Rock Island Argus., 1915-09-10
Asphyxiating Shells and
Flaming Liquids En-
ployed in Attack.
AVIAT0RS TAKE A HAND
Teuton Mines and Batteries
in Nonnenbruck Show
cred With Bombs.

Berlin. Sept 10. Cvia London. 3:45
p. m.)-French trenches near schratz-
mannele and -Weilerkopf
IN the vosges have been captured by
storm by German troops, army head
quarters officially announced today
The text Of todays statement By
German army headquarters follows:
West OF souchez an advanced
French trench was taken. The occu-
pants. with the exception Of a few pris-
oners, fell al the point OF the bayonet.
In the Vosgas, trenches near posi-
tious on Schratzmaunele and Hart
aus-Weilerkopt were stormed. Two
officers and l0g men were taken pris-
onerss.
we captured six machine guns and
one mine thrower. A counter attack
on ScbratzmanneIe was repulsed with
sanguinaFy loss.
Army group Of Field Marshal Won
Hiudeuburg In lighting southeast OF
Friedrichstadt and near Vilkomir our
division made 100 prisoners
THE situation between the Baltic
and the Niemen is generally unchang-
ed
Near slzidel and in the Melwianka
sector fighting is proceeding Tho
heights near Kiesed on the Melwi-
anka were stormed During the day
500 prisoners were brought in and
seven machine guns were captured.
Army group Of Field Marshal Won
/ Mackensen; Our pursuing columns
are approaching the railway station
/ of Kossow on the road from Kobrin
no MiIowisy On both sides of the
railway to Pinsk we have reached
line running from Pulatycze and Ow-
cieze
German troops have driven the
Russians IN the direction Of Tucynow
on the sereth south of Tarnopol.
Southwest Of Tucynow and near Tar
nop0l stubborn enemy attacks were
repulsed"
Gas Shells Thrown.
Paris, Sept. 40, 1888 p. m)-Artil-
lery fighting continued yesterday and
last night along the lines in Franco.
according 10 announcement made to.
day by The French war office.
Iu the yosges the Germans made
use of asphyxiating shells and fam
ing liquid .as result Of which a
French trench of the first lines had o
be evacuated. A French counter at
tack. however, resulted in the recap
ture OF the greater portion of the lost
ground
The statement given out by the wac
office reads.
There was continued artillery fight
ing last night in the vicinity of Arras,
in front of Roye and on the front in
Champagne,
I'm the Argonne, in the sector OF
Laharazep, there was fighting with
hand greuades and bombs. as we'll as
rifle exchanges from trench to trench.
together with effective Intervention on
several different occasions by our bat
teriess
an the Vosges the enemy yesterday
attacked our positions between the
LinEekopf as far as the Barrenkopf.
making use Of asphyXiating shells.
Lost Ground Recaptured.
AT ScbTatzmaunele, a trench Of the
FIRST line had TO be evacuated follow
ing the throwing by the enemy Of fam
ing liquids counter attack made II
possible for us to recapture the great
er portion of the lost ground and TO
secure a position about thirty feet
from that portion of the trench which
we could not re0ccupy Along the
rest of this front our positions were
yortually maintained.
Yesterday evening the Germans
delivered an attack against our
trenches on the summit Of Hartmanns
WeilerkoDf which resulted in their
winning a foothold during the night.
We, however, delivered a counter at
tack, recaptured the lest trenches and
drove the enemy back 70 his line.
"Our aviators this morning bonn
barded the German mines and batter
les tn the forest of Nonnonbruck, as
we'll as the railroad station at Lutte
bach. Furthermore, about thirty
bombs were thrown down on the rail-
road station at Grand Pre-"