The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-01
GERMANS CAPTURE
HEIGHTS OF TAHURE
Four Other Attacks Fail in
Chalnpagnc-Gas Shells
Were Used.
BRING MEN FROM RUSSIA
RecnfOWcments Suffer-Teu-
tons Advance in Neuville
Sector.
special Ca5i. Despatch to Tur srS.


PARIS. oct. 3i.-The German assault
in the neighborhood of Tahure. in Cham
pagne begun with great violence yes
terday. continued last night and to-day
with five more distinct attacks on the
French positions. preceded by extremely
heavy artillery fire and the use of sas
shells. In the first of these five at
tenpts the Germans last night succeeded
IN reaching the summit OF the Butte dc
Tahure north of the village Of that
name.
At other points and in the remaining
four attacks they We're repulsed with
heavy losses and everywhere were forced
TO return 10 the trenches they had oc-
cupied before their attack.
The assault last nignt, which won the
crest of the Butte dc Tanur-. covered al
together "A front of five miles. running
trim the woods at the side of Hin lg5.
past the Butte de Tahure and the village
Of Tahure to and including the earth
works known as LA Courtine. .Nter a
bombardinent OF extreme violence the
German infantry. made ~ largely OF
units recently sent from the Russian
front attacked all alons she lire. The
French fire cut through their ranks and
threw them back except at the one point
named. Before the village Of Tahurc
the Germans suffered especially heavy
losses leaving a large number OF dead
before their trenches
Early this morning the German ar
tillery opened again on the same series
of positions. using large calibre shells
filled with suifocating gases. Besinn.ns
az 8 o'clock this morning with an attack
OH tho eastern section OF La Courtinc
the Germans followed up the offensive at
Intervals with assaults on the village OF
Tahurc. the region to the south of the
village and the cIests 20 the northeaS'.
The French artillery and rifle fire beat
them back TO their trenches in each
case.
The French counter attacks continue
with great violence against the trenches
taken yesterday by the Germans in the
region OF the Bois-cn-Hache. northeast
Of Neuville-St Naast, In Artois.
The afternoon communiquc follows:
The enemy bombardment reported
sunday night in the Champagne de
NslopeN M,.A great violence. oE. a
front OF abont eight kilometels tabout
hve miles). bounded by the woods on
th. side of hi No. 1875. Butte de
Tahure. the village of TNhurc. and
the trenches to the south as far as
and including the works of La 'our-
tine. This preparation was followed
along this entire front by "a thoroughly
organized attack Icy ilnpor tant masses
of infantry, formed in the major part
from troops recently brought VI from
the Russian front.
In spite OF the vigor OF the attack
and the extreme fcroci;y OF the AS I
sdllHnts thc enemy was again sub
jectcd to "A serious check.
The assault waves We're decimatcd
10y our fire upon thu entire front, and
succeeded only in attaining the sum-
init of the Butte dc Tahure
Everywhere else. and notably before
the village. where the lighting was
particularly stubborn. the Germans
we're completely tcpulsvd and thrown
lack INTO their trenches. They left
upon the scene OF the struggle "A very |
large number of dead bodies,
There has been no very Important /
action on the rest OF the front.
The official communicate issued to-
night follows:
In the course of lively art illery. /
actions IN tne region of Lomu1crtzyde
our batteries demolished several /
enemy observation posls.
In Artuis the bombarducnt on both .
siaes continues TO the north and east
OF Souchez, particularly on the edges /
of the Bos -en-l llachc, To- the north ,
east Of Neuvllc-St Naast. Tho
struggle continues with great stub
bornness for the possession Of the ,
sections OF trench Ia which tine enemy 1
gained foothold IesleUlay. We
have rccouqucrcd a part OF them.
In Champagne the Germans. after
new artillery preparation with the
intensive use OF sulfoCating gas
shells of large calihrc, renewed their
attacks IN the region to the north
of Lc Mesnil. They attempted four
assaults in the course of the day, one
At o'clock, on the extreme east "f