Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-28
GERMANS CLAIM BRITISH
ATTACK IS BROKEN DOWN
war Office Says New Offensive Move
ment Near Lille Is Brought
to StandStill.
REPORTS QUIET ON COAST
French Said to Have Made No Fur
Their Progress Between Rheims
and Argonne-Attacks Fail, With
Heavy Losses.

BERLIN, September - (via Loudon).
The German War Office announced to-
day that the new offensive movement
in the neiShborhood of Lille. Northern
France. had been brough, to Il stand
sun Oy fierce German couuterattacks.
The British attack in other sectors
also is said to have broken down with
very heavy losses to the attacking
forces. The War Office states that the
French offensive has made no further
progress between Rheims and the Ar
Sonne.
The statement follows:
western thcatcr of war:
Quiet reiSned on the coast Only n
Few shots were fired OH the environs OF
Middclkcrkc by vessels of the enemy
which were lying In the far distances.
and these were without results
The enemy has not repeated his at
tacks in the Yprcs sector
southwest Of Lille the great enemy
offensive has been brought to n stand
Still by counterattack. Fierce sepa :
rate attacks by the enemy north and
south of loos broke down, with very
heavy losses to the British In the re-
Sion of Souchcz also, and on both sides
OF Arras all attacks were repulscd
with sanguinary losses
The number Of prisoners has been
increased to twenty-five officers and
-'o"" hlcil' ne booty III machine guns
has been Increased to fourteen.
The French offensive between
kheims and the ArEonne has made no
further progress. All attacks of the
enemy. which We're very fierce, cs-
pectally OF the Sommc-Py road. we'll
north of Beauscjour. and at Ferme-
massiges and east of the Aisnc. failed
with very heavy losses to the enemy.
The number of prisoners taken there
has been increased to more than forty
officers and $500 men
THREE ENEMY AEROPLANES
SHOT DOWN NEAR YpRES
Three enemy acroplanes. including
one French super battl. acceptance
were shot down yesterday in aerial
battles northeast of Yprcs. southwest
OF Lille and in Champagne Two more
enemy dying machines were brought
down southwest of Lille, and in Cham
paTne aviatorS of the enemy dropped
bombs on tho town Of Peronnc. where
two women and two children were
killed. and many other nhabitantS
were wounded seriously.
Eastern theater of. war.
Army group of Field Marshal Won
HindenhurG: In the Gulf OF Riga Rus
sian men Of war, including one shin of
the line. We're attacked by German
aviators. Hits were observed on tho
line ship and on Il torpedo boat de-
stroyer The Russian feet steamed
away in Il northerly direction as quick
ly as possible.
"On the southwestern front OF Dvinsk
another position was captured from the
enemy yesterday. Nine officers and
more than 1900 men were taken pris-
oner and two machine guns were cap
tured.
West OF Vieika our attack con
tinued. South of Smorgen we repulsed
strong countcrattacks Of the enemy.
Our troops made progress between
Krcwo and Wischnew The right wing
of this army and the army Of Prince
Leopold hay" reached the western bank
OF tho Nicmcn mt SchtSchcrsSi Ser
wetsch and tho SZczara have been
cleared Of the enemy. East OF Barano-
vichi the enemy still holds some small
hridgehcads. Fighting continues along
the cntirc front
Army grouo OF Field Marshal Won
Ma cltensen: The situation is unchanged y