CHAPTER III

TRENCH RAIDS

The manner of raiding in "No Man's Land"--Winter in grim earnest--The use of the grenade--Changes in methods of warfare--The musket and the field gun--Adaptability of Canadians--Rehearsal of each assault--Good work of the Headquarters Staff--General Lipsett--A bold decision--A gap in the wire entanglements--A desperate venture--A welcome storm--Canadians in the German trenches--The exploit of Captain Costigan--A hot twenty minutes--German prisoners--Bridges placed across the Douve--Lively times in Ploegsteert--Good work of the Seventh Battalion--A series of failures and a stirring success--A "crack shot"--"Missing"--Its significance--The German line pierced--Careful work of the General Officer Commanding--At work in the enemy's wire--Into the jaws of death--Canadians disguised--The Huns caught napping--Captain McIntyre's report--A timely shot