New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
Sir John French Admits
Loss of HohenzOllern
Work to Foe.
BERLIN SAYS ALLIES
HAVE LOST 10000
Joffre Gains North of ArraS-
AerOs Shell Station
at Metz.

ing 81 the allied lines in an effort 10
regain some Of the ground lost in the
offensive of the last week and TO pre-
vent the launching OF new thrusts.
In the fighting around Loos Sir John
French admits that the Germans have
regained the greater portion OF the
Hohenzollern redoubt carried in the
first DAYS of the offensive. On the
crests 10 the south Of Givenchy Paris
admits that the foe regained q FOOTING
at the crossing of FIVE roads.
Meanwhile in both sectors the hrtil-
lery is maintaining an incessant hre'
The French claim 10 have made prog
ress TO the north of Arrss In the forest
Of Givenchy and Berlin comedies that
the foe won a firm foothold" on =
hill northwest of Givenchy. In Cham
pngne. north Of Massiges, the Germans
continue TO launch counter attacks.
Say Allies Lost 10000.
A supplement TO the German official
statement states that the French losses
in killed, wounded and prisoners In the
recent fighting were al least l3O,OOO
and those of the British 10000. while
the German losses were not one-hfth
Of this number.
An official estimate of German casu-
alties made by the French War once
last Wednesday noted that the Ger
mans had lost since the beginning OF
the allied offensive total in killed,
wounded and prisoners which amounted
70 more than the effective strength OF
three army corps" or about 12O,o0o
men.
A French air squadron has shelled
the railway station at Metz and other
avistors have continued the lombard
ment of the enemy's railroad lines and
junction points. The Germans have
dropped bombs on the railway station
at Chalon.
The Amsterdam Telegram an
nounces that FIVE aeroplanes OF the
Allies yesterday bombarded zeebrugge,
on the Belgian coast Some OF the
bombs which were dropped weighed
seventy-hve pounds.
The aeroplanes were attacked py
anti-aircrsft guns. which brought down
one machine. Another was compelled
by a defective motor to land near
/ Nieuwvliet, on Dutch territory.
British officer was interned.
Surprise Won for British.
Explaining the reasons for the re-
cent British success against the Ger
mans in the region of Lens, the Of
fetal statement issued to-day by the
German Army Headquarters Staff says:
at was not by any soldierly quail
ties of the English attack, but by a
successful surprise and by gas at
tack
/ issued an order Of the day expressing
| his appreciation of the valuable Work
/ done by all ranks Of the Royal Flying
/ Corps in the battle in France, which
began September 25, under extremely
/ adverse weather conditions, which com
PEELED flying at very low attitudes un-
, der heavy fire.
/ General French especially thanks the
pilots and observers of aircraft for
/ their pluckv work in cooperation with
| the artillery and in photographlng and
making bomb attacks on the railways,
which, he says, were Of great value IN
/ interrupting German communications.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The following official statement was
/ issued at Berlin:
Five monitors appeared earl y yes
terday morning before ZeebrugSe
/ Belgium and directed a fruitless
/
gian inhabitants fell victims.
Our attacking operations against
! the British front north OF Loos,
whence a fruitless sortie was under
taken by the enemy during the night
against our position west Of Haisncs,
made further progress.
South of the Souchez brook the
French succeeded in obtaining firrh
foothold in a small section of a
trench on the hill northwest Of Gil
venchy. South of this hill French
attacks were repulsed. The 10
metre section of the trench north
east of Melville (the capture of
which by the French was announced
in Yesterdays German report) was
recaptured by our troops.
Yesterday afternoon the French
began an attack in the Champagne
region, northwest Of Ville-sur-Tour
be and northwest Of Massignes
which was without result. Their ac-
emulation Of troops was subjected
to our concentrated fire. A strong
night attack against our positions
northwest Of Ville-surTourbe brok
down under our fire with heavy
losses.
The railway station at Chalons
the chief meeting place OF the rear
guard Of the French attacking troops
in Champagne, was bombed during
the night by one Of our airshil 5
with visible results.
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
The communication issued at Paris
: this afternoon said:
We have continued TO make prog
- e ~ a
forest of Givenchy and az Hill Nc.
ll9 Here we occupied the cross
roads Of FIVE highways.
There has been almost continuous
fighting with hand grenades and
bombs, accompanied by artillery
fighting from each side, in the vicin-
ity Of Quennevieres and of Nouvron.
In the Champagne district there
has been artillery fighting in the
vicinity of the Navarin Farm.
Yesterday evening two counter at
tacks on the part OF the enemy 70
/ the north of Mesnil were repulseG
The night passed quietly on the re-
mainder of the front.
One of our air sqaudrons had
thrown down on the Sablons rail
road station at Metz no fewer than
forty shells Of heavy calibre. Other
French aviators have continued the
bombardments from the air of the
railroad lines. junction points and
railroad stations behind the German
front.
The statement issued tonight said:
In Artois the struggle from trench
to trench continued during the entire
day. On the crests TO the south OF
Givenchy the enemy was able TO re-
gain footing at the crossing Of
FIVE roads, but was repulsed every