New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-20
TcutOns Pierce First Line,
but Are Driven Out
Again.
FRENCH DROP BOMBS
ON AVIATION FIELD
Destroy Hangers In Lorraine
Kaiser'S Troops Attack in
Artois and Belgium.

London. oct. I9 The Germans made
answer this morning TO the French Of
fem in Champagne
After long and intense lombard
men. % JoGre's trenches east OF
Rheims. in which sufocatiug shells and
banks OF chlorine gas were employed
the Kaiser's troops attacked the French
positions along the SIX milo front from
F la Pompelle 20 Prosnes.
The first assault carried the Germans
through the first line Of trenches, for
the French had massed their troops
further east, in the sector from Tahure
TO Auberive, where they are hammer
ing The eremy's third line. and they
were not altogether prepared Tor TINS
move
But Jofre's troops soon rallied and
by vigorous counter attacks succeeded
In driving the foe from nearly all the
positions he had won IN the after
noon an energetic counter offensive
threw the Germans out Of the rest OF
the first line trenches In their fruit
less attempt, Paris says, the German
infantry suffered heavy losses.
Sought to Break French Line.
Apparently the Ksiser's forces
sought 10 break IN the French line west
Of the strong positions Jofre holds
around Tahure and so relieve the men
ace 20 the BazancOurt- Challernnge
railway by flank attack. Had THIS Ct
fort succeeded the French would have
been obliged 10 fall back from their
advanced positions.
In the Bois-en-Hache, northeast OF
couchez. in Artois. the Germans con
tinue to attack fercely. They deliv-
cred three attacks last night, using
hand grenades. on the French trenches.
But. despite their furious onslaughts,
they were repulsed by Jofre's Infantry,
aided BY the heavy French artillery.
In Be S4rm. too. the Kaiser's troops
are attacking. After a violent bonn
bardment they succeeded last night IN
taking q post on the east bank OF the
Yser-Y pres canal, but were driven out
again by q Belgian counter thrust
Along the rest of the front heavy ar
tillerv actions are recorded.
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
Tho communication issued by the
War Office in Paris says:
To the east Of Rheims the enemy
attempted on attack with strong
forces this morning on a front Of ten
kilometres Approximately 81 miles }
between La Pompeile and Prosnes'
which ended In q complete cheek
This attack had been most carefully
prepared, It being preceded by a
prolonged bombardment by the ar
tulerv. with the employment OF sur
locating shells and banks Of chlorine
gas.
first IN penetrating some parts OF
our trench Of the Arst line, but was
almost completely driven out by I'M
mediate counter attacks.
I'm the afternoon an energetic
counter offensive resulted IN ths eN-
pulsion of the last enemy troops
who were thus entirely thrown back
into the trenches which they mao
left. The German infantry eKperi-
cuced I'm the course Of that fruluess
attempt heavy losses.
German forces last night deliV-
cred three serious attacks, making
use Of hand grenades, in the Bots
en-Hache. TO the northeast Of Sou
chez. Our infantry, firmly in
trenched In the position recently
conquered by us, completely repulsed
their assailants. In this they were
helped by our batteries.
Artillery Fire Still Heavy.
on the rest Of the front there
we're artillery engagements. These