New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-22
Gain a Footing or Right
Bank of Aisne Marine
Canal.
AIRMEN FIGHT NINE
DUELS IN ONE DAY
Allied Guns Score Victories at
Many Points Along West
ern Front.


right bank and that all the enemy S
co1nter-attacks failed. Berlin admits
chat blockhouses at Sapigneul, reduced
/. 20 ruins. have been evacuated.
Violent artillery actions are being
maintained along the entire front. On
the Lorraine line the French claim the
cauture OF German positions at tp!y
and Rauccourt and German WORKS IN
tre-recion Of Teintry and Halloville.
Near Hampont, Paris says, the enc
nv had prepared foundations for long
+ rance artillery, with a view Of shelling
Nancy and Luneville. The French guns
prevented the attempt. A German
blockhouse In the Apremont forest was
destroyed and a train in the Ihlau-
court station was damaged by the
French fire.
French Guns Win Duels.
Successes for the French guns are
claimed in the Argonne and the Woevre
and in the highway to Bethune. Nlg-
orous fighting has taken place IN the
trenches on Hartsmans-W eilerkopf, IN
the Vosges. In Champagne, Paris says
the Germans used projectiles causing
irritation Of the eyes.
The aviators, too. have been very
active. Sir John French reports th@t
nine air duels took place in one day
on the west front Two enemy aero
planes were brought down. a group OF
nineteen aeros dropped 100 bombs on
the station at Bernsdorf, IN Lorraine.
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
The following official communication
WAS issued BY the War Office in Paris:
The artillery actions continue with
~, Arfo
ticularly in the neiChborhood of the
Cabaret Rouge and BretencOurt.
Shells Of heavy calibre have been
thrown by the enemy on the suburbs
of Arras and the neighborhood OF the
old citadel.
Our fire has caused important dam
age in the German lines. Between
Rove and the Disc a combat with
trench guns and a violent cannonade
against the works and environments
Of the enemy have occurred.
Along the canal from the Aisne 10
the Marine we secured a footing on
the right bank at q point near Sapig-
ueul. The enemy counter attacked IN
vain and was compelled to retire,
leaving on the ground about twenty
dead and a number Of hand Frenades.
Shells Irritate Eyes.
In Champagne the Germans have
hombarded several of our positions
with shells of all calibres and pro
iectiles, causing irritation of the
eyes. Our artillery vigorously re-
piled against the trenches and enemy
batteries.
In the Argonne and in the Woevre
there was a bombardment from both
sides, in the course of which our
cannon silenced several Of the op-
posinc batteries. A German block
house was destroyed in the forest Of
Apremont and a train seriously dam
aged in the station of Thiaucourt.
In the sector Of Melville French
batteries yesterday directed an eff
cacious and concentrated fire on the
positions Of the enemy to the east OF
the highway to Bethune. A recon
NOTHING party which went out from
our trenches at this point brought
back some prisoners.
From the Nosges there has been
reported fighting with hand grenades
in the trenches on Hartmans-W eller-
kopf, in which we made perceptible
-ress.
Heavy Fighting in Lorraine.
Very violent artillery actions have
likewise occurred on the Lorraine
front, where we have taken portion
of the enemy positions at Eply and
Rauccourt, as well as German works
in the region Of Leintrey and Halo
Vile.
We we're able to locate works pre-
pared for the installation near Ham
mont of heavy artillery of long range
susceptible of reaching the regions
of Nancy and Luneville. An etiica-
cious. destructive fire enabled the
prevention Of this attempt.
In the Ban de Sapt a fire directed
against German blockhOuses near
Launois provoked an artillery action
In which we maintained the advan-
tage.
/ A fire kindled by the projectiles Of
the enemy was driven back by the
Kind on their trenches and caused
perceptible damage.
A group Of nineteen aeroplanes this
morning bombarded the division sta
ton at Bensdorf, to the east of Nor
hange. About one hundred shells
were dropped on the buildings and
stationary trains, which were very
seriously hit.
A French dirigble last night bonn
barded the railroad junction AT
Amaghe-Lucquy, TO the east Of
Rethel.
GERMAN OFFICIAL
The following statement was issued
to-day by German Army Headquarters:
In the Souchez -Arras section the
FNnch artillery is keeping up a
strong FIRE almost uninterruptediy
kDv gf a
hand grenade engagements developed.
Blockhouses at Sapigneul, on the
Aisne-Marne Canal, northwest Of
Rheims. which we reduced to ruins
~ Yesterday. were evacuated during the
r night. in accordance with our plans,
after the remaining parts had been
blown up, without our coming into
touch with the enemy.
Several hand grenade attacks al
Hartmanns Weilerkopf were re
pulsed
East Of Perthes and in the Ar
gonne mines were blown up in enemy
positions.
West Of ST. Quentin British aero
plane was shot down by a German
aviator. The British pilot was killed
and the observer was captured.
BRITISH OFFICIAL.
Field Marshal Sir John French, in a
report dated September p, tells Of the
operations along the British front from
September 10. The report says:
The enemy's artillery mas in
creased It's activity on our front
During the last two days we have re-
piled effectively.
On the 10Th part Of the forest oil
Houthulst was set on fire by our ar
tillery. causing a big explosion.
On September - there We're nine
air combats. Two hostile aeroplanes
were driven % the ground inside the