The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-25
IoNpoN. September ~.

loNpON, september ~.
The Official Press Bureau issued to-
night further details OF the operations
In northeast France. The statement
says:
The enemy, IN order to maintain him
self along the whole front. Is using de-
tachments of tho active army and the
landwo hr. our progress IS slow owing
to the strength of the defensive po-
stIons against which we are pressing
and the continuous battle may well last
for several days more before "A de-
c!sion is reached. since II now approx
mates siege warfare. The Germans are
using searchlights which, coupled with
their great strength and heavy artillery,
leads TO the supposition that they are
employing material which was collected
for the Siege ~ Paris
During September Is the artillery
fire was Intermittent ON both sides dur
ing daylight. At night the Germans
made counter attacks on portions of our
line. supporting their infantry advance.
as always. by "A heavy bombardment
TIL" attacks were not delivered with
great vigor and ceased at o'clock in
the morning
The nature Of the genera situation
after the operations of the 18th. 18Th
and Goth cannot better be summar iZed
than as expressed recently by "A neigh
boring French commander to his CORPS:
Having repulsed repeated and violent
counter attacks mad" by the enemy We
hav" a feeling that we have been vic
torious.'
so far az the British are concerned.
the course of events during these three
days can be- described in few words
During Friday, the 18th, artillery fire
was kept up intermittently by both
Sides during daylight. At night the
Germans counter attacked certain por-
tons of our line, supporting the ad
vance Of their infantry. as always. by
heavy bonhardm"nt. Hut the strokes
were not delivered with great vigor
and ceased about . A. NJ During the
days lighting an aircraft gun OF the
Third Army Corps succeeded IN bring
ing down "a German aeroplane.
News WIS Received also that a body
OF French cavalry had demolished part
of the railway to the north, So cutting,
AZ least temporarily. one line Of com
muncatiOn which is ~ particular I'M
portanCa 10 IN" enemy.
"on Saturday, the 18Th. the bonn
hardmen; was resumed by the Germans
at an early hour. and continued INFER
m!ttcntly, under reply from our own
guns. some OF their infantry advanced
from cover. apparently with the inten-
ton Of attacking. but on coming under
fire they retired Otherwise the day
was uncv"ntful. except for the activity
Of the artillery, which is "A matter Of
normal routin" rather than an event.
September - was uneventful except
that hostile aeroplane brought down a
/ British aviator who had dropped an
/ incend!ary bomb on "A transport train
with considerable effect. \ store of the
cnemy's mutations was found buried
near the Asne. There also were traces
Of large quantities Of stores having been
burned indicating that as far back as
the Aisne the German retirement was
hurried
ION September 90 there was Il brief
spell Of fine weather. The Germans
made counter attacks at several points.
All these were repulscd with loss. The
advance of the German infantry was
started with bands playing. The brunt
Of the resistance has fallen on our IN
/ fantry. who despite the fact that they
! were drenched to the skin, that the
trenches were almost filled with mud
and water. the inCessant night alarms
and continuous bombarlment. have
I been ever ready.
THE offensive against one or two
points was renewed at dusk, with no
greater success. The brunt OF the re-
sistance has naturally fallen upon the
infantry In spite Of the fact that they
havc heen drenchpl To the Slin for
some days and their trenches have been
dccD IN mud and water and in spite
OF tn, incessant night alarms and the
almost continuous bombardment TO
which they have been subjected they
have on every occasion been ready for