The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-20
FRENCH REPULSE
INFANTRY ATTACK
Germans Attempt to Break
Line After Terrific En-
plosion Of Mine.
FLEET SHELLS TEUTONS
Spscjdi cable Despatch 10 Tar srv.

Spsrihl cable Despdtch 10 Tar SrN.
r,EIs, Sept. 19.-German infantry
made an attack yesterday in the region
NJ FAY, southwest of Peronne. follow
Ing the explosion Of a mine described
IN the French communicate as "very
powerful" The French infantry. sup
por'cd by artillery fire. repulsed the at
tack. according to the official statement.
and took a number Of prisoners.
The German official statement of
Yesterday says regarding the explosion
NJ the mine and the attack which fol-
lowed southeast OF Bray, on the
somme. A widespread explosion effected
and hehind the enemy position was
successful During the battle imme-
datcly following and which was sue
ee.sful to us the French suffered san-
culinary losses. A few prisoners were
taken
British men-of-war undertook yester-
day "A hOmbardment OF the German posi-
tons lE the region of Newport, on the
Blgau coast. where the opposing lines
reach the sea. The German coast bat
ierIcs replied and the French heavy
artillery joined with the British ships
In the attack.
l|f lAlAhAAtN AtAh Nflt lIlthf Nv
the Germans against the bridgehead
held by the French at Sapigneul. ON the
Aj,ue-Marne Canal, but the French
maintained their positions.
TO-nights communicate indicates tina
the German artillery fire in Champagne
has lessened in intensity. the enemy re-
plying only feebly To the French fire,
To the east of Champagne in the region
between the Aisne and the Argonne,
however. the Germans continued violent
c~anuonading. Explosions in four Ger
man ammunition depots were caused to-
day by the French artillery on the east
err part OF the line. A French aero
plane. aided by concentrated firing from
sn'i-alrcratt guns below. caused "A Ger
ma ~aeroplane to descend suddenly in
side The German ines at st. Mihiel.
The communicate issued tonight fol-
lows.
The British fleet having bombarled
the German organization on the Bel
gan %'ittordl, our heavy artillery i'm the
region of Newport cooperated with
tho feet in counter attacking the coast
batteries which replied to the fire of
tn British ships.
On the Artois front the enemy's fire
has diminished in intensity. our
artillery continued the bombardment
o. the German works and batteries.
There was cannonading ana fight
ing with bombs in the region of Rove.
On the canal between the Aisne and
IL" Marine we nave maintained our
hrjdcehead at Sapigneul in spite of
three German ack
I'M Champagne the enemy replied
Only feebly to the fire Of our batteries.
Tac enemy conducted "A violent bonn
iaIdment in the region between the
Asne and the Argonne.
ON the heights of the Meuse.
notably in the region of the Calonne
iench. in the forest of Apremont. to
the north of Flirey. in Lorraine and
IN the Vosges our destructive fire di-
rected against the German organiza-
tons appeared to he particularly
effective. Within the day four enemy
punition depOts were exploded.
Near 81. Mihiel a German aeroplane.
ttrrounded by our fire and attacked
~ one of u machines armed
with a mitrailleuse. descended sud
denly within the German lines.
~nr communicate issued in the after
7 WAS as follows
Nrtuis. In the Standardization
s.,.r. mere was fighting with bombs, in
f.try lire on a large scale n artillery
t,sbardment during part of the night.
lh tIlF' NbuAl VI <hlioc' III NV ~
Q Na1ly- Betancourt. there We're ais
l.uurtcl quite a lively c~annonade and
4 'llys across the trenches.
On the region of Fay, to the southwest
O. Jerome. the Germans, after hav-
IN ,xploded a very powerful mine, de-
il,.,l an attack, which was repulsed
b. oar infantry and artillery fire. A
number Of prisoners remained in our
tsNt-
Iu the region Of Itoye the night was
marked with activity, hut without the
i~urtutry being engaged. our batteries
directed their fire particularly at enemy
machine guns and artillery positions to
TIE rear Of the front.
Rclween the Disc and the Aisne 70 the
roi,h Of Fontenoy the trench fighting
Continues. accompanied by some artil-
ler, fire.
n the region Of Berry Au Bac and in
M Champagne to the north of the camp
O. ChalOus the activity VS. continuously
marked with artillery fire on both sides.
Yesterday evening a German anti-air-
calt battery was placed hors de combat
70 thc east Of 81. Mihiel.
lu the Nosgcs there was a violent
bomb ana hand grenade conflict ana can
rpraliUg in the Valley Of S~ondcrnaCh.