New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-16
Take Hartmans Weller
kopf Trenches with
Blazing Petroleum.
DRIVE BACK JOFFRE
IN CHAMPAGNE FIGHT
Berlin Claims Gain in ArtOiS-
British Strengthen Hold
on RedOubt.

London, Oct. 15.-Driving back the
Allied troops with strong counter at
tacks in Artois and Champagne, the
German forces have launched a new
offensive in the Vosges. Hartmans-
Weilerkopf. where some of the hottest
fighting of the war has taken place,
has again become the scene of furi-
Gus battle.
The Kaiser's artillery bombarded the
French trenches all last night. Early
this morning. under cover of their fire.
and throwing blazing petroleum. the
Germans attacked along front of
more than three miles. between Reh-
felsen. south of Hartmans-W eilerkopf,
and Sudenkopf.
Before this fierce charge the French
for the moment recoiled, but soon rail-
lied and threw back the enemy at al
most every point on the front. De-
spite this vigorous resistance. Paris
admits. the Germans succeeded in re-
capturing trenches on the very top of
Hartmans-W Weilerkopf and in penetrat-
ing two observation posts near the
summit.
Germans Gain In Champagne.
In Champagne the Kaiser's troops
pushed Joffre's forces back in the sec.
tor east Of Auberive. thus lodging an
other salient in the French extreme
left wing. Auberive, northwest OF
Souain. was the extension of the French
front through Tahure and the Navarln
farm. Paris admits loss here and
Berlin claims that the Germans have
taken the only remaining French fortl-
fed position from which a great attack
could be made.
In Artois the Germans claim to have
driven the British from positions they
occupied yesterday east and northeast
Of Vermelles, lying northwest of Loos.
Sir John French reports that his forces
have improved their positions in the
Hohenzollern redoubt. and have held
all the ground gained on Wednesday,
when an attack was made from Loos 10
/ La Bassee. On the rest of the front
the fighting has been confined mainly
TO artillery duels. In Lorraine the
French succeeded in reoccupying por-
tion of trenches the Germans had been
holding since October 9.
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
The communication issued at Paris
this afternoon said:
In the Artois district there was a
violent bombardment last night, in
which both sides took part, in front
of Loos and to the northeast OF
! SoucheZ. There have been reported
also spirited engagements with hand
grenades in the trenches to the south
Of the Forest of Hache.
There were severe artillery ex-
changes in the sector of Lihons, as
well as between the Disc and the
Aisne; in the regions of Puisaleine
and Quennevieres, as well as on the
Nouvron Plateau.
In the Champagne district our bat
teries have replied with great en-
ergy to a concentration of the en-
emy's artillery fire on our positions
to the east Of Auberive.
Halt Attack In Lorraine.
Along the front in Lorraine a
French curtain of fireJput an end, at
point in front of Letricourt, to.
violent fire in which the artillery, the
infantry and the machine guns of the
Germans took part. We have fur
thermore directed an effective fire
against the works of the enemy TO
the north of Reillon.
In the Vosges there has been very
spirited fighting with trench weapons
in. the suburbs of Chapelotte, to the
northeast of Badonvillers and on the
heights of the Linge and Of the Bar
renkopf. There has been also vio-
lent cannonading at Hartmans-
Weilerkopf and in this vicinity.
The statement issued tonight said:
Bombardments were again violent
on both sides during most OF the day
before Loos, at Boisenhache and in
Givenchy Wood.
In Champagne, under cover Of the
bombardment reported this morning
10 the east of Auberive, the enemy
was able 10 secure again footing
on a certain point of his former
trenches in the form of salient IN
front of the extreme left wing of the
positions carried by our recent at
tacks
In the Argonne the explosion OF one
of our mines has shattered some enc
my lines near Hill 2S5.
On the front of Lorraine we have
recaptured some elements Of trenches
which the enemy had been holding
since October 8, 10 the north OF
Reillon. We have repulsed several
counter-attacks. Fifty prisoners re-
mained in our hands.
Germans Charge in Vosges.
In the Vosges the Germans this
morning made very strong attack
on a five-kilometre OIL miles, iront
between Rehfelsen, 70 the south OF
Weilerkopf and the Sudelkopf. This
attack had been preceded by violent
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