New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-28
GermansB sBeginSeries
of Counter Attacks
on Whole Front.
ADVANCE MADE
IN CHAMPAGNE
Berlin Claims Offensive
North of Arras Has
Been Halted.
LONDON AWAITS NEWS
Censor Holds Back Reports
from Front - Artillery
Duel Resumed.

London, Sept. 27.-With the po-
sitions won in the last three DAYS
consolidated. the French and Brit
ish forces are continuing their often
sive against both sides of the Ger
man salient around Noyon. In
Champagne and north of Arras tho
attacks have not slackened, but the
Germans have rallied before their
second line of trenches and the fight
ing has grown fercer.
Neither Paris nor Berlin claims
any new outstanding success won
to-day. A strange silence has fol-
lowed yesterdays announcement Of
victory along a twenty-mile front.
Denied further news of the great
battle, England is awaiting develop
ments with an eagerness not
equalled since the critical days when
the Germans fell back from the
gates of Paris.
In the meantime the public is
warned TO expect heavy losses and
that the Germans, already 100000
strong from the coast TO the Swiss
frontier, may throw reinforcements
into the line for a struggle. the like
of which even this bloody war has
not yet seen.
Germans Attack in Argonne.
Paris tells Of the continuation Of
the offensive along the entire front
in Champagne and the capture os
further German positions is claimed
But the official statement also tells
Of German counter-attacks along the
front and adds that the Grown
Prince began another orensvr
in the Argonne. Th's
drive, the French claim. was com
pletely checked with heavy losses t.
the enemy.
The British official statement told
briefly OF heavy losses inflicted on
the Germans northwest Of Hulluch,
where heavy German counter-at-
tacks were carried out during the
course of the day.
Berlin maintains that by means
Of counter-attacks the Allies drives
have been checked with heavy loss.
but as the Germans make no claim OF
having recovered the ground taken
from them the indications are that
the Allied gains on Saturday AMI
Sunday have been generally main
tanned and at some points improved.
and that the fighting has reached
the stage Of vicious attack and coun-
ter-attack. which may persist for
weeks.
Difficult Task Before Allies.
II is estimated that the prisoners
captured by the Allies during the rush
will reach n total Of more than $4,000,
but this is Offset 10 some extent by the
German claims that nearly 1000 French
and British fell into their hands.
Optimists are also reminded that the
Germans are likely 20 put the most de-
pendence on their second and third line
defences. relying upon machine guns
and comparatively few men 10 hold the
front line. which means that difficult
task is before the Allies.
Reports from the front say that only
twenty minutes were required for the
French infantry to complete the vic
tory prepared for by sixty hours Of
violent shelling and overrun the FIRST
line Of the German trenches north Of
Perthes. in Champagne. While await
ing the moment for the attack the
French soldiers rested behind their
lines. joking and putting their arms in
perfect order.
The bright glow from the slow burn
ing Illuminating rockets and the glare
of exploding projectiles lighted up the
entire zone OF action during two nights.
Bayonets Did Most Work.
"After a few hours OF intense FIRE
our hopes that our batteries were domi-
mating the situation were transformed
to certain conviction" says n wounded
officer who took part in the battle.
"The moment for the attack WAS set
for dawn, when the charge was sound
ed. Whole battalions. reinforced By re-
serves. bounded forward. The rush
Was so impetuous that the Germans
still alive and unwounded in the bat
tered work, seemed dazed and unable
20 resist, They were disarmcd aud
pushed back. for our reserves to pick