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HORSE IS HAILED AS AMIENS SAVIOR Canadian Cavalry Covered Itself with Undying Glory in Great German Offensive. Ottawa. Ont.. June 1.— "Fighting for every inch of ground, taking tremendous toll from the attacking Huns, sometimes with French allies; acting often as infantry as well as horsemen." writes Roland Hill, the official war correspondent for the Canadian government, "the Canadian cavalry has since the beginning of the great Herman offensive on the western front covered itself with such glory as will live forever in British military history. "Their capture of the big wood north of Moreiiil and the charge of a squadron into a battery of Ger man machine guns is. according to their comrades in the cavalry corps, in a class with Balaklava. The whole operatiou is regarded as the most famous cavalry action of the war. "Canada must l e prepared to find many of her sous gone, but the price paid was not excessive. In addition to turning the tide of buttle at various places In the forward areas, they practically saved Amiens. "Ceii. Sir Henry Rawlinson. visiting the Canadian cavalry on April 3, addressed each unit in turn aud told them that the two woods they had captured from the enemy, the Roie de Moreiiil and the Rifle Wood, were the dominating features, the posessiou of which might at that time have been fatal to the defense of Amiens. "No other troops, he stated, were available to retake these vital positions and their courage and determination had turned the fortunes of the day. He said he had sent a cable message to Premier Sir Roliert Kordeu telling him of the achievements of the Canadian cavalry."
