The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03
BAT IL LFS NOT
50 DRAMATIC.
Allies Are Holding Their Own in
Westsin the Face of Furious
German Counter Attacks.
THIRTY THOUSAND TAKEN
Great Offensive by Allies Seems
to Have Ended and Pierc-
ing Line Begins.
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LONDON, Oct. On both eastern
and western fronts heavy tighting Is
continuous. but 1t lacks the drama.
TIC features, afforded by the early
stages of the allies big offensive
which, started a week ago today, and
resulted in a considerable gain OF
ground in Champagne and Artois,
still held by the allies, OF the. great
drives which the Austro-G Germans sue:
cessfully engineered against the Rus
SLAMS for fully five months that car
ried them from western Galicia to
the western border Of old Russia.
In the West the allies, in the face
OF furious German counter attacks,
are holding their new positions and
are making local attacks. which the
Germans claim to have repulsed. ON
ctal reports do not agree exactly as
to what is going on in Champagne and
Artois. but apparently both sides are
taking part in attacks, which natur-
ally follow when one army is attempt
Ing to consolidate the ground won.
Further French Progress.
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In their reports the French say
they have made some further progress
on the heights of La Folie, in the
Souchez area, as well as in Cham
payne. Compared with the allies
capture of nearly 10000 prisoners,
140 guns and innumerable machine
guns is the Germans claim to have
taken $4,000 men and sixty-one ma
chine guns.
Temporarily. the great offensive
may be considered at an end and the
question is being asked as to where
the next attempt will be made to
pierce the German line. That one
will be made nobody here doubts; and
the expectation Is that 1t will not be
long delayed.
Russia Relieved.
Russia has been relieved to some
extent by the withdrawal Of German
troops to meet the offensive in the
West and to supply a contingent for
the enterprise against Serbia. Rus
sia appears to be holding her own
along virtually all her front. At any
rate the Germans made no claim to
advances except by General Won Lin
sengen, and he is moving forward
very slowly. It may be that the Ger
mans are making preparations for
some new stroke, having failed to
capture Dvinsk by a direct attack and
having been countered in their effort
to reach Nfinsk.
In Galicia and at several other
points the Russians have now taken
the initiative and are delivering heavy
blows at the invaders, many Of which.
according to the German accounts,
have been repulsed.
independent OF Austria.
1t is said that Germany has under
taken the offensive against Serbia in
dependently of Austria and a Buchar-
est report says that the Germans have
attempted. without success, to cross
the Danube near Semendria. It is at
this point that the main railway move
nearly approaches the frontier.
While many writers discredit the
statements that the Germans are
sending large force against Serbia.
others believe 1t Is doing SO to in
duence Bulgaria, which almost every
body here is now satisfied has decided
to join the central powers and Is
awaiting an opportune moment to
throw the weight Of it's army in the
scale against the allies.
The moment it does, the allied
forces which have been promised for
the support OF Serbia and which the
Paris papers are confident are already
In or on the VIZ to Macedonia, will
take hand in cooperation, 1t is hop
ed in the allied countries. with Greece
which is already mobilizing, and Rou-
mania, which 1t is reported has again
been threatened by Austria a-Hungary
with reprisals un1tss 1t permits the
passage through her territory Of
munitions for Turkey.
Railway Concerned.
Interest stratetiglcally. In the Bal
kans will be concerned mostly with
the railway by which Serbia can be
supplied with men and munitions.
This runs from Saloniki to Uskup,
parallel with and west of the Vardarl
river, and thence to Mitrovitza.
About sixty miles from Sanoiki, 1t
passes within few miles Of the Bull
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scene OF the raid by Bulgarian irreg-
ulars few months ago.
British Capture Trenches.
The British delivered counter at
tack Friday night ON the Teutonic
forces southwest Of Fosse. France and
achieved their objective which was
two German trenches" according o.
q report received from Field Marshal
Sir John French, commander-in-chief
Of the British army in the field.
The field marshal's communication
received under date Of 10 p. M. Oct
ober 2, was given out by the British
war ONCE as follows:
I'VE delivered a counter attack last
night and achieved our objective,
which was two German trenches
southwest OF Fosse, which the enemy
had recovered in his counter attack
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