Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-07
EFFORT TO RECAPTURE
TAHURE HILL FAILS
Kaiser's Forces Bombard Whole
Front of Enemy North of
La Scarpe.
HARD FIGHTING IN EAST
Germans Work Feverishly in Effort
to Take Dvinsk-General Russian
Recovery" Is Seen-Bat-
ties in Bukowina.


London, 4:o6 p.m.-Re-
newed fighting of great
severity in the Champagne
was reported today in the
announcement from army
headquarters. Six massed
infantry attacks by the
French northwest of Souain
broke down, the war Office
states, with very heavy
losses to the attackers.
PARIS, October 1.-The Ger
mans bombarded violently last
night all the French front to the
north of La Scarpe, and at the
same time delivered four counter
attacks against the positions re-
Gently conquered by the French
near Souchez. They were re-
pulsed at all points. There was
furthermore intense artillery ex-
changes at other points on the
front. This information was
given out by the French war Of
6ce this afternoon.
|. In the Champagne district last
evening the Germans delivered a
series of stubborn attacks against
the positions lost by them to the
French to the north of Tahure.
These attacks everywhere failed,
and the Germans suffered heavy
losses.
At Eparges the French explod-
ed two mines, causing serious
damage to German works.
Capture by the French of the
village and hill of Tahure, be-
hind the German second line, is a
success of considerable local i'm
portance. The hill, although less
than 200 feet high; was one OF the
most important German positions
in that sector.
+ The Teutonic troops have
crossed the Drina, Save and
Danube rivers at many places, the
war office announced today. 1t is
stated that the invading troops
have established firm footholds
on the other banks of the rivers.
Activities Against Dvinsk.
The Germans who are attempting to
capture Dvinsk are operating with the
same feverish activity as preceded the
storming of Kovno,- according to Petro-
grad advices A field railway has been
laid for a distance of twenty miles
along the Vilkomir road. Heavy guns
have been brought up in the face of
enormous difficulties. Day and night
a ceaseless procession of motor cars
brings up supplies Of shells. Cranes
have been erected at many points to
unload these supplies.
Champagne in the west and Dvinsk
in the east are now the scenes of the
struggles most likely to bring de-
cisive results. The Germans evidently
are bent on a supreme effort to take
the city The Russians, however. are
delivering hard blows all along the
line and the British and French press
Processes to see general Russian re
covery," for which the activities of the
allies in the west are given credit.
Russians in Five Assaults.
BERLIN. october "A dispatch from
Czernowitz, Bukowina, reports that
Russian forces have made a violent at
tack on the AustriaHs along the Bes-
sarabf frontier, near the east of the
city. The attack is said to have been
made along the river Pruth, which the
Russians attempted to cross at one
place by swimming.
The dispatch states that the Russians
made five assaults without success and
that many of them were drowned.
Move. Of Great Interest.
There has been no fighting of con-
sequence in Bukowina for several
weeks. This Austrian province was
taken in large part by the Russians
earlier in the war, but the invaders
were expelled in the course of the
Teutonic offensive movement which |
began in May. The attack mentioned
in the Berlin dispatch apparently was
made by fresh forces advancing from |
the interior of Russia
This movement is of great interest in |
view of the present state of affairs in |
the Balkans. The point of the Russian |
attack lies directly north of the |
frontier. 1t has been as |
sumed that IL Rumania should enter |
the war on the side of the entente al |
lies . junction with the forces n RUS I
MA would be effected.