New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-29
ALLIES THRUST BACK
DESPERATE ASSAULTS
UPON CENTRE OF LINE
Germans Make More Violent Efforts to
Break Through Opposing Front, but
Are Everywhere Repulsed
ADVANTAGE STILL WITH DEFENDERS

abe-FrenCh Make Some Progress
on Heights of Meuse.
Paris Sept 2s-The French and Brtah on the left wing
have repued for days the attacks of the Germans who have been
endeavorng allied positions by Word from the
front to-day filed the gaps left the official communications
of which the following issued tonight characteristic:
"Frst-On left wing the reports the situation fa
vorable.
"SecOnd-On tie troops have successfully with
stood and very violent attacks. We have made slight
prOgress the heights of the MeuSe In the WoevTe region
thick fog has caused suspension Of operations.
"Thnd-on right wing Lorraine and the VOsges) there
has been change in the situation"
The official communication Of thh afternoon follows:
There nothng pew report % the general situation
Relative calm prevails along portion Of the
less certain p6 notably htEeen thS ftsF Ahe and the
ArgOnne district the enemy has delivered fheE violent attacks
which, however have been repul'ed."
STAND NEAR LINE OF ENEMY.
TOdsys dispatches from the 'front.' which piece the fore
going Official statements show that occasion the French and
British held positions within quarter of mile of the German
'front.' where they in danger from the heavy German
tery sheltered from the machine unless they
into the open j~
One of the most furious German turned upon the
trenches occupied by British regiments which with admirable cool
awaited the onSaughS of line after line of Gemans meeting
them with sustained rife machine gun fire. and sometimes
the point of the bayonet which did great execution.
The British however, did by any bear the whole
brnt the fighting for the French troops including division of
the famous colonial infantry and the Tuco well many bat
taion of French regulars and others composed Of territorial
troops also faced prolonged attacks Their counter attacks
delivered with great erceness and drove their advesaes of with
unfaiing success.
ALLIES IN HIGH SPIRITS.
The vigOr spirit of the soldiers remarkable after
such exhausng campaign during which they have had scarcely
full days rest When not actually engaged fighting Of
the regiments have marched thirty miles daily for several days
H. voJtne
The reason determined attacks by the Geans
along the Somme Is credited French military circles to the desire
of the newly appointed German genera who have taken the
places Of those removed by the Emperor daring
exploit
AEROPLANES OF BOTH BUSY
The battlefield on the Somme have been made by
nature for such formidable conflict The country wduIans
places without woods The lower parts offer splendid
covering troops approaching to attack This again. however
ba, been rendered great extent without avail owing TO te
number of aeroplanes IN on both sides
The centre Of the battle line, by the official reports
., well as by the unofficial dispatches to-day again became the
scene of heavy 6shng Here the Germans have mo Of their
big guns and they also brought much infantry into action But
their efforts proved ineffective.
London Sept 2SFor the first time aimee the bsSnnag Of
the war wireless circulated by the French government sh
the Eie Tower received London tonight The message,
dated September 20, follows
Feeling that their position becOESng and
critical under pressure Of the Allies the Germans have
tried 10 stop Us by repeated atac Since Septmbes 26
they have delivered by day and night frequent and von
attacks at several positions front Everywhere they have
been reDusd sustaining considerable losses and abandoning
they lay thousands Of dead and wounded.
"he 9Th Army Corps and the Guards severely put
the test and large number of prisoners fen into hands
TO be remarked that many of the latter gave themselves Up voua
tarEy although they could have escaped.
T Seems that the German soldiers beginning have no