New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-30
Clearing Field Of Battle.

Clearing Field Of Battle.
Organized efforts are at present
under way TO clear Up the field OF
battle and 10 take definite count OF
the arms OF all kinds and Of the war
material belonging 20 the artillery
and infantry branches which the en-
emv has been compelled TO aband IN
20 us.
In the Artois district the progress
reported Yesterday 20 the east 81
souchez continued yesterday evening.
and IN the course OF last night. al
ter a stubborn engagement, We
reached Hill No. lao, the culmins'-
ing poirt OF the crcsts Of Nimy, and
.he orchards 20 the south OF this
nolrt The number Of unwounded
nrisorers made by Ne In the course
- tbts fighting is more than 8o0.
and the men belong mostly 20 the
two divisions Of the Guard.
In the Champagne district we
fobNrq is going on without respite
siorg ne entire front. In the region
- fbo north Of Massiges further
erours o. Germans have surrendered.
t. lis sector alone the total num-
bcr OF prisoners last evening reached
COO There has been no other I'm.
roytart action on the remainder OF
The enemy has bombarded violent
" our trenches 70 the north and 70
he south Of the Aisne. in The re-
giors Of the s.. Mard Forest, Of Troy
on and Of Nailiy. We responded 10
this FIRE with energy.
Tho statement issued tonight says;
throughout tho dsv the battles
have continued on the heights between
and Why. We have main
tanned an the new positions conquered.
an Champagne the struggle Is St il
,,ioiort before the positions 10 which
tho enemy has fallen back. AZ well as
for the reduction % salient 20 the
ror.b Of Mcsnn. where parties OF Ger
mans still hold out.
Eve have made progress on the
s'opes Of the Tahure hill and IN me
OF the village, and also
10 the north Of Massiges.
"A bombardment quite intense on ooth
sides has occurred in the forest OF lie
pretre. and in the forest Of Apremont.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The statement issued By German
army headquarters says:
The enemy's attempts 70 break
through our lines continued with DIT
terness IN the present region OF AZ
tacks. A counter attack. following
another fruitless British attack lea
10 the recapturing Of part Of the ter
ritorv we abandoned north OF Loos.
fierce British attack from the
region OF Loos broke down with
heavy losses.
tacks in the region Of Souchez and
Melville were partly repuised by
strong counter attacks.
In Champagne also all attempts OF
the enemy 70 break through our lines
we're unsuccessful
The only result has been that the
enemy has not yet been driven OUT
Of our trenches again northwest OF
Souchez. extending over distance OF
100 metres.
Constantly advancing waves Of
French attacking troops broke down
before the infeXible resistance OF
Baden battalions, Rhineland Reserve
Regiment So and Westphallan In
fantry Regiment 15S.
The heavy losses which the enemy
incurred during often repeated storm
attacks against the Mills at Masslges
we're in vain. The hills have been
maintained by our troops without
break. Attempts Of the French to
recapture trenches which they lost at
lie File Morte failed. TIE number
Of prisoners mas been increased.
In Flanders two British aeroplanes
were shot down. The occupants were
made prisoners.