Evening star., 1915-10-13
TEUTONS REPULSED
IN SOUCHEZ ATTACK
Kaiser's Men Keep Up Terrible
Artillery Action at Various
Sections of Line.
RUSS SUCCESS CONFIRMED
Austrians May Be Forced to Fail
Back on acknowledgements
Fighting in Dvinsk
Region.

LONDON, October 13.-From
the western front come reports
bearing evidence that the French
are resuming the offensive in the
Champagne. Paris claims slow
but steady progress, accompanied
by the capture of few prisoners
and heavy losses for the Germans.
A German correspondent at the
front states that a great fight, in
which all arms seem to be en-
gagged, is now proceeding in the
Champagne, which is regarded as
an indication that the French in
tend to resume the offensive.
r, The Germans last evening at
tackled the French positions near
Souchez, according to the an
nouncement made this afternoon
by the French war Office. and
were everywhere repulsed.
There has been artillery fight
ing OF particular intensity be-
tween the Somme and the Disc
near Andechy, and to the east o.
Rheims. Furthermore German
batteries have delivered violent
fire to the south of Tahure and te
the east of Butte de Menil.
In the Vosges the Germans
were successful in gaining posses
sion of a French trench.
The British after their success
in repelling the big German at
tack are. preparing for another
move, but at what point only the
commanding generals know. Now
that they have started. it is be-
lieved here that the British and
French on the western line will
give the Germans no rest.
Situation in the East.
The report from Petrograd yesterday
of an important Russian success in
Galicia has been confirmed officially.
Gen. Ivanoff has broken the Austro-Ger-
man front along the stripa taking 1000
prisoners and a number of guns. II the
Russian victory is as definite as is indi-
Gated by the official announcer @nt the
Austrians may be compelled to fall back
on Lemburg. Such retreat would be
certain to have considerable moral effect
in the Balkans, where the continued neu-
trality of several states is believed to be
due largely to the severe reverses suf-
fered by Russia during the summer cam
paien. In the Dvinsk region desperate
but indecisive fighting continues. with the
offensive shifting frequently from one side
to the other
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg evil
IDENTIFY intends to continue his attack,
a. it is reported reinforcements for his
army are on the way to the Ovinsk
front The Austro-Germans having
brought their offensive to an end. ex-
cent in the region of Dvinsk the Rus
slams have recuperated wonderfully.
and are striking back in their familiar
way.
Russians Striking Back.
The Germans claim another success
west Of Dvinsk, but they are still fight
ing to the west of Illoukst. They also
announce that Russian counter-attacks
have been repulsed south of the Pripet
river in Volhynia and in Galicia.
The Russian offensive in Galicia start
ed several weeks ago. when successes
were won at Tarnopol and Trembowla
Anstro-German reinforcements were
rushed up, and hard and incessant fight
ing has taken place since. Gen; Count
Won Bothmer commands the Austro-
Germans in this sector, and the Ger
man official report says that the posi-
tion of the German troops" with him
is unchanged.
TlIRKS RREAK u. s. SEALS