New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-15
BRITISH STORM
L0OS TRENCHES
In HOT BATTLE
Attacked 30-Mile Front,
Says Berlin-London
Denies Report.
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London, Oct. 14.-Masked by clouds
Of gas and smoke, the British forces
made a general attack yesterday along
the front from La Bassee TO Loos. While
the troops were charging through the
screen Of fire set up by the German
artillery their monitors were shelling
the Belgian coast.
Berlin says that the British as
saulted their lines from Ypres 70 Loos,
a front Of thirty miles, but the British
deny this. saying that their attacks
were confined 70 the sector north OF
Loos. The German official statement
does not describe the hghting except
along that part Of the line where Lon
don says charges were actually made
Military observers here see In this a
refutation OF the German claim OF
heavy attacks along a thirty-mile line.
Heavy Fighting Near Loos.
The heaviest fighting took place be'
tween Vermelles and Loos, with the
Hohenzollern redoubt and its support
ing trenches as the centre Of the battle.
Berlin asserts that all the enemy's as
saults were hurled back with heavy
losses.
Sir John French reports, however.
that the British captured the main
trench of the redoubt, the German
trench behind the road from Vermelles
TO Hulluch, half way between La Bas-
see and Loos, and the southwestern
edge of the quarries east of Loos. The
Kaiser's troops still hold the communl-
eating trenches from the redoubt to the
quarrles.
Driven Out OF Trenches.
Around Hullch fierce encounter
ragged. Here the British, after five at
tacks. stormed a thousand yards Of
trenches south and west of the town,
but the enemy's shellfire was so severe
that they were forced to fall back.
To the northeast and the east Of Yer
melles, lying west OF Hulluch, Berlin
admits that the foe obtained a footing
in the Germans first line Of trenches.
but declares that they were driven out
from the greater part Of tho positions
by hand grenade attacks.
In Artois the fighting has been con-
fined in main 10 artillery duels. Ber-
lin reports that the French were forced
to evacuate a position on the heights
east of Souchez. Northwest OF Hill 40.
southeast of Souchez, the fire was par
ticularly intense.
In Champagne the French continue
10 attack on both sides Of Tahure and
the Germans are launching counter
strokes. Berlin says that five attacks
10 the south and two 70 the north OF
the Tahure-Souain road broke down
with severe losses to the French. Paris
tells how the French fire checked
German attack to the west OF Tahure.
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
The statement issued at Paris this
afternoon said:
In the Artois district the artillery
fighting continued last night, both
sides taking part This fire was par
ticularly violent to the northwest Of
Hill No. 140, between Souchez and
Givenchy. The fighting from trench
to trench with bombs and torpedoes
has continued with great activity in
the region OF Lihons.
In the Champagne district the en-
emy has directed fire with asphyx-
iating bombs against our rear lines.
To this our batteries everywhere
made reply
A German attack in the forest to
the west of Tahure has been checked
by our fire.
There has been a reciprocal and
almost continuous cannonading in
the Lorraine district, in the vicinity
Of Reillon and Leintrey.
The communication issued tonight
says:
Artillery duel. have occurred in
Artois in the valley Of the Souchez
and the Givenchy Wood. There has
been cannonading on both sides also
on the Aisne front in the enyirons
Of Rheims. and in Champagne near
Auberive and the Naysrin farm.
Quite violen. engagements with
bombs and torpedoes have taken
place on the heights of the Meuse, in
the sectors OF Calonne and Troyon.
In Lorraine the enemy directed
against our positions in the region
OF Reillon a bombardment, 70 which
we replied effectively.
A squadron OF twenty aeroplanes
to-day bombarded the station OF Ba-
zancourt, behind the Champagne
front. One Of our aeroplanes struck
down . German captive balloon, which
dropped 20 the south of Monthois.
An enemy aeroplane was brought
down BY one Of our machines to the
north Of the Aisne. II fell within