New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-28


FRENCH OFFICIAL.
The Official communication issued at
To the north % Arras the situation
is without modification. The enemy
has reacted only feebly against the
nov poSitione occupied by our troops.
The number o. prisoners taken IN
that region exceeds l,5OO.
In Champagne the battle continues
without cease. Our troops are AZ
nrcscnt on a front taken before the
second rositIou OF the German DC
fence. marked by Hill No. 1855 20 the
weet Of the Nsvsrrin farm, the
Souai- hllock. the tree OF I'M NO.
ZOE md the village and hillook OF
TahUre.
from the enemy has not yet been
COMPUTED. but exceeds seventy heid
Guns and heavy pieces, OF "hleh
fVcnfv-three were captured by the
British army.
The Germans undertook to-day in
.bo Argou-e ON offensive movement,
which was completely stopped. On
forr occasions they attempted an IN
fsrt-y assault on our positions a.
Ia PILE Nor.c after having violently
Ron srdcd them with proJecules or
beevv calibrc and suFocating shells.
TFc cncrnv was able 90 reach only a
fcv ooiufs % our trench along the
vbclc OF The first line. he was
s+opned there by the FIRE from our
supporting trenches. and has peeh
renulSed elsewhere. with very heaVy
losses
The afternoon statement said:
I'm the Artois district we have
maintained our positions.
To the east Of Souchez our sd-
vance. previously reported as having
reached the destroyed telegraph line
20 the north Of Thelus, has not. as &
matter OF fact. passed the orchards
az La Folie and the highway from
Arras 20 Lille. This advance, how
ever. has been ST all points main
tanned =
Along the front TO the south Of
che River Somme there has been
f-hfnc with bombs and torpedoes IN
.he vicinity Of Andrechy. Our srtiI-
Ter. has vigorously counter attacked
,bc batteries OF the enemy which
were cannonading our positions at
Quennevieres.
In the Champagne district the
fighting has been going on win
teracity along all the front. We
have occupied Al several places. no.
,oblv AT Trou Bricot. 10 the north OF
tho Wscoues farm, several positions
~ che rear Of our new lines, where
certain detachmeuts OF the enemy
had been able 20 maintain them
selves. -.
had captured 200 German officers IS
erroneous; we have tai prisoner
800 German officers I'D the IMAM
pagre district u..,,o
and IN the Lorraine district there mas
been severe artillery hghting on ooth
sides. 49,, -
for the moment suspended all opera
tions in this district.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The statement given out by German
rmy Headquarters says:
Quiet reigned on the coast. Only
few shots we're fred on the environs
Of Middlekerke by vessels OF the
enemy which were lying IN the Tar
distance, and these were without re-
suit. ,,.
The enemy has not repeated his at
tscks in the Ypres sector.
Southwest of Lille the great enemy
offensive has been brought TO a stand
still By q counter attack. Fierce sep
arste attacks BY the enemy north and
south Of Loos broke down, with very
heavy losses 10 the British. In the
region Of Souchez and on both sides
Of Arras all attacks were repulsed'
with sanguinary losses.
The number Q prisoners has been
increased TO twenty-five officers and
600 men. The booty in machine
guns has been increased to fourteen.
The French offensive between
Rheims and the Argonne has made
no further progress. All attacks of
the enemy. which were very herce,
on the Somme-Py road,
well north Of Beausejour, al Ferme-
massiges and st Of the Aisne,
failed. with very heavy losses to the
enemy. The number of prisoners
taken there has been increased to
more than forty officers and 3'soO
men.
BRITISH OFFICIAL.
A British official communication
ade public tonight says:
Northwest of Hulluch we have re-
pulsed a number Of counter attacks
and inflicted heavy loss on the
enemy. East Of Loos our offensive is
progressing.
Our captures now amount to NIFTY
three officers and $500 men and
eighteen guns and thirty-two ma
chine guns. The enemy abandoned a
considerable quantity of material,
which has not yet been classified.
BELGIAN OFFICIAL.
The Belgian Official communication
,sued to-day reads as follows:
During the night OF September rs
p there was light bombardment OF
our advanced posts.
Our aviators have successfully
bombarded. under a violent artillery.
infantry and machine gun fire. the
enemy csntonments At Clercken.
Eessen and Keyem and the encamp-
ments at Tract Bosch. causing al that
point fierce fires.
To-day there was violent bonn
bardment Of RamScapelle and bonn
oarGment OF some Of our advanced
posts at Oostkereke and trenches TO
the south Of DiXmude.