Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-25
FRENCH STATEMENT
PARIS. September n.

EAn1Ss september EDS
In the Artois district yesterday our ar
tillery continued its effective bonn
bardment of the lines of the enemy.
To the south of the River Somme the
Germans bombarded our trenches
and our saps in the suburbs of An
dechy and Dancourt. Our batteries
responded with energy, and at large
number of places took the initiative
in firing.
The artillery exchange to the north OF
the River Aisne and along the banks
of the canal between the Aisne and
the Marine continue with severity
In the Champagne district the enemy
responded to a violent bombardment
of his trenches by the firing of as
phyxiating shells in the vicinity Of
oberive and ST. Hilaire; these shells
had no effect There was similar ac-
tivity yesterday. in which both our
artillery and that of the enemy par
ticipated. in the Argonne district.
particularly in the sector of Courtes
Chaussees. and there have been some
engagements with bombs and hand
grenades in the forest of lie Pretre.
In Lorraine our patrols have brought
in several prisoners.
A fresh German attack near Manhom
was completely repulsed.
~ SQuduTOn Oh TenCn icTOpldHeS SCe~
terday threw down on the Sabions
railroad station at Metz something
like forty bombs.
In the Dardanelles last week passed
with relative calm along the fighting
zones on the peninsula On the
French front the Turks undertook an
attack with mines. but we destroyed
their positions by counter mine at
tack, and killed. according to the
statement of a prisoner. two officers
and thirteen men.
One of our warships has very effective
ly bombarded a Turkish battery of
heavy caliber on the Asiatic coast.
The enemy today bombarded our
trenches near the village and the
Castle of Boesinghe (F7anders,.
In Artois the same activity prevails on
both sides on the part of the artil-
lery. The fire of our heavy pieces
caused the explosion of an important
depot of ammunition near Thelus
north of Arras). A few shells of
large caliber have been fired on
Arras.
Between the Somme and the Disc.
toward Canny-sur-Matz and Beuv-
positions and shattered on many
points the line Of the nitrailleuse
situations.
On the front of the Aisne and in Cham
payne very violent and reciprocal
bomba rdment is reported.
Between the Mouse and the Moselle. at
Nonsard and Pannes, some German
groups were hit by our fire. We also
destroyed a blockhouse in the Re
meanwhile section.
The cannonading has been rather seri-
GUS in Lorraine. where we badly
damaged some German organiza-
tions: on the Remabois and on the
Vezouse, and also in the Vosges. in
the region of Linge and Braunkopf.
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.
VIENNA. September "A. via London.
September Is:
On the northern part of the Russian
front there was no change yesterday.
while in east Galicia calm prevails.
Violent fighting took place in the dis
trict of Nowo Alexiniec (volhynia)
and on the lower Ikwa river. In the
former sector the Russians employed
strong artillery. and eleven files at
tackled our line. They were repulsed
everywhere with heavy losses. Aft
= erward our troops in counter at
tack captured a height position. and
a Russian battery was demolished
by our artillery fire.
Near Rymdoml, on a comparatively
small battlefield. II officers and 800
men fell into our hands. The en-
emy's attempt to cross the lower
Ikwa was unsuccessful.
In the region northwest of kolki, on
the Styr river, our cavalry drove the
enemy from villages.
The Austro-Hungarian forces fighting
in Lithuania have made some ,prog-
ress in their pursuit of the enemy.
On the west Tyrolean front our sharp
shooters have repulsed hostile Al
pinists from Albiolo. north of the To-
male pass.
On the plateau Of Vilgereuth an attack
by some Italian companies against
Durer, northwest of Monte Coston,
was repulsed. About 1000 Italians
moving on the eastern slope of Monte
Piano were compelled to retreat by
our artillery fire.
Carinthian frontier region: A hostile
attack against Cellon. east of the
Plocken pass, miscarried.
On the coastal front only artillery en-
gagements took place yesterday. The
general situation is unchanged.
Southeastern war theater: There were
no important events yesterday.
ITALIAN STATEMENT.
ROME, September "a. via Paris. Sep
tember %:
On the plateau northwest of Arsiero
the strong position of Monte Coston
was stormed by our troops. Our men
by a skillful enveloping movement
already had virtually isolated it.
Enemy columns then tried to check
the progress of our development by
violent attacks on the days of the
nth, 18th and I'D which broke