Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-09-30

LONDON. Sept. 29.--The allies
Champagne still Is being persevered
III and according to French accounts,
which, however. are contradicted by
the German official reports, further
progress has been made In both the
areas.
I In Artois, the French claim to have
reached hill No. 140, which lies d.
rectly east OF Vimy. and IL the cul-
minnting point of the crests named
after that town. The Importance Of
the hill lies In the fact that It COM
Elnnds the plains to the east. tho
network of roads and the railway
which runs from Lens southwark.
So far as Champagne is concerned,
the French appear at present to be
making their chief effort toward the
railroad junction north Of Massigen.
which accounts for the desperate ef-
forts of the Germans to stem the tide
and for the crown princes counter
stroke In the Argonne, as this rail
way connects the German army IN
the Argonne with its base at VonliOis.
Perhaps the heaviest fighting since
the offensive began now Is going on.
for the British are attacking the Ger
mgn third line of defense south OF La
Rassee canal and the Germans have
brought up reinfOrcemcnts against
both the British and the French and
ar making c,ery effort to retrieve
t.c lost ground. Belgium, dispatches
f,"m Holland say. has been denuded
OF troops while German detacbEents
are even being removed from tho east
crn 'front.' 10 meet what is now known
- hr tic E.1a.est effort made IN ,'ia
west since the armies took up tIioir
present nosi. On from Belgium 10
Switznr'ni.l
The Germans are trying to divert
the allies by heavy artillery bonn
bardment north and south OF the
Aisne, but plans having been made
by General Joffre, the French are now
striking with all the force ut their
command at the points selected. It
Is reported that the German emperor
has arrived ut the western front and
that he already has dismissed some Of
his generals for allowing their lines
to be pressed back to almost the
breaking point.
Despite the transfer OF some troops
to the west, the Germans continue to
strike hard at the Russians practical.
ly all along their front. Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg Is delivering
heavy strokes against Dvinsk, while
his colleague on his right liz pushing
forward to the east OF Vileika and
Molodechno, In an attempt to turn
the Russian position. and now has
reached a point to the north of Minsk,
while another army Is advancing ON
the southwest. -
Field Marshal Won Mackensen and
Prince Leopold Of Bavaria apparently
are inactive, owing, doubtless, to the
marshes which now are impossible.
but General Linsingen still is press.
ing hard on the Russians in Volhynia.
1t Is expected that the weather soon
will put an end to the operations In
the east, as with continued rains the
rivers cannot be forded and the Rus.
slams wherever possible, are getting
behind them.
The British have inflicted another
serious defeat on the Turks in Meso-
potama. The Tigris army, after suf-
fering heavy losses, is In flight to-
ward Bagdad. Thus. the three armies
which the Turks sent to Mesopotamia
against the Anglo-Indian invaders
have been scattered. In May, tho
Tigris army was driven back from
Kurna to north Of Amara; the army
OF the Karun was driven from Ahwaz