New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-08
GERMAN COUNTER
STROKES BEATEN
BACK BY FRENCH
Joffre Holds All Gains
Advances South OF
TheluS.
BERLIN CONCEDES
LOSS AT TAHURE
Says Enemy Reached Point on
Railway in South, but
Was Driven Out.

London, Oct Despite fierce coun-
ter attacks by the Germans in Cham
payne and in Artois. the French have
clung to the strategic positions they
have won. The heavy fire of the Allied
guns il once more Fcvelling the enemy's
positions, preparing the way for new
attacks.
The heaviest fighting of the day has
again taken place between Souchez and
Angres, where the Kaiser's troops are
fghting to dislodge the foe from strong
holds which menace the railway 10
Lens Four attacks were launched by
the Germans against the French posi-
tions in the Givenchy woods and four
times the Germans were thrown back.
In Champagne the Teutons are also
attacking vigorously. Here the French
hold q from. less than two miles from
the Bazancourt Challerange Railway,
running from the Navarin farm to Ia
hure, captured with the dominating
Hill 1879 yesterday. Berlin admits to-
day the loss of 500 metres in the neigh
borhood Of Tahure.
Germans Counters Fail.
Along this sector the fighting CON
tinues without cessation. Paris reports
that the Germans delivered several
stubborn counter attacks making use
of successive lines Of troops against
the positions north of Tahure. None
Of these assaults succeeded in regain
ing any ground. West Of the Navarin
farm two counter attacks by the Ger
mans were beaten back, Paris says.
Berlin says that with the exception
Of the gains in Tahure the French at
tacks were repulsed with heavy losses.
"The French offensive in Champagne
continues" the Germans report. Two
Of the enemy's divisions succeeded IN
penetrating the Germans lines in the
direction of Sainte Marie, Berlin says,
but were driven out by counter at
tacks. Sainte Marie Is on the Bazan-
court -Challerange Railway, for which
the French are driving.
On the rest Of the front the battle
has been one of artillery. The French
report tonight that slight progress has
been made south of Thelus, near the
road from Arras to Lille. At all other
sectors the duel of heavy guns has
been resumed with the intensity that
marked tho bombardment before the
attacks which carried the Allies through
twenty miles of German trenches in
Artoi. an Champagne.
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
The afternoon communication Issued
by Paris said;
The enemy last night bombarded
violently all our front TO the nortn
of La Scarpe. They undertook four
successive counter attacks aga!isl
the positions recently conquered by
Ms in the forests TO the west of the
road between Souche2 and Angres.
Here they were completely repulsed.
There have been intense lombard
ments in which both sides took part
20 the south of the River Somme; IN
the sectors of Andechy, Dancourt ana
Canny; at Matz; to the north OF the
River Aisne; in the vicinity Of Tracy
le Val. and at the Forest OF st. Mard.
In the Champagne district the Ger
mans yesterday evening delivered
number Of stubborn counter ATTACKS,
making use OF successive lines OF
troops. against the positions which
they recently lost 10 Us TO the north
OF Tahure. These attacks every
where resulted in failure, and the
Germans suffered very heavy losses.
Violent Fire Along Front.
At Les Eparges we caused the eI-
nlosion OF two mines. which inflicted
serious damage on the works % the
enemy.
There has been violent cannonad-
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