New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-07
FRENCH PRESS
CL0SETOSU SUPPLY
ROAD In SOUTH
Capture Tahure. Within
~ Miles of Railway
in Champagne.
TAKE STRONGHOLD
ON SECOND LINE
Positions Won After Artillery
SheIled Foes Trenches
for Two Days.

London, Oct 6.-Charging after the
artillery had shattered the German
trenches. the French infantry to-day
captured by assault the village OF Ia
hure. In Champagne. and pushing bey-
ond reached the summit Of Tahure hill.
a supporting point in the foes second
line.
With this gain the French are now
within a mile and half of the Challe-
range Bazancourt railway, the supply
road for the German armies from
Rheims to the Argonne. Tahure lies
almost directly south of the southern
most point Of the railway. With the
second line pierced. the resistance the
Germans can offer the enemy is great
ly weakened
Again the French guns cleared the
way for the advance. Yesterday and
all day long to-day they rained shells
on the German positions. and when the
breach had been made the infantry
charged. Berlin. in its afternoon
statement, remarks that the French
Yesterday attempted to resume the Of
fensive, but were prevented by the
German fire.
Heavy fire which increased to the
greatest intensity durinp the after
noon,' says Berlin, camo from the
French artillery yesterday. The in
fantry then prepared to attack. but the
German guns opened fire. The troops
which had pressed forward for the at
tack were hurled back. and the other
rushes were halted.
The artillery cntinued the heavy
bombardment to-day and the troops
massed again for the attack This
time the German guns could not stem
the charge and the French swept on 10
the second line. Meanwhile, around
the Navarin farm, TO the west, the
French also attacked, and made pro-
gress, according to Paris. The French
line in front of the railway has thus
been Strengthened.
Along the rest OF the front the ar
tiilery duels cntinue with no loss in in
tensity. In Artois. south of the forest
OF Glvenchy, the firing was particularly
heavy. In this sector. where the
French. and the British further north.
are moving toward the railway 20 Lens.
the Germans are fighting fercely TO
prevent q further advance. On both
sides the fire has been ncessant.
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
The statement issued at Paris to-
night said:
Our action in Champagne obtained
to-day new results. Our infantry
troops, after strong artillery prepara-
tion, captured By assault the village
Of Tahure and reached the summit
OF the small hill Of the same name. !
constituting p point of support in /
the second line of the enemy re-
sistaace. We likewise made progress
in the environs of the Navarin farm. /
The number Of prisoners taken ex-
ceeded 1000.
On the rest of the front only ar
tillery engagements are reported. /
These were especially intense in I
Ar:ois, in the region of the Giyenchy /
wood and Hill No. 1ig. In the Ar /
gonne. 20 the north from La Harazee
20 lie Pretre wood: in Lorraine. near
Leintrey. Rellon and Badonyiller. az
we'll as M the Nosgcs, on the Netzeral /
ridge.
The communication issued this sf'---
noon sdiC.
The bombardment. in which both !
sides have been taking part CON
tinued in the Artos district II was
particularly severe 70 the south Of
the Forest of Givenchy. We have
made some progress with hand gre ,
nades in the connecting trenches 70
the southwest of the Chateau Of La
Folio.
There has been reported from the
remainder Of the front nothing more
than artillery fighting IN which both
sides took part, particularly in the
Champagne district, between the
Neuse and the Moselle: 20 the north
of Flirey. and along the front In
Lorrains, in the vicinity of Lcintrey, /
GondreXon and Someyre.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The statement issued by the Berlin
War Office this afternoon said:
4 French hand grenade attack on
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