The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28
for the moment suspended all opera
lions In this district.

for the ome suspended all opera
lions In this district.
The news of the victory in Champagne
was received by the public with little
excitement and practically without
demonstration. The newspapers issued
unusually large editions, but none of
them showed undue enthusiasm. .
There is nc doubt that the gains are
Of the utmost Importance and that their
effect will be far reaching. Coming, as
they have, on the heels of a new show
OF life by the Russians. the effect on the
Balkan States, ready apparently to top-
pie into the war at the first encourage
ment. cannot be measured. Nor do the
political observers fail to remark that
the influence on neutral opinion in Amer
lea will be most favorable. a matter OF
great importance to the Allies while the
Anglo-French loan Is pending in New
York.
1t is as yet impossible, say the mill
tary critics, to gauge the real Importance
OF the victories in the military field. IL
they are continued by fresh gains and
by an ~unabated offensive, as 1t seems
they will he, the German campaign in
Russia may very well be brought TO a
sudden end
French People Confident.
Almost the only sign Of rejoicing mo-
ticeable to-day has been the Increased
size of the crowd around the WINDOWS
where the 3 o'clock bulletins are eN-
hibited. The news a been taken, as
the Temps says. as a proof that the
Allies are masters of the initiative along
the western front and are able to dis
pose OF sufficient means to deal the
enemy telling blows.
The nearest thing to a demonstration
and ii really wac one, was the ascension
yesterday afternoon of l20 aeroplanes
from one of the railway transfer stations
of the Paris Belt Line. They rose from
the parking n by one each hylhg the
t~ricolor. and flew over a part OF the
city, forming one of the most remarkable
spectacles ever witnessed.
In this connection considerable sig
nihcance Is attached to a despatch from
Petrograd to the effect that five corps. or
about 200, 900 men, are already being
withdrawn from the eastern TO the west
ern theatre of war.
While the French war Office merely
states the number of prisoners to be
about 90, 900 and does not speculate on
the probable total losses to the Germans
the military critics point out that these
losses could scarcely have been less thar
10000, or an entire army corps.
Some OF the French wounded who ar
rived In Paris to-day say that the entire
gain in Champagne was made In some
thing like twenty minutes. The arul'
lery preparation had been In progress
Tor sixty hours. When the signal &c
charge was given at dawn the French
troops jumped as a man from a linz
OF trenches that z~igzagged over fifteer
miles OF ground north Of Perthes, Theii
assault was simply overwhelming. They
poured into the first line of German
trenches, vr what was left OF them. anc
literally developed the defenders Their
they surged on toward the second line
while the reserves coming up settled Into
the trenches and disarmed the German
troops who had been left behind.
There was very little rife firing II
the charge. Most of the work was dom
with the bayonet. II is generally agreed
tina the proportion OF dead to Wounded
was large Those who were left after
the first French troops had pressed OF
simply threw up their hands and sur
rendered.