The Washington herald., 1915-10-15
Official War Statements.
Earned Surplus, 81, ,oo0, 900.

Paris, Oct. H-Tonight's Official state
ment:
Artillery .duels were fought today In
Artois, in the Souchez Valley and the
GitenChy woods. There was cannonading
by both sides on the Aisne and front,
and in the outskirts of Rheims and in
Champagne near Auberive, and the Ma
varin farm. Rather violent combats with
bombs and torpedoes took place on the
heights of Meuse in the sectors of Ca
lonne and Troyon. In Lorraine our bat
teries replied effectively to q German
bombardment of our positions in the re-
gion of Reilon.
A squadron of twenty aeroplanes today
bonIbarded the BaZancourt Railway sta
ton: One of our aviators brought down
a captive balloon on the rear of tho
German front in Champagne. The bal
loon collapsed and came to the ground
south of Aonthois. A German aeroplane
was brought-down by one Of ours north
OF the Aisne 1t fell inside the German
lines north of Bucy-le-Long.
Berlin, Oct. H.-Today's report of the
general staff follows:
Western theater: While enemy moni-
tors were shelling the coast near West
ende and the artillery of the enemy was
shellIng our positions to the north of
Ipres without success the British be-
gan an attack behind clouds of smoke
and gas over almost the entire front be-
tween Ypres and Loos. This attack fail
ed completely.
AT several places the smoke clouds
fioated into the trenches of the enemy
Only at some small points to the north
east and east of Vermelles were the
British able to obtain footing in our
first-line trenches. They have since been
driven out for the most part, with hand
Erenades
Five attacks of the enemy. made with
out the use of smoke clouds, but with
strong forces against the positions west
0f lfulluch. were repulsed with severe
losses to the enemy.
South of Angres two machine guns
were taken from the enemy in a counter
attack. After the evacuation of the posi-
ton known as Klenen Nester. which the
French had retained on the heights east
of SoucheZ. 400 prisoners remained In our
hands.
In Champagne the French continued.
their attack on both sides of Tahure
with the most extreme bitterness Five
attacks to the south and two attacks TO
the north of Tahure-Souain road broke
up"H WIN Il severe loss tne enemy.
Attempted night attacks were quelIed at
the very outset by our artillery fire.
ON Combres Height a trench of the
enemy. 1e0 yards long. was blown up by
d mine.
In the Vosses the French attempted
to recapture the positions which they lost
on the SChratzmaennele Their attack
broke down in front of our entangle-
ments.
. Eastern theater: Army group Of
Field Marshal Won IIindenburg-West
and southwest of Iiluxt we threw the
enemy out of another position and took
$50 prisoners and machine guns. Rus
sian attacks west and southwest of
Dvirsk were repulsed
Army groups of Prince Leopold of
Bavaria. aud Gen. Won Linsengen: There
is nothing to report.
The troops under Gen Count Won |
Bothmer captured Haivorenka and drove |
the Russians back over the Strypa.
Balkan theater: Our troops continue
to make progress south OF Belgrade.
The forces which crossed the Danube /
at Semendria have advanced ten miles.
The works of the west. northeast and |
southeast fronts Of the fortified City OF |
Bozharevatz have been taken by u.s.