New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-27


thev raincd about hundred yards OF
the German trenches and consolidated
che croun0 won. So -ar as if repoi't1
the British took 100 prisoners. with
eight guns md several machine guns.
Bcrin admits .hc repulse Of Ger.
man division near Loos. northwest @.
Lens with con .Gcrablc casualties ana
the loss o. materials. and the eNacUa'
.,on of an advanced German position
ror.b Of Pcrthcs. between Rheims ana
.he Argoune forest ,-.-
TIE Bclp.ars claim 90 have driver
,he enemy from trenches extending -VV
metres alonr he User.
BRITISH OFFICIAL.
The repor, made by Sir John French
follows:
Saturday morning we attacked the
enemy south Of la Bassee Canal
10 the east of Grenay and Nermei'es.
We captured his trenches on a ironl
Of over i've miles. penetrating ms
lines IN some places for a distance
% 1000 yards .,:..-
We captured the western outsErtss
Of Hul!uch. the village Of Loos ana
the mining works around IL ana
Hill No. TO-
Other attacks were made 20 the
north OF la bassee Cana whlch
drew a STRONG reserve Of the enemy
toward the point OF the lne Wheie
hard fighting occurred throughoat
the day. with varying success; a.
nigbtfau our troops north OF the
canal occupied their positions OF the
morning
HooQe on either side OF the Menln
road.
An attack north Of the road sue
ccedcd IN occupying Bellewaarde
Farm and ridge. bat this subsequent
ly was rotakcn by the enemy.
In the attacks TO the south Of the
road we gained 600 yards Of the
enemy's trench. and we consolidated
the ground won.
The reports Of captures up 70 the
present include about 100 prisoners
and eight guns. besides several ma
chine. guns. the number Of which Is
not yet known.
The report in Fridays German
communicate that We attempted 10
make an attack on the previous day
south Of La Bassee Canal and which
broke down under hostile artillery
fre is false No attack was at
fempted.
An official communication issued to-
night says.
There has been severe fighting to-
dav on the ground won by US yes
terday. the enemy making deter
mined counter attacks east and
northeast OF Loos.
The result Of this lighting is that,
except just north Of Loos, we hold
all the ground gained Yesterday, IN
GLIDING the whole Of Loos itself.
This evening We retook the quar-
ries northwest Of Hulluch, which we
rewon and lost yesterday. We nave
m tins fighting drawn in the enemy
reserves, enabling the French our
right 10 make further progress.
The number OF prisoners colIeetei
after yesterdays lighting amounted
70 $500. Nine guns have been taken
and q considerable number OF ma
chine guns.
Our aeroplanes to-day bombardee
and deralled train near Lohres'
east Of Douai. and another, when
was full Of troops, at Tohult. near
Saint Amand. The Nalenoiennes sta
ton was also oomoardtu'
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
Paris gave out this statement this
afternoon:
In Artois we maintained during the
night the positions which we yester-
day won. These include the Chateau
de Careful, the cemetery at Soucne2
and the last trench which the en-
envy continues 10 occupy 10 the east
Of the fortified position called the
Labyrinth"
In the Champagne stubborn fight
mo continues on the whole front.
Our troops have penetrated the Ger
man lines along a front Of twenty
five kilometres fifteen miles Tor
depth varying from one 20 four kilo-
metres. Our troops in the course OF
the night maintained all the POSI-
lions conquered.
A statement issued tonight says:
Our attack 20 the north Of Arras
has realized fresh progress. We
have occupied by sheer force all the
village Of Souchez and have advanced
toward the east in the direction OF
Givenchy.
More 20 the south we reached La
Folie and pushed TO the north OF
Thelus as far as the destroyed tele-
graph. We made IN the course OF
this action about thousand pris-
oners.
In Champagne our troops continue
20 gain ground. After having crossed
on nearly the whole front extending
between Auberive and Ville-sur-
Tourbe The powerful network OF
trenches, passages, small forts and
shelters perfected by the enemy dur
ing long months orr troops advanced
toward the north. compelling the
German troops 20 fall back on Their
trenches Of the second position, from
three 20 four kilometres 20 the rear.
The struggle continues on the whole
front.
We have reached L'Epine de Nede-
grange and passed the cabin on the
road from SOuain 10 Somme-Py and
the hut on the road from SOuain 20
Tahure. More 20 the east We are
holding the farm of MaisonS De
Champagne.
The enemy has suffered by our FIRE
and in hand-to-hand struggles very
important losses lie left in the
works which hc abandoned consider
able material, which has not yet been
inventoried. Already the capture Of
twenty-four field guns Is recorded.
The number OF prisoners 10 increas-
ing steadily and rs actually more than
10000 men, not wounded, of whom at
least 200 are officers
The total number Of prisoners
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