The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04
The French Airship Alsace Brought Down and Crew Captured-AviatOrs Drop Bombs on City of Luxem- burg
ENGLISH ATTEMPT TO REGAIN POSITIONS
 WITHOUT SUCCESS
Cavalry of Von Hindenburg Drives Back the Russian Forces - Slow Attacks
 Fail in the North

Berlin. October 3.-via Lonon. )-Re- peated attempts by the British during the night to recapture territory lost north of Loos failed completely with heavy losses, according to today's war office statement. The loss to the French of small section of a trench east of Neuville in night engagement is ad- mitted
 The French airship Alsace has been brought down in the Rethel district and. the crew captured, the statement says. French aviators dropped bombs today on the neutral city of Luxemburg. if is asserted. The text of the communica- tion follows:
 Western war theatre: In the after noon enemy monitors directed a fruit less bombardment against the neigh borhood of West Ende
 Repeated attempts by the English turing the night to regain territory lost by them north of Loos were com pietely repulsed with heavy losses. After bitter hand-to-hand fighting in certain quarters the enemy abandoned his attack here.
 French Attack Fails East Of Souchez a French advance Tailed, notwithstanding the employment of considerable quantity of gas grenades. An enemy attempt to make an attack from Neuville against hill positions east of that place were re- pulsed with very heavy losses to the enemy, In ha engagement following this attack we iost section of trench extending over length of 40 metres Yesterday the French repeated their l infantry attacks in Champagne. Enemy l artillery fire continued with yaryin P intensity North of Lemesnil the enemy was driven out of a trench section l projecting toward our position. suffer. Ing considerable losses in prisoners l During a hand grenade attack for the possession of a position northwest of | ille-Sur-Turbe we maintained the m.
 per hand.
 The enemy repeated his aerial at.
 Jacks on Laon and Vouziers At bott
 places several civilians again fell vie.
 tims to the bomb troopers. In the
 Rethel district the French airship Al.
 sace was forced to make landing ano | the crew was taken prisoner
 Today bombs were dropped h,
 French aviators on the neutral city o-
 Luxumburg. Two Luxemburg soldiers
 one workman and one shop girl wer, | wounded.
 In Eastern Theatre
 Eastern war theatre: Army group O
 Field Marshal Won Hindenburg Durin,
 tho cavalry engagements south of Kosien,
 the opposing forces were driven bacl across the Mjadsjolka. Otherwise there i
 nothing of importance to report
 Army group of Prince Won Linsengen
 After the defeat at Sarny and the fail Iure of Russian attacks against the iron
 north of this place, the Russians aban
 doned the western bank of the Kormil
 with the exception of small posts at
 few crossings. The number, of prisoner
 taken by German troops was increase,
 to 2400
 The following army order of Genera
 JQffre has been known to the Germal administration for sometime: Main headquarters of the westerl army; General staff to the general in com
 mand; The spirit of the troops and thei Willingness to sacrifice themselves rep resent the highest conditions in an attack The better he understands the importanc of the movements of an attack in whicl he participates the more bravely a Frencl soldier fights and the more trust he put in measures taken by his leaders. l therefore Is necessary that officers of al grades from today onward explain t their subordinates the favorable condition under which the next attack of the Frencl fighting forces will be conducted. Tn following points must be made known t all.
 " Tn order to drive the Germans out 0
 France it is necessary that we com mence the attack in the French theatre ! Not only will we liberate those of on | country men who have been oppressed fo | the past F months. but we also will snatc | away from the enemy possession of val | uable occupied territory.''