, 1915-10-20

my bOmbarded against our p"SlIloHS III me
region of Re Hon, but we repulsed HIM
effectively"
A German official statement says: "Wben
the monitors Of the nemy were Smelling the
coast near W4steude md his artillery was
shellipg our positions moth Of Ypres with
out success, the British began an attack,
behind clouds of snake and gas, over almost
the entire front between Ypres and Loos-
The attack failed completely and at several
pInces the smoke clouds uoated into the
trenches of the enemy. Only ut some small
points north -east and east Of Vermelles were
the b itish able TO obtain Il footing in orr
first line, bat they have s nee been driven
ont, mostly with hand 9r4nades. Five nj
tAcks which We're mnde without tie use of
smoke clouds, but with strong forces against
our positions west Of HnIluch, were rppnIsed
with severe losses to the attackers. After
the evacuation Of the position known us
KIeinen Noster, which the French had re.
taiued on the heights east Of Souchez, 400
prisoners remained IN our hands. In the
Champagne the French cOutinut d THEN at
tRcks on both sides Of Failure with the most
extreme bitterness. Five attacks on the
south and two attncks to the moth of the
Tahure-Souain road broke down with severe
losses to the attackers and attempted nights
attacks were quelled ut the very outset by
our artillery"
From the Eastern front q German official
statement reports: "West aud south west
Of Illuskt we threw the enemy from anotho.
position aud took $50 prisoners and 3 ma
chine-guns. aud his attacks west and south
west of Dynsk have been repealed. General
Count Won Bothmer has captured Haivpreuke
aud driven the Russians back over the Stripu.
A Russian official communique states "On
Wednesday night a Zeppelin dropped fifty
bombs near Dyinsk without causing any
casualties. On the Dvinsk front IN artillery
duel took place on the road south Of Schloss-
berg, which we captured on TAursdny, ana
obstinate fighting continues. AstGbborn en-
ga9ement, III which both sides are nttacking
IS progressing lear Sprouguine and Caribou
noykn. On the left bank OF the Styr, north
Of Rafnloyka, our cavalry carried the Galil-
dine fprm. In Galicin, on the Stripa front,
the enemy at several points mas assumed the
offensive without success. Very violent f4h'-
lug is reported around the villages of Benay
Laroroska and Irembowla".
A Vienna Official statement says 'sNcar
Burknnow, on the Stripa, II fourth Russian
attack has been reputsed by the Austro Ger
mans.
A mass meeting has been held at which
bp6tCuCS were Q6lFGiel DA AOlN NG Plbhc
and MIR. Joynson-H Hicks, NJ T.. for The Bout
ford diyis on. 1t wa, resolved chat the Coy
eminent should adopt II policy of repri,a rs
the only effective method of stopping tue
Zeppelin raids on London and other fowls
Sin Arthur Conan Doyle whites advocating
the stationin8 of a squadron Of British aero
planes III eastern France to make three siml-
lar raids Oh German towns for every raid Oh
an open town of Great Britain.
Recruiting officers have been very success
fuI in THEN appeals from the holes made by
bombs dropped in the recent mir rnid. Tie
Press is critical regarding the division Of
responsibility for the defence OF LONDON
and the non-success Of the recent re.tr-
rangement. The "Iimes' and "Globe" arc
sympathetic with regard to Il policy Of re-
prisaI.
Sir Edward Grey addressed the House OF
Commons gu The Balkan situation, mostly I'D
connection with diplomatic phases, bur Mr..
Asquith refused to allow q day for deb'te.
In the House Of Lords Lord Crewe
made a substantially similar address and
concluded "Ihe attack upon Serbia only
makes sterner and fercer the determination
of the Allies to carry the war through to
definite victory at whatever cost. Nothing
has occurred in any part Of the world to
avon ,o,, tlot ro.oI,t;o, ub1 wa will mulnFuIn