The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-04
AO[O own
IN WEST; SHIFTING
TROOPS TO BALKANS
British Fail to Retake Territory
North of L.oos While French
Are Held
HEADWAY IN GALICIA
CLAIMED BY RUSSIANS
Won Hindenburg Operations
+, Lose Intensity AS Hard
Pressed Teuto ms Await
Strengthening Forces

Strengthening Forces
Berlin, Oct 3.--The British forces
have failed TO recapture tersitory
north of Loos according to today'x
official statement, while about Sou.
chez and in Champagne the French,
still on the offensive. have been held
at all points East of souchez ths
ton OF German trenches. about 100
feet In length. hut to make up for this
loss the Germans drove the French
from section of their trenches in
the Champagne.
During a French aerial raid on
Laons and VoLziers several civilians
were killed. In the Rothol district
a French airsh!p was forced to land
and the crew were made prisoners.
The official German statement says
Repeated attempts of the English
during the night to recapture territory
north Of Loos failed with heavy losses.
After hand to hand fighting. the ene-
my abandoned his attacks
French Gas Grcnades Fail.
+ East of Souchez the French att
lacks failed, notwithstanding the ems
ployment of gas grenades. Enemy at
tempts to attack from NeuviIle against
the nil positions 10 the east we're re-
puised with heaVy losses. In noe
turnai hand grenade engagement fol-
lowing we LOST a section OF trench
iorty metres ~ iength.
yesterday the French repeated
their infantry attack in Champagne.
Enemy artillery fire continued with
varying intensity North of I.er1ensf1
the enemy was driven out of a trench
section ana We made a considerably
NUN per OF Prisoners. during mana
ETenaoe' aItacK TOT possession OF po-
sitson noItnWsst OF siiiein sur ioprD
We mia'HtaiheH tne upper mana.
ihe enemy repeated ms aerial az.
tieks On Laohs ana Nouziefs- AZ notn
paaCss eneIe were several clVlllan- VIC
tinis. IN the nothol district french
aias,iip: NJ .ne Alsace, was Iorced e
- me Grew were Hade prisoners.
Quay y. e.oV a. NJ. Dom s were uroP-
pea uy french aVlators on the CITY OF
, .uAeiiioafs. Two Luxehpurg sol-
aiers, one workman ana enc snopgiri
"eie wouiioeu
ooHre rams FRESH Auack.
se.re' sItts greer issued ps 1ch-
srhi Jo'Ir uateo september 10, ana
hnoWh ~ the e'erHiah western hean-
CTS 20 lnlorr suoorl.nates respecting
.ne inipoIt lance o. ihVoIapte condi-
ions ior the fext french ATTACK.
IN orue, 70 orive the 1ermahs out
vi rahce' says the oraer, VIII pc
necessaIy 70 commence the altack ~
w. IHs., ln ~. lnea.sl OF WAT. NOT oniy
WI we HoeIaee .nose OF our country
~ sn VINO nav. ueen suppresSeo lor
snu p1s. yeal. pu' also we VIII Wres.
~, ,lon,s .me eheiiy 'eF'i'or9 occupieu
os MN III,
Hcn"urg SLOWS Up
Ionuoh, oc.. ne speed OF oper.
a,ions ana tne intenslty ana Visor q
ieia Ma1snal Won ninoennurs OF
iehsiVe IN western RUSSIA ~ siacken-
ing. me eHect OF the ws.ndrawai OF
troops Tor the contemplated balkan
campaign anu OF others TOT the
s.rengtnening OF the depressed
Ieuton armies IN the west rs pecom-
ing more ana more notieeapie.
me GERMAN COMMANDER IN cnief
reports oniy lhsieh'ncant progress Y
me ehcirciins movement around
Dwinsk. Latest ofiieial advices from
retIosrau ciaiin the recaptuFe
Postawy, on the important supply line
leading from Novo Swensyany ~
Bereswitsch. half way between Wilma
and Dwinsk
Russians Claim Roadway.
The German southern armies OF
Prince Leopold or Bavaria and the
Austro= German forces In volhynia
and along the Galician border lire
are reported by Berlin to have made