Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-02
French Gain Ground and
Take Prisoners and Guns
in Dashes
SHELL SUPPLY DEPOT
Allies Hopes Rising as They Hear
News From East and West Which
is Encouraging.

Paris, Oct.2-Sharp, sudden strokes
by which the allies are stadily mn
proving their positions both IN the
Artois and the Champagne regions
have temporarily, replaced the bat
tered ram tactics of the first two
DAYS, marking the beginning OF the
great offensive movement.
But today's dispatches indicate
that another heavy smash against the
German lines will not be long post
poned. Along the entire Anglo-French
front artillery is becoming increasing
ly active.
From all sides come stories show
ing that French losses have been sur
prisingly light, considering the nature
of the fighting.
The casualties have been about II
per cent, while war office estimates
had anticipated loss of 33 per cent
in killed, wounded, and missing.
London, Oct. 2-The offensive OF the
Allies in the West and the determina-
ton with which the Russians are OPP
posing the Austro-Gcrman advance
in the East are the absorbing topics,
: The news from the two fronts is con-
sidered here as the best for many
months.
The French ana British forces APP
parently have made no further pro-
gress except in.thc region Of AeuHille
in Artois, but OF the other hand they
have been successful in repulsing the
German counter-attacks and so Far as
is known have held virtually all the
ground gained.
In the east the Russians appear to
be making much better effort to
hold their positions. for except just in
front of DvinSk and in Volhynla the
Germans claim to have made no pro-
grcss, while betwecnithose two points
and in Galicia, according to Ber-
lin official report, all the attacking is
being done, by. the Russians. Indeed,
the Russian troops. by countering the
attack which Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg launched at. Ntinsk from the
northwest, have succeeded pretty
well in Strengthening out their line
from north to south.
Italy alone is showing signs of re-
newed activity and has commenced
an offensive along the lsonzo river,
particularly against the important
Austrian position of Tolmino.
; Nothing has been heard of the
much talked of Austro-German off
ensive against Serbia or of the opera
tions on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
Paris, Oct. q New progress for
the Allied troops in the Givenchy
wood, in Artois; the capture of ad-
ditional German machine guns anc
prisoners in the Champagne region
and the stopping of German bonn
bardment in the Argonne by French
counter-of offensive are recorded in the
French official communication made
public last night.
The military critic of the Temps es.
Inmates that the battle in Champagne
is likely to last fortnight.
at cannot be continued without in
cidental checks" he continues. "but
the Allies upon the whole front toda!
are in a good situation. The soldiers
are filled with ardor. The supply OF
munitions is abundant. Artillerymer
are obtaining extraordinary results
Fine weather enables the aviators tt
observe accurately the effect of the
FIRE"
The critic states that the oficia
communication from the War Ministry
underestimate rather overestimate:
the results attained.
Berlin, Oct. p The British hay,
ceased their attacks and the German.
have made further progress north O
Loos, the War Office announced toda,
All French attacks east of Souche7
north of Melville and in Champaign
failed.
The War Office announced that du,
ing September there were captured o
the Russian front about 10000 mer
81 cannon and 29a machine guns.