Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-04
ALLIES CANNON /,
SHELL, FOE WITH
CONTINUOUS FIRE
Armies Of Confederates Bombard
German Positions All Along
Line Fieroely Without
Rest.
NEW LUNeE REPORTED COMING
Another Terrific Blow Soon to Be
Delivered Against Defenses
of Invaders.
BRITISH ANNOUNCE SUCCESSES

LONDON, Oct. 3.-Reports from
the western theater OF war indicate
that fierce cannonade is being
maintained all along the line by the
armies OF the entente allies.
The latest French official report
records no additional progress, but a
statement from Field Marshal Sir
John French, ommander-ln-chief Of
the British forces in the field, says
that on Friday night the British de-
livered counter attacks southwest of
Fosse. France, and recaptured two
trenches which the Germans previ-
ously had recovered In a counter at
tack.
A squadron OF slxty-five French
Seroplanes bombarded the railroad
station at vouslers and an aviation
ground in the vicinity.
Compared with the allies capture of
nearly $4,000 prisoners, llO guns and in
Vulnerable machine guns, is the German
claim to have taken 1900 men and sixty
one machine guns
Next Attempt Question.
The question Is being asked az TO where
tho next attempt will be made to pierce
the German line. That one will be madc
nobody here doubts, and the expectation
Is that II will not be long delayed.
Russia has been relieved. 20 some ex-
tent, by the withdrawal OF German
troops TO meet the offensive in the west
and to supply contingent for the enter
prise against Serbia. Russia appears to
be holding It's own along virtually all it's
fronts. At any rate. the Germans make
no claim TO advances except by General
Won 1.lnslngen, and he is moving forward
very slowly. II may be that the Ger
mans are making preparations for some
new stroke. having failed to capture
Dvinsk by direct attack and ha ,tas;
been countered in their effort to reach
Mnsk.
Russ ON Offensive.
IN uuffcfa .tnd at several other points
the Russians have now taken the mitia-
tive and are delivering heavy blows at
the invaders. many Of which. according
TO the German accounts, have been re-
pulsed.
It Is said Germany has undertaken an
offensive against Serbia independently OF
Austria and a Bucharest report says tho
Germans have attempted, without sue
cess, 10 cross the Danube near Semendria.
IL is at this point that the main Serbian
railway most nearly approaches tho
frontier.
While many writer's dlscredit the state
ments that the Germans are sending
large force against Serbia. others believe
II is doing so to influence Bulgaria, which
almost everybody here Is now satisfied
has decided to join the central powers
and is awaiting an opportune moment TO
throw the weight OF its army In the scale
against the allies.
AIIics wnI Take hand.
The moment II does so the allied forces,
which have been promised the support OF
Serbia. and which the Paris papers are
confident is already I'm or on the way
TO Macedonia. will take hand, i'm Co
operation. Il is hoped In the allied coun-
tries. with Greece, which Is already
mobiizlng. and Roumania, which, It is
reported. has again been threatened by
with reprisals unless Il
permits the passage through its territory
Of munitions for Turkey.
Interest, strategically, In the Balkans
will be concerned mostly with the rail-
way by which Serbia can be supplied
with men and munitions This runs from
Saloniki to Uskup. parallel with and west
Of the Vardar river and thence to Nitro
vitza About sixty miles from salonIki
It passes within few miles OF the Bull
earian border near strumitza. the scene
Of the raid by Bulgarian irregulars few
months ago.