New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-02
.TEUTONS HOLD
BRITISH ARMY
Vigorous Assaults Halt
Advance from LOOs
to Railway. /,
ALLIES AEROS ACTIVE
Damage German Supply Lines
Teutons Now Seek to
Divert Attacks.

London, Oct 1.-Beating of Gers
man counter-attacks at many points
on the long front in the west. the
French have driven their lines near
er to the railway which is the key 70
Lens. Northeast and southeast Of
Vimy, their immediate objective
they claim to have advanced.
The attacks are apparently an
attempt TO straighten the line on
both sides Of Hill No. 140, for which
the Germans are fighting desper.
ately. East Of Neuville, which Is
south of the Vimy heights, the
French have fought their way on
in the trenches and underground
passages, and in the Givenchy wood.
to the north Of Vimy heights, they
have won new progress.
Further north, where the line is
teld by the British, the Germans
seem to have recovered some ground
and to be resisting stanchly the
foes advance. Berlin says that tho
counter-attack north Of Loos made
further progress, ain spite OF the
enemy's fierce resistance" and Sir
John French comedies the loss OK
ground northwest of Hulluch and
near Hooge, on the Menin road
claimed by the Germans Thursday.
French Beat Back Enemy.
In Champagne, where the Bazan-
court -Challerange railway, supply
ing the German forces in the south,
is the goal, the French continue 70
hammer the enemy's second line
AT Auberive, two and half miles
south of the railway, fierce fghs
ragged to-day, but the French wero
unable to advance. Paris tells OF
the repulse Of German counter
attack near the Maisons de Cham.
pagne, north Of Massiges.
At both ends of the front tho
battle has lost none of its intensity.
With the Allies in possession OF
strategic points in Artois and Cham
pagne, the Germans are apparently
making efforts 10 draw the Allied
forces TO other parts Of the 'front.'
Violent demonstrations by the en-
emy's artillery are recorded north
of the Aisne, near Soupir, In tho
Argonne and In the Vosges. Mono
of these bombardments, Paris says,
was followed by an infantry charge
Meanwhile the Allied airmen have
shelled the railway lines for which
the French and English .armies ara
driving. Field Marshal French reports
that the British aircraft engaged In
seventeen air combats in the last week.
and that the foes main lines have
been damaged in fifteen different
places. Paris tells OF raid by an
airship on the station at Vouxiers and
at other points on the two railways be.
hind tho German lines in Champagne.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The report issued by German Army
Headquarters says:
Monitors OF the enemy bombarded
the environs Of Lombaertzyde and
Middelkerke (Belgium) without re-
suit.
The British did not attempt to
make a fresh attack yesterday. Our
counter attack north OF Loos made
further progress, in spite OF the
enemy's fierce resistance. few
prisoners, two machine guns and one
mine thrower fell into our hands.
Attempts OF the French TO gaiq
ground east OF Souchez and north o4
Neuville failed. In Champagne the
enemy undertook an attack with
strong forces east OF Auberivo, but
failed. All French attacks in the rec
gion northwest Of Massiges. in which
detachments Of troops belonging 70
sever. different divisions participatede
were equally unsuccessful. The NUM-
ber OF prisoners taken thus FAR dur
ing the attacks in Champagne hs4
been. increased TO io4 officers ans
1919 men.
Successful mine explosions dam"
aged the French positions at Vaos
quois.
Henin-Lietard Pas de- Calais. sixteen
miles southeast OF Bethune). killing
eight French citizens. We sunersA
no losses.
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
The afternoon statement issued g
Paris says:
In the Artois district we hsvY
made progress by the use OF hanA
grenades in the trenches and undsrs
ground passages 10 the east and "
the southeast OF Neuville.
Two German counter attacks have
been delivered. one against a tort
which We conquered yesterday in the
forest Of Givenehy; the other agains>