The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-28
War Office Reports North ern Advance Checked by
 Counter Attacks
FRENCH ATTACKS
 REFUSED WITH LOSS
Three Aeroplanes Shot Down by Teu- tons-German Ayiators Attack Rus- sian Fleet-Battleships Retreat.
 Germans Advance in the East

Berlin. September 27.-(Via London The German war office announced today that the new offensive movement in the heighborhood of Lille, northern France had been brought to a standstill by fierce counter attacks.
 The British attack in other sectors also Is said to have broken down with very heavy losses to the attacking fcrces. Ths war office comedies, however, that the French offensive has made further prog ress between Rheims and the Argonne.
 The statement follows in six phases:
 Quiet on Coast
 'Western theatre of war:
 Quiet reigned on the coast. Only few ehots were fired on the environs of Mid
 llekerke by vessels of the enciny, which were lying in the far distance. and these werc without results.
 The enemy has not repeated his at- tacks in the Ypres sector
 Southwest of Lille the great enemy of fensve has been brought to a standstill by counter attack. Fierce separate at- tacks fy the enemy north and south of Loos broke down with very heavy losses to the British. In the region of Souchez tlSO uIlu On DOtn SlueS or AffdS all dt- tucEs were repulsed with sanguinary los ses.
 ''The number of prisoners has been in- creased to 25 officers and 26o0 men, The booty in machine gdns has been increased . to IA.
 "The French offensive between Rheims ard the Argonne has made no further progress. Attacks of the enemy which were very fierc. especially on the Somme- | of zi a nd .at Formemassges and east of the Aisne, failed with very heavy losses to the ene- my. The number of prisoners taken there has been augmented to more than 70 officers and S9oO men.
 AerOplanes Destroyed
 "Three enemy aeroplanes, including one French superbattle aeroplane. were shot down yesterday in aerial battles north east of Ypres, southwest of Lille and in Champagne. Two more enemy flying machines were brought down southwest of Lille, and in Champagns aviators Of the enemy dropped bombs on the town of Peronne, where two women and twp children were killed and many other in- |habitants were wounded seriously. '.Eastern theatre of war: Army group of Field Marshal Ven II1indenburg:
 ''In the Gulf of Riga Russian men-of- var. including one ship Of the line. were Icttacked by German aviaf.,rs. Hits were observed on the line ship, and on tor peodo boat destroyer. The Russian fleet stt amed away in a northerly direction as |QrSl1ly as possible
 "rn the southwestern front of Dvlnslx |another position was captured from the |enemy yesterday. Nine officers anc more |fhar 12n0 men were taken prisoner and | two machine guns were captured. ssNoSf If Vi1ai1<a attack continued South of Smorgen we repulsed strong counter attacks of the enemy. Our troops made progress between Krewo and |Wischnew. The right wing of this army and the army of Prince Leopold, however, Preached the western bank of the Niemen lat Echtschersi Serwetsch and the Szchara have been cleared of the enemy. Last of Baranovichi the enemy still holds some small bridgeheads. Fighting con |tinues along the entire front. Army group of Field Marshal Von Mackenson: The situation is unchanged.'