New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
GERMANS RENEW
ATTACK ON L0OS
In DENSE RANKS
Allies Lose "Heavily' Near
VermeIles, Says Berlin
Report.
HILL IN LORRAINE
WON BY TEUTONS
Trench Warfare Resumed in
Champagne gne-Invaders' Drive
at Tahure Fails.

at Tahure Fails.
London. Oct. "a renewal Of the
German attacks on the Allied trenches
before Loos is reported in the official
communication issued by the War Of
flee in Paris tonight. These attacks
were checked and the Germans driven
back TO their own trenches.
In Champagne the fighting seems 10
have resumed the character of trench
warfare A strong counter-attack
against Tahure Hill was repulsed. while
in Lorraine the French succeeded in re-
gaining trench which they lost to
the Germans the day before. The Ger
mans record the capture OF a much
contested height near Leintrey.
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
The text Of the communication fol-
lows
The Germans this morning re-
newed their attacks against our
trenches before Loos. They were
driven back TO the trenches which
they had left.
A violent bombardment on both
sides occurred this afternoon along
the whole front in Artois.
Demonstrations BY the enemy. con-
sisting of artillery and rifle firing at
the five roads 20 the east of Souchez
and on the Aisne. near Godat. were
arrested by our barrier fire, and were
not followed by any infantry action.
In Champagne We completely re-
PEELED a counter attack against the
Tahue hill. and dispersed enemy
concentrations which appeared to De
preparing for new attempt.
A struggle with bombs and torpe-
doe, has been in progress in the Ar
gonne in the region Of Fourde-Paris,
on the heights of the Meuse. at the
Calonne trench and at Les Eparges.
I'm Lorraine we reconquered
'rench where the enemy had been
able to maintain himself following
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ioa-Lcntrey front.
The reports issued earlier IN the day
III Paris indicate tnat the German
losses I'm the offensive OF Yesterday
against the positions Of the Allies near
Loos were very heavy. The text OF
this statement Is Is follows:
The reports Of last night set forth
that the German losses IN the often
i've movement undertaken yesterday
against LoOs and The positions 10 the
north and TO the south OF L0os actu-
ally held by our troops were very
heavy.
The assault was made by three sue
cessive and very dense formations OF
men. followed by detachments IN col
umn form. All these troops were cut
down by the combined fire OF our IN
fantrv. our machine guns and our
artillery. Only "A few detachments OF
the Germans were successful IN Sc
curing . footing III trench recently
conquered by US between Loo and
he roadway from Lens 70 Bethune.
Other local attacks, but equalling
these in violence. have been repeated
dgains. our positions 10 the southeast
OF Neuvjlle-St. Vast, but they were
>ompletely repulsed. All the progress
made by us in the last few days has
been maintained.
There has been a fairly spirited
cannonadng. in which both sides took
mart. i'm the sector Of Llsons, as well
a. in the region of Quennevere and
Nouvron.
In the Champagne district Ger
man counter attack delivered last
night at point 70 the east OF the
Navarin farm was definitely checked
bv curtain OF artillery ire.
The only action undertaken Y the
enemy against the advances made by
us yesterday 10 the southeast or
rahure consisted Of violent bonn
bardment, coupled with the use OF
shells. which asphyXlated and ciused
irritation of the eyes.
on the western boundary o the
,reonne the activity of French bat
teries put an end 20 the German can
nonading directed against our
trenches in the sector OF ST. Thomas
In Lorraine severa! strong recon
NOTHING parties of the enemy took
part in an attack against our ad-
vanced posts in the Forest OF Parroy.
All these endeavors were completely
repulsed On the front between
Reillon and Leintrey one Of these
German attacking parties. after hav-
ing secured a footing in one OF our
first line positions, was IN part driv-
en- out.
There has been no notable incident
on the remainder of the front.
GERMAN REPORT.
The following is to-dsy's official Ger
man report:
Northeast of Vermelles a strong
British attack failed with heavy
losses 20 the enemy. During a local
German attack little progress was
made southwest of the village Of
Loos.
In Champagne the French attacked
position east Of Nayarin Farm
after a few hours Of artillery prepa-
ration and IN certain places succeed
ed in penetrating our trenches. They
were driven out again by our counter
attacks, leaving one officer and one
hundred men in our hands after
fruitless and sanguinary battle.
In French Lorraine the French lost
the much fought for hill of Leintrey.
One officer, seventy men. one machine
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