New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-04
FRENCH, BEATING
Off ALL ATTACKS,
GAIN IN ART0lS
RepuIse Four Assaults
Advance South of
Oivenchy.
LUXEMBOURG SHELLED
BY AERO SQUADRON
Aviators Bombard VOuziers and
Laon-Guns Maintain
Heavy Fire.

London. Oct. 3 Hurting back fierce
assaults by the Germans, who are bat
tling with all their strength to dis
lodge the foe from the strategic posi-
tions he has won in Artols and Cham
payne, the French are bringing up their
guns to pave the way for new thrusts.
Rain and mud have prevented the
Allied armies from maintaining their
full offensive in Artois, but their guns
and their seros have been active in the
effort to crumble the German positions
and to cripple the German lines OF
communication.
Luxembourg where. il was said, the
Kaiser had moved his headquarters,
has been shelled by French airmen.
Paris reports that the station, the rail
road bridge and the military buildings
were bombarded. Berlin tells OF Al
lied air attacks on Laon, which is a
junction of the railway which supplies
the Rheims army and Vouiers, on one
of the lateral roads behind the German
lines in Champagne.
The heaviest fighting along the West
ern front is taking place between
Souchez and the woods of Givenchy,
where the objective is the railway to
Lens. The French are here trying to
straighten out the salient. the apex OF
which is at Hill 40, dominating Vlmy,
and the enemy is exerting every effort
TO throw them back
In this sector the Germans launched
four hand grenade assaults to-day, IN
an effort TO egain some of the trenches.
Paris says that they were repulsed,
and that a blockhouse and intrench
ments to the south of the woods were
captured. Berlin admits The loss of
trenches east of Melville, further to
the south.
In Champagne the Germans are
counter-attacking in the region north
of Mesnil. All their assaults. Paris
says, have been beaten back. The
enemy, Berlin claims, was here driven
out of a trench section, suffering con-
siderable losses. Both on this front
and in Champagne success is appar-
emily varying, although the Allies hold
virtually all the ground they gained in
last weeks thrusts.
That other similar thrusts will take
place before Ions is the settled con-
viction Of military writer's. who see in
, the repeated bombardments Of the Ger
man positions on the Belgian coast by
t. DIlllHn SUllS anu blb IitiNh gums hhh
air raids over the Germans lines, EVIL
dence of another storm brewing.
Naturally it will take some days to
prepare, as the guns which now play
such large part in the campaign have
10 be brought up, and this is no easy
matter after the heavy rains, partlcu-
larly in the low countries Of Flande-s
and Artois.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The statement issued by German
Army Headquarters said:
In the afternoon enemy monitors
directed a fruitless lombard .hent
against the neighborhood of West
ende.
Repeated attempts by the English
during the night to regain territory
lost by them north of Loos were COM
pletely repulsed with heavy losses.
After bitter handto hand fighting in
certain quarters the enemy aban-
doned his attack here.
East of Souchez n French advance
failed Notwithstanding the employ
ment of a considerable quantity OF
gas grenades. An enemy attempt to
make an attack from Melville
against hill positions east OF that
=
losses TO the enemy. In nocturnal
/ hand grenade engagement following
this attack we lost a section of
trench extending over a length OF
forty metres.
Yesterday the French repeated
their infantry attacks in Champagne
Enemy artillery fire continued with
/ varying intensity. North Of lie Mes
/ nil the enemy was driven out of
trench section projecting toward our
| position, suffering considerable losses
/ in prisoners. During a hand gren-
ade attack for the possession Of a
position northwest Of Ville-sur-
Tourbe we maintained the upper
hand.
The enemy repeated his aerial at
/ tacks on Laon and Vouziers. At both
! places several civilians again fell vic
tins to the bomb troopers
4 To-day bombs were dropped by
French aviatc~s on the neutral city
/ Of Luxembourg. Two Luxembourg sol
diers, one workman and one shopgirl
/ were wounded
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
The official Statement. issued at Ts-is
this afternoon said:
Between Souchez and the woods of
Givenchy the enemy attempted in
+ four hand grenade assaults TO retake
some portions of the trenches which
he had lost. He was everywhere re
pulsed.
In the Champagne a German coun
ter attack against the positions
which we conquered on October TO
the north Of Mesnil was likewise
thrown back.
The enemy bombarded the rear OF
our front, particularly in the Valley
of the Suippes, continuously with
asphyxiating shells. Our artillery
took the opposing batteries to task
and reduced a number Of them to
silence
The statement issued tonight says: