New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26
1rNFS SHELLED
FOR so HOURS
7,enches Are Stormed in
cbampagne-Bayonet
Work Hinted At.
oSTFND BOMBARDED
Aided by French
land Batteries, In Attack
on Middelkerke.


- troo7s have united in far
...,sinr offensive movement against
y. cs-nar crtre.ctmC.ts on the
-.-,rn front One o.: thc most ter
q. ho7bsrimorts OF the entire war
4. ,-scesed the s3yanco Of The In
....,r. who have engaged the Germans
/. ,,rd 20 hsnd combats IN front OF
rsnthe very trenches.
-, German War Oaice officially an
..-,,., that the Anclo-French artil-
I'D preparation was Of great intensity
81 .bs, the long expected offensive
,m,ment by the Allies has begun. The
e.--,rs however. claim to have re-
.,..s the British on ne northern wing
,ss vicinity Of Yrres in a battle
-.;.s evidently was with the bayonet.
-, .hs British are still attacking
..,..sss. and southeast Of Armentieres
3,orth OF the Ia Bassee Canal
Fierce Assault Begun.
n, most important action has prob
,.v ,aken place % Champagne, where
Il. French threw thousands Of shells
II. ne German trenches, shelters,
gs,kbsuses and batteries. and then
bsr,sa fierce assault on tho opposing
NJ h.Wcea thc >uippes and the Aisne
frsE
rsr5s5 IN the French official COM
rria,ior. which. however, declares
f,t The frs. lne OF German positions
O. tia, front has been occupied and
.r The French are still making prog
,ss
Issre has been particularly heavy
'st,ing also 20 the north Of Arras.
,lsre the Aug.o-French troops have
aired q footho.d az several points IN
as German lines.
Belgian Coast Shelled.
simultaneously the British warships
AYE opened violent bombardment
q many points OF the Belgian coast,
rd dispatches from London intimate
-ii general movement is under way,
1h By land and sea, which Is likely
. bnng the western zone Of the war
,,o the prominence 1t held during the
l,Aer months Of the great campaign.
Despite British official reticence II is
-leni that, since Monday last, there
.H been a more or less continuous
'1bardment Of Ostcud and other
sliis on the Belgian coast line, and,
rSfoing 20 rumor, an enterprise Is
stg attempted which may change the
I;'.e aspec, OF the war on the western
as.t
ne activity displayed by the British
=; sparen,ly has not been left undis-
NED, FOR dispatches from Holland
~ hat heavy firing has been heard
= rany occasions during the week 10
y rorih Of Anne and, which indicates
ail Il the Germans have not actually
'osfl1ken 20 oppose the British ships,
: isfi OF the German feet has VEN
..isd out 10 see what is happening.
s-' 10 the absence OF either British or
a'nAn oheial reports on the subject,
''Nlhing is mere speculation.
Berlin, Sept 25 wis London, Sept.
MA German official communication
"'' that after an artillery prepara-
u'h " great intensity. which at some
'he lasted fifty hours. the expected
Mso'Freneh offensive has begun on
\. western front.
N Communication claims that the
.al,srn British wing has already been
s.ised and that the French also
- =, osen repuised near SoucheZ. Neu-
-. ~, she al mos, points between Cham
- and the Argonne. their retreat
'Hllsry FIRE.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
Along the entire front. from the
'sa 70 the Nosgcs the enemy FIRE has
Isased. lt has been especially viO-
east Of Ypres between the Canal
= bassee and Arras. and also in
,lp@gne from Prosnes 10 the Ar
trAaf.
asef severe artillery preparation,
So a. some points lasted fifty
n ne expected attack began.
p.sNeen the railways Of Ypres,
t.eis and Confines the British at
II. ssea early THIS morning. Their at
On he northern wing has al
-. been rcpulsed after hand-to-
49, nshiing before and in our po-
,.aey are further attacking to the
raest and the southeast Of Ar
C,51s'e' and north Of La Bsssee
~, w Thursday evening, as has only
49,. become known. the French pene-
49, oui battered down trenches
,s,1. 80 Souchez. We elected them yes
sslssI' The French were again re-
N 80 yesterday near Souchez and
~ ~ sides Of Neuville.
krganI e,4m pagne, from Prosnes TO the
ss,s ssns' The French attacked, but
b.is.. q majority Of points re-
f,n,1 ms was due in part to our
tasss ernilery FIRE. In part also the
u on, sSllspsed a few steps in front
o., 4, .Vos'fuctions under the fire OF
7Ss.try and machine guns.
f,,sS 'eueanng enemy columns suf-
4. ~ considerable losses owing 70
a. s,9s severe artillery and machine
k.k.sS sS'ae points on the front hand
1 "Shtng Is proceeding.
n
! sfsr sept 25 The French have
lssne :, new offensive in the Cham
'E'oh between the Suippes and
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