New-York tribune., 1915-10-18
Captures German Posi-
tiOnS on Both Sides
of Hill 140.
NANCY AND TREVES
SHELLED FROM AIR
French Gain in Lorraine ard the
British Fleet Again Bonn
bards Belgian Coast.

By cable ID The Tribune
London. Oct. lin the face OF in
tense artillery fire and vigorous coun-
ter attacks the French are slowly push
ing their line nearer to Vimy and the
railway to Lens. Fighting back the
Germans foot by foot, they are
straightening the salient whose apex
is at Hill 140. Until this front has
been advanced to q straight line a move
nearer the road is impossible.
In the Givenchy wood, northwest OF
Hill 140, and below Melville st. Vast,
southwest Of the hill, Paris claims
gains. Tho French positions in the
wood have been consolidated and en-
larged, and southeast OF Melville a
strong German barricade has been
seized and held, despite fierce attacks
by the enemy.
Greater activity is noted also in Lor-
raine, where the French report the
capture Of 100 metres Of trenches
north Of Peillon after a stubborn fight
at close quarters. On the Aisne there
has been close fighting with grenades
around Godat. Along the rest OF the
front, especially around Souchez, in
Artois, and around Tahure, in Cham
pagne, violent artillery engagements
are reported.
In retaliation for German air raids
on British towns and on Nancy. just
within the French lines, French aero
planes have bombarded Treves, IN
Rhenish Prussia. Treves lies beyond
the Duchy of Luxembourg and is more
than sixty miles from the nearest aero
station on the French front. Thirty
shells were dropped on the town.
The British feet is apparently con-
tinuing its bombardment OF the Bel
gian coast. Reports from Flushing,
Holland, say that heavy gun fire was
audible to the south all afternoon, but
owing 10 the fog no observations could
he made.
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
The text of the afternoon communi-
cation issued at Paris says:
In Artois we seized strong barri-
cade last night 70 the southeast OF
Neuville St. Vaast and maintained
ourselves there after having repulsed
two counter attacks in the course OF
the night
In the sector of Lihons there was
a violent bombardment on both sides.
There is no incident to report
from the Aisne front, in Champagne
nor in the Argonne.
In Lorraine we again captured lOO
.etres Of trenches to the north OF
Peillon in the course OF stubborn
combats fought at close quarters
During the night of the 10th our
aviators bombarded the German
army provision post OF Malzleres
d'Azoudange and the railroad station
of Avricourt.
The statement issued tonight says;
Violent artillery engagements con
tinue before Loos, the |Bois-en-
Hache" and to the east of Souchez:
We have consolidated and enlarged
our positions in the Givenchy wood.
On the Aisne close fighting with
grenades is reported in the enyirons
of Godat. 80,
There has been a continuous artil-
lerv duel of an intense character IN
Champagne. particularly IN the re
gion of Tahure.
On the Lorraine front We have re
piled energetcally 10 the cannonade
of the enemy by an effective fire,
which caused outbursts OF flames at
several points in the German lines
near Leintrey. Armenoncourt and
Gondrexon. Violent and repeated
German counter attacks against our
positions 70 the north of Peillon were
arrested by our barrier FIRE.
-
Gently carried out aerial lombard
ments against English towns and one
of their aeroplanes having dropped
Yesterday two bombs on Nancy,
group of our aeroplanes to-day bonn
barded the town f Treves Rhenish
Prussia, on which thirty shells were
dropped.
BELGIAN OFFICIAL.
The official communication issued
from Belgian headquarters reads:
The night and morning were rela-
lively calm. In the afternoon the
enemy displayed more activity. lie
cannonaded the region 20 the south
Of DiXmude and bombarded with ar
tillery and bomb throwers the dis
.rict between Steenstraete and the
"Ferryman's House
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The statement issued by the Berlin
War Office says:
The Germans have evacuated the
west slope of Hartmanns-W eilerkopt
in the Nosges Mountains without
being disturbed by the enemy after
the complete destruction Of the en-
emy's trenches.
Lieutenant Boelke has shct down a
French battle aeroplane southwest Of
Souain. This is the fifth aeroplane
ftot down within a short time =
Lieutenant Boelke.