The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-30
OFFENSIVE OF ALLIES CONTINUES ON THE
 AGGRESSIVE IN THE .CHAMPAGNE REGION
Gains Are Also Reported in ArtOis = Crown Prince Makes Furious Counter Attacks in Arg0nne

] London, September 29.-The allies great offensive in Artois and the Champagne, according to French accounts. has brought ! further gains in both areas. This is de- nied by the Germans.
 1 In Artois the French claim to have reached Hill 40. directly east of vimy. and is the culminatng point of the crests | named after that town. The importance of the hill lies in the fact that it com mands the plains to the east. the network Of roads and the railway which runs from Lens southward.
 l So far as Champagne Is concerned the French appear to be making their chief efforts toward the railway junction north of Massiges. which accounts for the des- perate efforts of the Germans to stem the tide and for the crown princes counter stroke in the Argonne, as this railway connects the German army in the Argonne with its base at vouziers.
 | Perhaps the heaviest fighting since the battles began Is now going on, for the British are attacking the German third line of defense south of L1abassee canal. and the Germans have brought up rein foroements against both the British and
 French and are making every erfort to re- ltrieve lost ground. Belgium dispatches
 from Holland say, has been denuded of
 troops, while German attachments are even being removed from the east to meet what is now known to be the greatest ef- fort made in the west since the armies took up their present position from Bel gium to Switzerland.
 Effort to Divert Artillery Fire The Germans are trying 70 divert the allies by heavy artillery bombardment north and south of tho Aisne. but, plans
 having been made by General Joffre. the | Ere nch are striking with all the forces at their command at the points selected l It is reported that the German Emperor has arrived at the western front, and that he has already drsmHsed some of his generals for allowing their lines to be pressed back to almost the breaking point
 1 Despite the transfer of some troops | to the west, the Germans continue to strike hard at the Russians. Won Hen denburg is delivering heavy strokes against Dvinsk. while his colleague on his right Is pushing forward to the 1 attempt to turn the Russian position and has reached a point north of Mlnsk
 while anothef army is Advancing from the southwest
 l von Mackenzen and Prince Leopold apparently are inactive. owing doubt Hess to the marches which are now im- passable, but Von Linsingen is still pressing hard on the Russians in Vol lhynia
 It is expected that the weathsr will soon put an end to the opora tfons in | the east as with the confinuad rains the rivers cannot be forded, and the Russians. wherever possibIe, are eettine behind them.
 The British have inflicted another serious defeat on the Turks In Megopo- 1 ta mia. The Tigris army. after sufflrina heavy losses. is in flight toWArds BaG- dad. Thus. the three armiss which tj3e Turks sent to Mesopotamia agaihst the Anglo Indian invaders have been scat- ltered. In May the Tigris army Was driven back from Kurna to north of Amara; the army of the Kafuu va driven from Anwas. and the army Of the Euphrates was last heard of aa fuGi- tive on the river somewhere north ol Marie
 It Is. again reported that m Austro. iGerman army of 500. GOO io assombIinn for an offensive against DefvlA