The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-10-01
PIERCE TEUToN POSITIONS IN
NORTHERN FRANCE ON FRONT
OF MORE THAN Fifteen
MILES.
KAISER ADMITS LOSS
OF LOOS AND SOUCHEZ
Fearful Carnage on Both Sides Re
ported, Every Known Engine OF
Destruction Being Used in Ter
rifle Conflict Which 10 Still
Raging.

London, Sept. 28.-The great drive
Of the allies has already carried them
far into the German positions from
the sea to Verdun, for a greater gain
than they have registered since the
battle of the Marne.
In two days the allies have taken
more thar 20, 900 prisoners, more than
thirty field runs, an unnumbered
amount of machine guns and vast
quantities of material. They have
pierced the German positions in Cham
payne on a front of more than Is
miles to a depth ranging from two
thirds OF a mile to two miles and q
quarter, they have occupied Hill No.
20, only a mile north Of Lens. in the
heart of the mining section of North
ern France, and threaten to outfank
the Germans there; they have occu-
pied the entire village OF Souchez,
north of Arras, and have broken the
German front on both sides of La
Bassee canal for a width of five miles
and a depth of 1000 yards after cap
turing the village of Loos.
Admit Losses.
The German war office admits the
loss Of Loos and Souchez and the re-
tirement Of the Germans for more
thar a mile over a wide section Of the
front.
The losses on both sides are re-
ported to have been fearful. Every
known engine of destruction has been
used by the Germans and allies in the
terrific conflict which is still raging
f~uriously with no signs of abatement.
Thousands of bodies are lying I'M
buried for more than 100 miles.
The allies are on the offensive ev-
erywhere, according to reports from
Field Marshal Sir John French, in
command OF the British, and official
communicates of the war office at
Paris.
Cut Deep Into German Lines.
On every section Of the front they
have cut deeply into the German
lines, menacing the Teuton positions
around Verdun, where the crown
prince spent thousands Of lives, and
before Lens, the great mining city.
In Champagne and to the north OF
Arras the French nave made particu.
larly heavy gains. Every yard taken
in the former district adds perils to
the dangerous German salient before
Verdun. while in the latter sector he
allies nave already attained greater
results than they did in a month Of
fighting last May.
lombard Entire Front.
The terrific drive was launched after
an unprecedented bombardment of he
entire front which lasted in some
places for more than 70 hours. CO.
operating with the land batteries in
this tremendous Smelling. British and
French warships off the Belgian coast
poured tons of lead and iron into the
German d%efenses, especially around
Zeebrugge, the naval and submarine
base and at Newport.
The most important gains have been
made by the French who, directing
their chief attacks against the Ger
mans In Champagne and north of Ar
ras have swept forward for smashinx
gains which utterly disprove the the
DRY that both sides were SO dug in"
on the western front that open field op-
erations were impossible.
French Drive Germans.
Between Auberve and Willie Sur Tour
be the entire adanced system of Ger
man entertainments and redoubts were
swept away, the French, according to
the Paris account, driving the Teutons
more than a mile to the rear where
their second line is nov being at
tackled.
The Germans, fighting desperately to
regain the offensive, are launching vic.
lent counter attacks.
Teuton Losses Heavy.
The British losses are reported by
Berlin to have been particularly heavy
in the fighting along La Bassee canal
and in the region of Loos and Hulluch.
The Germans admit, however, that
their OWE losses were necessarily
large" and that a large quantity OF
material was lost when they were
forced to evacuate their trenches.
Cooperating with their Allies, he
Belgians during the day launched a
heavy attack against the Germans on
the right bank of the User. capturing
an observation post, trench mortar
and driving the Teutons out OF zoo
yards of trenches.