Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-13
GERMAN ATTACKS
ON LOST SOUCHEZ
LINES REPULSED
French Hurl Back Terrific
Infantry Attack Which
Follows Bombardment
BAzANCOURT RAIDED
Paris Admits Loss of Trenches
in Vosges, but Says
Part Regained
PARIS, oct 1S

PARIS, Oct 12
Today'S communiuue from the War Of
fice announced the complete repulse of
an attack made by German infantry
against the French positions to the north
east Of souchez last night. The infantry
assault followed a bombardment by the
heavy German artillery
Anticipating that the infantry would be
Drought into action against them follow
ing the violent cannonade, the French
troops were prepared and nowhere did
the Kaiser's forces succeed in gaining
ground
The text Of the communique follows.
Following the bombardment reported
yesterday the enemy launched In the
evening an infantry attack against our
positions to the northeast Of Souchez IL
was completely repulsed at every point,
like previous attacks.
There we're artillery actions on both
sides In the course of the night, par
ticularly intense between the Somme and
the Oise, In the region OF Andrechy, and
to the east Of Rheims, toward Morono-
villiers. The enemy's batteries violently
cannonaded the region to the south of
Tahure and to the east of the Butte of
Mesnil.
"Our artillery replied effectively In the
meantime we made further progress from
trench to trench to the east of the work
called the trapeze.
There was a rather active conflict with
implements of trench warfare in the sec
tor of Flirey, and this became sharper
when artillery got into action on both
sides In the environs of Reillon.
I'm the Vosges, the enemy, after being
completely checked in his attack on the
front OF Linge and Schratzmaennele, re-
newed his effort in the afternoon. sec
ond preparation with artillery undertaken
on the whole front of attack was fol-
lowed by an infantry assault which, in
general, was likewise checked.
The Germans were able to gain, a
toothold at only one point in our trench
of the front line to the south of the Linge
crest. on front of 90 to so yards.
Our counter-attack permitted us to
reoccupy part of this front.
"A squadron of 10 aeroplanes threw 14O
shells on the station Of Bazancourt where
movements by the enemy were reported
Another squadron of Is aeroplanes bonn
barded the switch yard of Achiet lie
Grand, near Bapaume. Some other ma
chimes likewise bombarded the railroad
with bombs near Warmeriville."
communication issued by the French
War Office last night says:
The enemy this afternoon very vio-
lently bombarded the trenches which
we took from him by our action OF
yesterday to the northeast of Souchez
The number of prisoners we took in
the course OF that action was 165, of
whom three were officers. The Ger
mans have suffered heavy losses.
Cannonading. characterized by inten-
sity on both sides, has been going on
to the south of the Somme, in the
region of Tilloloy and Piennes, and on
the Aisne front on the plateau of
Nouvron. The enemy having again
dropped shells on Scissors, we re-
piled effectively against his trenches
and batteries.
In Champagne our progress con-
tinues in the direction OF the gully of
La Goutte, which we dominate to the