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Show CURTAIN OF FIRE WAS OVER YPRCS Northern France April L'?. During) the last thirty six hours the enemy1 attacked our lines east of the Yser eanal with redoubled violence m a last desperate effort to gain a rooting on the western bank They extended their fort e In vain The allies will hold firm on the western side and' every attack was repulsed and enor- j mous losses inflicted upon the enemy. ene-my. Appreciable progress has been ms le by the French north of the line and i by tho British In the south In the direction di-rection of St. Julien The Canadians worn out by the four days and nights of unceasing struggle, have been relieved re-lieved and retired to their rear lines for a much needed rest. They retired re-tired covered with glory, but with their ranks badly thinned The most critical days were Saturday Satur-day and Sunday The Germans on I those days brought up howitzers and! I heavy artillery to advanced positions.. Then they threw shells of high tss plosives into Ypres and covered withl 1 a curtain of fire every avenue through which our reinforcements might pas. I In this final bombardment the de-l destruction of Ypres was completed. The famous ('loth hall has been com ' pletely ruined. Every village on the I Ypres Poperinghe road has had its I .-hare of shells. Some of our ambulances ambu-lances have been hit in Poperinghe and suffered severely, 00 |