Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30

shall Sir John French reports, a COM
plete success.
Trenches covering territory five miles
In width and about four thousand yards
In depth were taken at this point.
This push forward gives the British
possession of the road from Lens to
La Bassee. which was used by the Ger
mans for moving troops and supplies
north and south, and threatens to out
flank the German troops which hold tho
town of Lens.
HILL 70 CAPTURED.
Hill No. 70, one of the positions taken
on the road is less than a mile directly
north of Lens, while Hulluch. which also
! fell into the hands of the British Is at
the end of the road near La Bassee. 1t is
only ~ miles from Hullush to Lille, the
| capital Of northern France.
North Of the canal, the British although
they fought all day yesterday. were UNI
able to hold the ground gained and had
| to fall back to the trenches which they
| had left in the morning. The attack
| however, accomplished one purpose, as
according to Field Maryhal French, Ger
! man reserves were sent to check this
move. thus giving the British south OF
| the canal an opportunity to consolidate
their new positions unmolested
| A somewhat similar vancouver took
place to the north and south Of the Menin
| road, east of Ypres. and the results were
the same. North of the road the British
| were unable to hold the ground taken
while to the south they gained about Goa
yards of the German trenches and con-
| solidated the ground won. So far as Is
reported, the British took LEO prisoners
with eight guns and several machine
guns
FIERCE FIGHTING IN EAST.
| Some Of the fercest fighting of the cam
paign is in progress on the Russian front
The Germans continue their furious at
| tacks in an effort to drive the Russians
out Of Dvnsk. while in Volhyna and Ga
licia the Russians continue to harass
the Austro-Germans who had designs on
Kiev from which town they are now FUR
Their away than they were few weeks
ago.
General Ivanoff apparently is determined
to hold back the Austro-Germans and his
efforts are meeting with a considerable
measure of success. The fortress tri-
angle which includes Dubno, Rovno and
Lutsk Is almost entirely in the possess
sion OF the Russians.
| In Galicia the Austrians have beer
driven back across the rivers which run
parallel to the border.
The Italians, like the rest of the allies,
report number of successes In taking
fortified mountains from the Austrians.
CAPTURED GROUND HELD.
London. Sept. 26.-The British forces
fighting in France still hold all the ground
they gained Saturday from the Germans.
except to the north OF Loos, according to
an official communication issued tonight
The town of Loos is being held by the
British, the quarries northwest OF Hulluch
have been captured and the French on
the British right have been enabled to
make further progress, the statement
says.
CLAIM 2Oo10 PRISONERS.
! Paris. Sept. 26-On the western from,
the British and French have captured IL,
two days more than twenty thousand ur-
wounded prisoners, according to the
French official communication issued to-
| night.
New progress by the French troops to
the north Of Arras is also reported
Souchez being stormed and captured.
In Champagne the allied forces still con-
unued to gain ground.