Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-30
LATEST WAR NEWS


in the German lines, which has slack
ened the momentum of the Anglo
French offensive that was begun last
Saturday.
The Germans desperate resistance
was unable to stem it entirely, how
eve:
Midway at Arras and Lens, the
French made important progress and
are now within six miles of the rail
way leading to Dousi and Valencien-
mes, an important German base.
The tide of the war has turned to
the allies at every front.
The greatest artillery engagement
in history is blowing up sections of
the German western front.
The Germans losses since Saturday
are believed to have been over one
hundred thousand.
The car has halted the enemy in
the east.
General Won Hinderburg was re-
pulsed in attempting the advance on
DNinSk anu HlBa.
The Russians are now making an
offensive on two miles of their front,
recapturing villages and taking many
prisoners.
Italy has claimed fresh successes.
The Serbian artillery is holding up
the advance of the Teutons there.
Athens, Greece, has asserted that
Bulgaria is hesitating about entering
the war.
The French attended to the dead
and wounded amid the burning of
Souchez, that is now entirely under
Franch control.
Thousands are unburied on the
slopes of Hill No. 20 that the British
captured impetuously.
The trenches that the French cap
tured in Champagne are choked with
mangled bodies.
The Germans are pouring a fright
full fire upon the hill which dom
mates Lens, two miles away.
1t is believed the French advance
on fifteen mile front in Champa-
gne is a preliminary to the smashing
of the army of the crown prince
from before Verdune.
The Germans are countering heav
lily at Loos.
BERLIN, Sept, PA British
warship was sunk and two were dam
aged by German coast batteries dur
ing the bombardment of Zeebrugge.
The squadron then retreatsd.
The Germans captured POO pris-
oners in one trench in section in
Guiding a brigade commander and
several officers.
In the eastern Champagne section
the French losses were over $3.50.
The heaviest blows since the bat
tie Of the Marine have made no i'm
preston on the German lines.
The allies bent only two sectors.
After weeks of artillery prepare
ton they hurled on with countless
infantry.
Their gains for the two days are
not as important as the crown princes
recent successes in Argonne, though
he used less than $4,000 men. There
is no apprehension.
Berlin knows its strength on the
western front and does not fear the
allies mightiest efforts to shatter it,
1t is estimated the allies Losses were
enormous.
The British offensive in the south
of Lille is at complete standstill
caused by the strong counter attacks
of the Germans.
The French have continued their
most desperate assaults around Sou
chez and Arras. They were repuls-
ed heavily.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept, 81
The Bulgarian legation has received
word to call all reservists in America
between the ages of "a and 43.
The Greek legation has announced
that its reservists between the classes
of 1892 and 1911, will be called home.
A call was Immediately published in
Greek newspapers.
There are about $4,000 reservists in
America.
PARIS, Sept, 2S.-Despite all re-
sistance the French have made fur
ther gains in the Champagne district
and around Arras, said communi-
que.
There are heavy losses on both sides
and heavy streams of steady fire are
continuously playing across the west
ern front.
The allies are continuing on the of
fensive.
The German crown prince is at
tempting diversion in the Argonne
section but it has so far proven fruit
less.