New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-01
Berlin Admits Loss Of Hill.

Important. gains were won to-day by
the French in heir thrust in Cham
payne. West OF failure and west OF
the navarian farm they won footing
at several points in the foes second
lire of trenches. Some detschments
even went beyond. Paris reports, but
were forced back by the German ar
tilery. North of Mesnil and east of
Hill No. 1870, north of Massiges, ad-
vances are also claimed.
Berlin admits the loss Of Hill No.
1871, to the north of Massiges, where
the heaviest fighting seems TO be TAX
ing place. How violent an encounter
is going on here is ndicateo in the
reports OF the battle south OF Ripont,
northwest of Msssiges. The afternoon
statement issued by Paris tolo OF the
capture Of important supporting works
known as Outrage de la defaite, but
il me evening bulletin the admission
was made that counter attack had
recovered footing for he Germans.
Paris announces that the total OF
field guns and heavy pieces captured
from the enemy on the Champagne
front since September 90 has reached
l21. In the counter attacks along the
whole line, says Paris. the enemy
has suffered important losses Berlin
claims that between the Somme-Py-
Souain high road and the Challcrange-
81. Menehould railway the French were
partly repulsed" after bitter hsnd-to-
hand fighting, in which the enemy suf-
fered heavy losses
Artois Fighting Less Intense.
NO important action occurred In
Artois," says the night Official issued
by Paris. Apparently the Anglo-French
troops there are now merely engaged
in consolidating the ground won and
opposing the German counter attacks.
Berlin admits that southeast OF Sou
chez the French penetrated the German
lines in two small sections, but asserts
that the German counter attack north
of Loos progressed slowly"
The only resistance OF the Germans
in the Artois district, where the British
and French are pushing their lines for
ward toward Lens, with the eventual
taking of the important city Of Lille
apparently in view, was an extremely
violent bombardment Of the new allied
positions east of Souchez. Paris re-
ports.
Il is believed here that besides the
gain of ground both N Artos and
Champagne and the improved position
of the Allies generally, the recent sue
cessful operations must soon relieve
the pressure on Russia and perhaps
prevent the Austro- Germans from send
ing any large force against Serbia.
German Forces Strengthened.
Already large reinforcements for the
4. +L
front, and their presence already has
had the effect Of slackening somewhat
the Allies offensive. But there is
possibility of the offensive breaking
out on some other section of this front.
The correspondent of the "Koelnische
Zeitung" at German headquarters an
nounces that an attack was made east
OF kr6erville. which h. says was re-
pulsed. &s
The offeIATe Of the Allies thus far
has been jyvSsd 70 stretches OF the
front am Fng 10 less than thirty
miles in alN\Tf,e general belief in Eng
,a@d n4sIua. j. Ia ely the the
rate, the public wo.4,ss.. nDapoin,ed
il the movement were ed.
The correspo pondent Of w.
Zeitung," at German HS,s-s7 10 20
sent to that paper report OF Sght-
ing east of Auberyille on the French
front yesterday morning, which he de-
scribed az OF extraordinary severity.
After the preliminary engagements
along the centre of this front. he says,
the Allies made an attack under pro-
lection OF an artillery fire which even
surpassed in violence that Of last Sat-
urday, when the allied attack was be-
gun.
The position which the Germans held
in the morning, however, he reported,
was still maintained when night came,
the Allies having been repulsed with
severe losses.
Berlin Sees Serious Affair.
"News Of the offensive on the west
ern front is taken very seriously here"
says the Berlin correspondent of the
Copenhagen "Poltiken." The "Ber-
! liner Tageblatt" remarks that nothing
would be more foolish than 20 over
! look the terrible seriousness OF the re-
cent battles in the west, and that IL
would be equally wrong for Germans
not 10 have fullest confidence in their
/ troops and leaders"
/ The Pan-German "Strsssburger Post"
/ OF Geneva, commenting on the British
victory in Northern France. says:
i I've must not underestimate the
bravery Of this adversary.
in the Champagne. also. our losses
unhappily have been heavy, notably In
prisoners. In trench warfare captures
are unavoidable, when men remain "a
the end. Ii isnot known IL the French