Evening star., 1915-10-02
ALLIES GO FORWARD
IN GIvENCHY WOOD
More Teuton Prisoners and Machine
Guns Reported Captured in
Champagne Region.
SEVENTEEN BATTLES IN AIR
Field Marshal French Says in Only
One Was British Machine
Worsted-Railroads Behind
Kaiser's Men Bombarded.

LONDON, October 2.-There
has been a heavy German bonn
bardment in the Artois district,
according to the announcement
made by the French war office
this afternoon. Nevertheless the
French forces have made percep-
tible progress in this district on
the heights Of La Folie.
French aeroplanes have been
active in bombarding the railroad
lines behind the German front,
and during the night aircraft
guns bombarded the German
lines.
The French and British forces
apparently have been successful
in repulsing the German counter
attacks, and. so far as is known,
have held virtually all the ground
gained.
Progress for the allied troops
in the Givenchy wood. the cap
ture of additional German ma
chine guns and prisoners in the
Champagne region and the stop
ping of a German bombardment
in the Argonne by French coun-.
ter offensive, also are recorded.
There is no change in the sit
uation on the British front in the
wester theater of the war. accord
ing to an official report from
Field Marshal Sir John French,
commander-in-chief of the British
army in the field.
A communication from Field Marshal
French. which bore the date Of 9:1s
o'clock last evening. given out by the
British war office. says:
During the last seven days our air.
craft have been very active. Seven
teen air combats are reported. in only
one of which was a British machine
worsted. A German machine was
brought down inside our lines. Yes
terday attacks were made on the rail-
ways in the hostile area. The main
lines are known to have been dam
aged in fifteen different places Five.
and probably six. trains were partly
wrecked. and the locomotive sheds AZ
Valenciennes were set af1re. Consider
able interference thus has been caused
IN the German railroad organization.
Weather Is Depressing.
The Times correspondent with the Brit
ish headquarters in France reports that
the torrential rains and cold. biting
winds Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day. March-like weather. were unfor-
tunate for both sides, but especlauy
for the attackers, because they pre-
vented reconnaissances. made All ar
craft work difficult. depressed the men
and interfered with the artillery oo-
servation work, while the spongy eartn
lessened the effect of the shell hre.
Regarding the German oeiehse 'ns
correspondent says:
Some people talk as IL there existed
an endless series Of German posltione'
stretching right away to the Hnine.
This; Of course; Is ss;r nnDe,eSapi mn@Sar but it
may be said that II is strictly hmlteo.
since fortified positions are not the
work of a magician's wand, but OF.
arduous labor.
Enemy Suffers Heavily.
.-rhe enemy is suffering heavily in
guns and men, and even If he gets
plentv of reinforcements he Is suffer.
ing a strain of the most harassing kind
OF the war, and his resistance power
weakens with the loss of each fresh
position. If men and munitions are /.
to the allies the autumn
NAV still sec the maneuver- battle on
a grand scale for which the world has
been waiting"
Temps estimates that the battle in
Champagne is likely to last fort
n cannot continue without incidental
upoI the whole front today are in
good situation, The soldiers are hlled
with ardor. The supply of munitions Is
abundant. Artillerymen; are obtaining
enaIoles the aviators to observe ac-
cmrately the effects of the fre."
The critic states that the official COM
estimates rather than otherwise the re-.
suits attained.
Germans outnumbered, Claim.
TILE HAGUE. October 2.-The Cologne
Gazette declares that the Germans on the
western front are opposed by forces be-
tween four and five times as strong az
their own.
German machine guns and cannon"
says the newspaper. moved down the
enemy, but despite the mountains OF
bodies the French columns continued to
advance. Enemy troops appeared pro-
yided with rations for from eight to ten
days and apparently counted on marching
through Luxemburg and Belgium Himme-
diateIy. The offensive on this front has
30 Tar resulted ina complete defeat for
the enemy. ~
despite the fate Of those moved down
By German machine guns at barhnd wire