The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-09
COUNTER FOLLOWS
FRENCH ADVANCE
Germans Win Back Some of
the Ground Lost i'm
Souchcz Region.
BRITISH ARTILLERY WINS

Sgecidi Ca5ie Bespdfch 10 TUE STU.
PARIS. July S.-rhc French forces
which captured thae railway station
near Souchcz pressed forward last night
and penetrated for some distance into
,he German lines. To-day the German
forces in this region delivered a counter
attack Of an extremely violent charac-
ter and were able to rccapture some OF
the ground they had lost. but not all Of II.
All along the line north of Arras there
mcnts during the last twcnty-four hours
none NJ them. however. resulting in
marked advantage To either side. There
have also been artillery and infantry
saint Mihiel.
The night communicate was as,follows
In Belgium "A German attack di-
tacted against the trenches which the
British troops occupied on July 6
southeast of Pilken was checked by
the English artillery fire and the fire
from our field pieces and the enemy
was dispersed with heavy losses.
Between Angrcs and Souchez at
o'clock this morning the enemy
again attacked our positions north of
the Arras to Bethune road. The
enemy was repulsed.
North Of the Souchez railway sta
ton an extremely violent counter at
tack vas delivered by the enemy in
an effort to retake the trenches of
which we had become the masters on
the preceding evening. Only 100 meters
- these trenches, on n front of 500
meters. however. were lost by us.
In the Quennevieres sector there was
q grenade and hand bomb battle.
On the right bank of the Aisne, in
the region of Noyon. the extensive ex-
plosiou OF mines has developed in our
favor.
In the Champagne. in front of the
small fort of B%eausejour. we have,
by the explosion of "a mine. greatly
damaged the enemy's trenches.
Between the Meuse and the Moselle
the day has been distinguished by IA
violent bombardment at La Tete a
Nache and NauX Fiery in the Apre-
mont forest and north of Flirey.
The afternoon communicate said
In the region to the north of Ar
rds there were last evening and last
night seN eral infantry actions of con-
siderable violence. Between Angres
and SouCrez. to the north of the road
running from Bethune to Arras. a Ger
man attack, preceded by "A very heavy
hombdrC'nent, was completely re-
pulsed. At a point to the north of
the railroad station of Souchez we
deliverel an attack which made 1t
possible for u, to draw nearer to
the village. We took possession of
q line of German trenches after hav-
ing put an end to the defenders
thereof by the use of hand grenades
and bombs. After this we advanced
leyond these trenches. We made
some prisoners and captured a can
non.
The town of scissors has been bonn
htrded.
In the Argonne infantry fighting
and c~anuonadirg lasted all night. At
daybreaN in the reglon OF Marie
Theress' the Germans made an en-
d,Jvor 10 come out from their
trenches. but they were driven back
Betw,~n the Mouse and the Mo-
sc,le llst night saw much fighting.
lu the Pores. Of Apremont and in
the Forest of lie PretIe there were
D~auuonading. rifle fire and the throw
ug OF .Ombs. but with two eNcep-
tons no Infantry engagements. THESE
exceptions We're between tey -on-Hays
and the Forest of lie Pretre. where
two attacks on the part OF the enemy
we're checked by us.