, 1915-10-30
ST CROIX STATION
(Censcaed at Jamaica.)

tons.
london. Oct. 27th-A Frepch official com
munrQu6 states: 'In the Champagne district
on Sunday we won an important success.
The enemy occupied before Their second posi-
ZION q salient very strongly organized, which
had resisted all our precious attacks on ITS
south western part, The northern slopes of
Han 1856. two kilometres north Of Mesnil-les-
Hurlpe. This salient included a very import
amt position called La Courtiue, which we
CAPTURED after heavy fighting. 1t extended
for 200 wards, with an average depth OF
25O Yards, including three to four lines OF
trenches connected with underground tun-
nels and the customary communicating
trenches, ali organized for defence, but de-
spite tbe thorougbuess OF the Germnn deten-
sive works and the felocity Of the German
soldiers our men, after u vigorous prepara-
tory artillery fire and violent fighting, sue
ceoded in taking complete possession OF thlH
nnaition. The losses OF the enemy were serl-
Gus. and they left III our hnnds 200 prisoners
belonging to three different regiments. They
later very violently counter-attacked along
the whole front OF La C%ourtIne, but we le-
main in possession OF the positions taken
east and west, the Germans having succeed
ed in reoccupying in the centre only some
portions Of trenches, where the battle con
tnues desp erately with grenades'.
A German oficia! bulletin announces: "ln
fine Champagne the French attacked near
Tahure and against our salient north of LIE
Mesnll, after n strong preparation with Their
artillery. Near failure then attack was not
completed, being stopped by our fire, but
stubborn fighting is III progress on the salient
north of LIE Mesuil, ard to the north and
east of ms salient the attuck has been re-
pulsed with severe French losses
A Berlin official statement says: cat WISE
erud, on the Bosnian frontier, the bridge
hend position already won has been WIdened.
General Won Kovess has reached the general
line running through Lazarevac, north OF
Aron9 ieIovaz and Rebrovac and west Of
Ratari. General Won Gallwitz south OF the
Jaaenicu STONED the commanding heights
east of Buuiciuna, and after a stubborn fight
on the Aioraya ploin took Livadiza and Nv
bnri. and has reached the line of the PresdnN
HEIGHT. south of Petrovac and west of MolI-
MA. Tie troops advancing near Orsoya
Lave penetrated further III n s%outhtrly dlrtc-
ton, and their lett wing has reached Sip, on
Tire Danube. The Bulgarian General Boyu-
diJetf took the lidges between the peaks Of
IIenovagIava and Mlkrovac, north of Prot.
A SCI bian official statement reports: Son
the north front after desperate fighting the
SeIbinns retired on the left bank of the
NlIuva on the line of NolkO-O rachle to the
night bank of the Rassentza. Near Visegrad
the enemy has crossed the Drina with thee
battalious, and strong German forces are mpss-
ing near here. Under strong pressure IN the
direction of Kniazeyac the Serbians retired
en- the direct defensive positions of that
town, and the enemy has passed to the eft
bunk of The Timok river III his advance to-
wurdn KraIievo Selo. There IS no change
IN the neighbourhood Of Prot, and all enemy
attacks on the southern Morava have been
repulsed'.
A Bulgarian official statement says: Owe
have declsively defeated the Serblans III the
DeIghbourhood Of Uskdb, and have occupied
that town, the enemv, with over 500 casual
ties, being thrown back on the katscharlk
dchle, and our troops are pursuing impehl-
ously'.
The correspondent of the DAILY Tele-
graph it Nlsh states that the Allies have
asked he Serbian headquarters TO resist only
i've days more and then effective aid from
the Alnes viii be forthcoming, aud he adds
that The spirit which The Selbians are dis
llaylpe Indicates tIut they can resist foI an
Other ten days.