, 1915-10-02

London, Sept. 28th Sugar III stock on
the 25lh inst. was 10000 tous. Last year
$4,000 tons.
London, Sept. 30 IA British official
bulletin states "NoIth-west Of Hulluch we
have repulsed . number of counter-nttacks
aud inticred heavy losses on The enemy.
East of Loos our offensive is progressing and
our captures now number So officers, $500
men, Is guns and 80 mnchiur-guus. The
enemy has abandoned II considerable qlunti-
ty OF material, winch has not yet been classl-
fled"
AFrench official communicate issued ON Mon-
day night states Moth Of Arras the situa,
ton is unm Ddiied The enemy reacted Gully
teeb y against the new positions occupied by
our troops. The prisoners taken in that re-
gIou exceed 800 In the champagne The
battle continues without censing and our
troops on The front have taken before the
German second position the defence marked
by hi!l 1S5, west Of the Nuvurrin ftrm, HE
Souain hlllock, the tree Of Hill 1888 aud the
village and hillock of Tthure. Ihe number
of cannon captured has not yet been COM
pufed, but exceeds 70 lirld-guus aud heavy
pieces, intending 70 captured 10y the British.
The Germans undertook IN the Argonne IN
offensive moyemru., out were completely
stopped. Gu four occasions they attempted
an iufuntry assault Oh our positions at In
File Aturte, after Il violent bomburdment
with pruiectlles of heavy caiIhre and s%utfora-
tang shells. but were able 10 reach only a
few points Of our trenches along the lie,
being stopped theIe by the fire OF our sup
porting trenches, and they We're repulsed
lsewhere with very heavy losses. There is
nothing Of importance to report from the rest
of The front"
London, Sept. 29th-A French official
communicate states "In the Artois district
we have maintained our positions. East of
Souchrz our advance previously reported rs
having reached and destA'yed the telegraph
line north Of the Lus rs q matter Of fact dld
rot pass the orchards OF La FClIe, on the
highway from Arlas to Lllr, but tins ad-
vance at all points has been maintained.
Along our trout south of the river Somme
fighting with bombs and tOrp 4doe5 occurred
in the vicinity of Andrechy. Our artillery
vigorously counter-attacked the batteries OF
the enemy canuonnding our positions Mt
Quennevipres. la the Champagne district
fighting continues with tenarlty on our en-
tire front. We have occupied at several
places, notably Mt Trou Bucot, north Of the
Vncques farm. several positions in the rear
of our new lines where Hertain attachments
Of the enemy were able to maiulnin them
selves. The previous settlement that we
captured 200 German officers was erroneous,
we took 300 German officers in the Cham
pagne district. Between the Mouse and
the MoseIle and IN the Lorraine district
there has been severe artillery fighting on
both sides. \ violent storm in the Vosges
for the moment has suspended all operations
in this district"
A German official bulletin announces:
"Quiet relgued on the coast on Monday,
only n few shots being fired Mt the environs
of Middelkerke by vessels of the enemy lying
IN the far distance, which, however, had no
result. The enemy has not repeated MS
attacks in the Ypres sector, and southwest
of Lille his great offensive has been brought
to a stand still by a counter-attack, while
fierce separate attacks by the enemy north
aud south of Loos broke down with very
heavy losses for the British. In the region
of Souchpz and on both sides of Arras all
attacks have been repulsed with sangulnary
losses and the prisoners have Increased to
twenty five officers and $500 men, and the
macniue-guns to fourteen. The French
offensive between Rhelus and the Argonne
has made no further progress and all attacks
by the enemy, which were very ii rec, espe-
ciaIly on the Sommtpy road, north of Beause-
iour, at Ferme Mass ges and east Of the
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