The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-28
German Loss Is Now Esti- mated as Greater Than First Reported-England Waits Developments
GERMANS MAY RUSH TWO MILLION FRESH
 MEN TO THE FRONT
No New Outstanding Suc- cess Reported by J0ffre. Germans Have Second Defense to Depend On

London. September 2.--The great French and British offensive against both sides of the elbow joint of the German posi- tions in the west has not slackened, but General Joffre's afternoon bulletin report ed no new outstanding success
 The British statement told briefly of big losses inflicted on the Germans north- west of Huluch, where heavy German. counter attacks were carried out
 Berlin maintains that counter attacks have checked tho allies drives with heavy loss. but as the Germans do not claim to have recovered ground taken from them the indications are that the allied gain Saturday and Sunday have been generally maintained and at some points improved. and that the fighting has reached the stage of vicious attacks and counter attacks. which may persist for weeks.
 It was estimated that prisoners captured by the allies during the rush will reach q total of more than 2s.ooo. but this Is offset to some extent by the German claim that nearly 1000 French and British fol into their hands.
 Denied further news of the great bat tie, England is awaiting developments
  critical days when the Germans fell back from Paris. Meanwhile the public 10 warned to expect heavy losses and that the Germans. already 100000 strong from the coast to the Swiss frontier, may throw endorsements into the line for a struggle. the like of which even this bloody war has not yet seen.
 Optimists also are reminded that Ger mans are likely to put the most depend- cnce on their second and third line de- lenses, relying upon machine guns and comparatively few mon to hold the front Hnc. which tseans that Q eifficsalt- -taaax ip before the allies. f EA
 ,siglifins in the east has brought no im- portant change but England regards the position of the Russian arms as improv ing daily. which strengthens the hope here that Germany dare not weaken her io0-mle battle front to All the gaps in the west.
 The Bulgarian situation remains ob- scure, resting as 1t did last week on the oft-repeated assurance of Sofia that the country intends merely to maintain an armed neutrality.
 Situation Unchanged
 Paris, September 27-The French official statement made public tonight says the situation to the north of Ar ras remains unmodified and that the fighting in the Champagne continues.
 The statement adds that the Ger mans today began another offensive movement in the Argonne. but that 1t was completely checked and that the German losses were heavy. The com munication reads:
 ITO the north of Arras the situ- ation is without modification. The enemy has reacted oply feebiy against the new positions occupied by our troops The number of prisoners taken in that region exceeds 1900.
 "In Champagne the battle continues without cease. Our troops are pres ent on a front taken before the second position of the German defense. marked by Hill No. 1855, to the west of the Navarrn farm, the Souain hillock. lage and hillock of Tahure.
 'The number of cannon captured from the enemy has not yet been com puted, but exceeds 70 field guns and heavy pieces. of which 23 were cap tured by the British army.
 'The Germans undertook today in the Argonne an offensive movement which was completely stopped. On four occasions they attempted an infantry assault on our positions at La Fil1e Morte after having violently bom- barded them with projectiles of heavy calibre and suffocating shells. The enemy was able to reach only few points of our trench along the whole of the first line. He was stopped there by the fire from our supporting trenches and has been repulsed else- where with very heavy losses.
 There Is nothing of importance to report on the rest of the front"