New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-08
BRITISH SHELL
BELGIAN COAST
French Guns Aid Fleets
Attack on German
Batteries.
ARRAS IS CENTRE
OF ARTILLERY DUEL
Paris Claims Destruction OF Ger
man Positions There and
at SOucheZ.

London, Sept "A British squadron
bombarded German positions along the
Belgian coe.t. as far as Ostend. this
morning. French artillery in the re-
gion of Nieuport aided in the attack
on the German coast batteries. accord
ing 10 the official statement given out
at Paris tonight.
Meanwhile, the artillery duel along
the whole Western front continues with
increasing intensity. Both the French
and German artillery are actively en-
gagged in the combat, which has made
the front an inferno of cannon for the
last fortnight.
Around Arras the battle is partcu-
larly violent Here the French claim
that grave damage has been inflicted
on the German positions. In the nelgn-
borhood of Souchez there has been
vigorous fighting with bombs and hand
grensdes.
In the Argonne, in the Woevre and IN
, Lorraine, Paris asserts that successes
have been won by the French artillery
| In the region of Raye, in Champagne
and in the Vosges, heavy cannonaoiEg
, is undated.
. Berlin reports success with mines
against Belgian sappers east of DIX
-rrje and the capture of prisoners.
rho Belgian official tells of violent
bombardment around Dixmude and the
repulse of an infantry attack on the
User Canal.
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
The following official communication
was issued by the French War Ofnce
tonight: .~;,
Our artillery in the region OF Nleu-
port has co-operated IN the pomoaFu
mont of German coast batteries al
Westende by the British meet -
violent cannonade has occurred TO
the north and south of Arras. AT
several points our batteries have IN
ficted grave damage on the enemy
organizations.
In the region of Roye and in Cham
pagne. around Auberive and Perthes,
the artillery action has continued
with the same intensity as on inc
preceding days
d In the Argonne. between La Houy-
D cite and La Fontaine-aux- Charmes
in the Woevre, to the north OF FIERY,
and in Lorraine, in the region OF
Besanges and Leintrey, several ar
:. tillery actions. in which we nave
| held the advantage, are reported.
The bombardment of section OF
Raon PEtape has been followed or
l. our part by an answering fire on tho
o German cantonments behind the
front in the valley Of the Robodear
lin the Vosges).
The afternoon statement sald:
= There were cannonading and tight
ing with bombs and hand grenade
= during a portion of last night aronnt
o Souchez and in the vicinity of Neu
e vile. =,
To the south of Arrss. in thu
r region of Agny and around Walllyi
h in the region of Roye. as well as OF
the plateaus of Quennevieres and Of
Nouvron. a violent bombardment Of
our positions brought forth effective
I replies from our batteries.
d In the Champagne district, between
t Auberive and Sousin, near Because
t Jour and in the Vosges, in the
{ region Of Lusso, both the French and
o the German artillery showed great
d activity. The night passed without
e incident on the remainder OF the
front.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The following statement was issued
!, By German Army Headquarters:
! During successful mine attacks
against sappers employed by the
enemy east of Dxmude, certain
|. number of Belgians were taken
: prisoners One machine gun was
. captured.
North of Souchez the enemy made
: a feeble attempt at hand grenade
! attack. He was completely repulsed.
A French advance at Sondernach,
: in the Vosges, ended in a fasco:
Brisk artillery duels developed in
the Champagne district as well as
in that lying between the Meuse and
the Moselle.
BELGIAN OFFICIAL.
The following statement has been
; issued by the Belgian military authori-
ties: MI.
The night was a quiet one. inns
morning there was a very violent
bombardment of our positions IN the
/ vicinity OF Dixmude. An unimpor-
, tant attack by infantry on the User
, Canal was repulsed. In the after
noon an artillery action occurred
which was particularly lively north