer which elevation was covered There was fighting In both bath b th sections German Gennan losses were heavy and anden anden I I Imen en from overseas did riot not achieve rt r triumph without somo some cost in I British home troops on left eft tt of or the Canadians had under- under the task of ot crossing tho the Padde- Padde ke river and the morasses to bring Jr line forward and protect the Radian V adian flank The men from tram the Ush Isles knew that this must Ie and they did it Tow they ac- ac pUshed this drive through the Bing mud probably they themselves fid ld Id not tell ASH COUNTER ATTACK One Ine heavy havy counter attack delivered the Bavarians as early as 8 30 ock from against the was caught by artillery and chine chino gun fire and smashed The Then Theon Theon n on the Canadian front averaged n en 00 OO and 1000 yards along most lea t t the lie Canadians encountered stiff position early in the advance on the esland copse cops a machine gun dese de- de se se lying In the valley of the Rave Rave- k 1 which runs down tho slopes at j unction Junction of tho the spur the ridge The Themy Themy my Imy turned a heavy machine gun gunthe on the advancing troops and when I closed In fought bitterly to ref re- re f 1 ifa a hold on their concrete strong strong- d ds Friesland copse fell teU and the tho passed sed on up the slopes lie Ji Infantry working eastward ig g the crest of tho the R-e R re e toward the village progressed Idly although under a severe severo fire tire ni en n many points Chest farm tarm Just th of or tho the highway put up a Ts s e resistance and a hard stra struggle straggle gle here The farm was farmed armed with Kith rapid fire firo guns uns and the thea a ians attacked It with rifles and v Vile the British wire were struggling h i the enemy at Crest farm the bps ps on their left were meeting meering with trouble from the enemy guns which I were concentrated on them The British British Brit Brit- ish sh artillery came to the rescue with such an intense fire against the he German German German Ger Ger- man batteries that the hostile shelling decreased greatly In this lull the Canadians rushed ahead and stormed their way to the village of A violent struggle at t close dose Quarters among too loo cottages in this l-l l tie place Those Thosa of the enemy who were able retreated toward Massel Massel- l- l markt but at o'clock the Bavarians Bavarians Bavarians Bavar Bavar- ians marched marchl out of for tor fora tora a counter attack CAPTURED GUNS USED The Canadians at Chest farm tarm 1000 yards ards south of l were WE're the first to see se this threat developing against their comrades A number of captured enemy machine guns were brought Into play pla against tho advancing advancing ing Bavarians with disastrous results At almost the same time signals reached the tho British artillery and the enemy enema was caught In a swirl of gunfire that I shattered the tho ranks badly and caused a hasty retreat Shortly afterward atter after ward numbers of the enemy were seen running eastward from kt evidently having had too strong a taste of ot the barrage fire tire At the left the Canadians and English English En En- glish gUsh pushed rapidly across the Padde- Padde beek river and assaulted numerous enemy defenses on the eastern bank The ground was in very poor condi condi- tion The was not In flood but the whole country surrounding surrounding surrounding surround surround- ing It was a marsh in which the men floundered miserably To add to th their lr troubles there were hundreds of great holes filled with ith water into which they often plunged and from which they were extricated with difficulty Such strongholds as Sourd farm and maintained a heavy heaY mac gun fire tire against them from the moment moment moment mo mo- ment the advance began In spite of ot these difficulties they pushed their line forward and established contact with tho the Canadians on their right |