Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-06-04 | Page 2 | Work Done in War by Newfoundland Men is Praised

VORK DONE III WAR BY NEWFOUNDLAND MEN ISPRAISED "It Was the Most Glorious Fight I Was Erer In," Says Leader. ST. JOHNS, N. June 4. The part played by the Newfoundland regiment regi-ment In the fighting about Monchy Is described In a letter received by the governor of the colony from a general serving In France. The regiment was brought up to relieve the troops holding; hold-ing; Monchy. our most advanced and most Important point, and was sent forward to gain more ground. Two companies pushed on beyond the objective ob-jective and rushed a wood In which they saw masses of Germans. A terrific ter-rific fight followed. Of the two companies com-panies only one man returned. His only comment was that It "was the most glorious fight" he had ever been in. The Hermans at once counter attacked at-tacked in great numbers. When they reached the eastern outskirts of Monchy Mon-chy they were stopped by the headquarters head-quarters staff of the Newfoundland regiments, led by their colonel. With a doien men the officer held an Advanced Ad-vanced trench and . delivered such an effective rifle fire that the enemy was XOlI'dJ&ack in rtl.nrrter The general urged that the ranks of the regiment he filled up at once "with the same good stuff as before."