Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-10-01
ALLIES HAVE BEGUN
DRIVE IN THE WEST
FULL STRENGTH or ENGLISH.
FRENcH AND BELGIANS d.
REcTED AGAINST GERMANS.
Attack Develops into ceneraI sst,
tIs BY Lard and SEA. the
Losses on Both SEdss
Being Appalling.

Loag3On--The long expected drive
by the ailes on the western front has
begun On land and sea-
After a week OF intense preparation.
the "details OF which have been kept
secret. the fun strength OF the Eng
lish, French and Beigians Was direct
ed in d tremendous concentrated at
tack upon the German front on Satur.
day.
general battle BY land and sea from
the Belgian coast 10 the southern limit
Of the German army.
In Champagne the French are at
lacking the German second line OF
trenches and are making further
progress. but seemingly the allies
offensive movement is not being car.
ried on with the same impetuosity
which characterized the Rrst two
days Of the operations.
The successes won are recognized
as very important. but the main OBJ
Jet which is 70 break through the
German lines. has not yet been &C
complished
Both the British and French great
ly have improved their positions. and
by gaining the hills and cTests from
which they can dominate the German
lines OF communication. their next at
tempt to win decisive victory should
be made easier. in the view of experts
In London.
Field Marshal Sir John French re-
ports the capture Of powerful German
dtfenses around LoOs. where the mum
Der of prisoners taken by the British
has reached 5000. forty machine guns
being taken and many destroyed. The
British have captured the first and
second lines and are heavily engaged
In an attack on the third
The French continue to push for
ward east Of Souchez. aiming at the
heights Of Vimy. which command the
plain to the east; vale the British TO
the north are making secure their
hold on the Lens-L4a Bassee road and
are beating OF the German counter
attacks.
The battle fin Champagne is over a
sixteen-miie front. where the French
are attacking and now are within the
German positions. and which has been
50 useful TO them IN moving troops
and supplies to threatened points
VITA the French guns within easy
range the railway is rendered use
less
As usual there is q great divergence
between the German and French Of
lciaI accounts Of the battles. The Ger
mans claim all the French attacks
have been repnised. and rnaC NUM-
Der Of prisoners have been captured.
Il is the same with regard TO the
crown princes offensive IN the Ar
gonne. Whereas this is described BY
the French as an important action.
the Germans say it Is a minor one.
designed to improve the situation.
and that abe desired result has been
achieved.
On the entire front the fight has
taken on the aspect Of furious attacks
ana counter-atfacks In which the car
mage has been fearful and which may
continue for weeks before a definite
decision IS reached The lighting Is
the blcodiest OF the entire war. with
two million strongly intrenched Ger.
mans pitted against French and Brit.
ish armies estimated to number foul
million
The Germans ara reported to Be
rushing strong reinforcements TO the
front, and an Amsterdam dispatch
says thar Emperor William himself i
rushing 70 Luxemburg TO urge on his
armies.