The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
GERMAN GUNS POUND
BOTH FRENCH WINGS
Intense Artillery Actions
Blast Opening in Gil
venchy District.
LOSS SMALL, SAYS PARIS
Special Cable Despatch TO The srx.

Special caJie Despatch TO THE SrN.
PARIS. Oct. 13.-On both the left and
the right wing Of the battle line IN
France the Germans have been batter
Ing tho French positions with their big
guns for the last twenty-four hours.
The artillery action Of the Germans.
which Is still In progress and which
apparently is gaining in intensity. strik-
ingiy resembles the plan OF action of
the Allies which preceded their recent
drive in the Champagne n around
Arras.
Only in n place. in the Givenchy
wood. did tho Germans succeed In fol-
lowing up their artillery overture with
an infantry advance. according 10 to-
nights official communiquee. The French
War Office admits that the Germans took
parts OF the trenches in the Givenchy
wood, but adds that these had been
completely destroyed by the big shells.
which illustrates the intensity of the
artillery action.
At the other wing. in the Vosges and
In Lorraine. the French beat of the
German assault. the night communicate
asserts. adding that the attackers suf-
fered severe losses.
The afternoon communicate. besides
telling OF the artillery action, tells of
marked activity by the French aviators.
B0mbardment Described.
The night communicate follows:
The enemy renewed to-day with
considerab BILE force his attack north
OF Souchez. against the 'Bois or
Hache," west OF the Souchex-Angres
road. against our position along tho
Ave crossroads, on the Vimy crest,
against the field work recently cap
tured by US in the forest of Given
ehy and against some adjoining
trenches.
Despite the vigor Of the new as.
saults the enemy could not penetrate
our lines except at some parts OF the
trenches in the Givenchy forest
which already had been completely
destroyed by the big shells. Every
where else we held our positions II
repulsed the attack OF the Germans.
who suffered very heavy losses.
Artillery engagements OF particular
intensity are reported south OF tho
Somme, In the sector OF Lihons, IL
Champagne north Of Souain and Of
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la Narazee. and between the Mouse
and the Moselle north OF Flirey.
In the Nosges our fire dispersed
an enemy attack against our POSI-
o In the valley Of the Leuch.
Afternoon CommuniHue
The afternoon communicate follows:
At the conclusion of the lombard
mant rannrtad NastarIuv tho avAppv
last evening delivered an infantry
attack against our position to the
northeast of Souchez. These attacks,
like the preceding ones, were every
where completely repulsed.
Last night saw artillery actions Of
great intensity, In which both sides
took part, between the Somme and
the Disc. in the region of Andechy,
and to the east of Rheims. in the
direction Of Moronvillers. Batteries
Of the enemy have delivered IA violent
%cannonade in the region to the south
Of Tahure II to the east Of Butte
de Mesnil. Our artillery held this fire
back effectively, and. In the mean
time. we were making further progress
from trench to trench at "A point TO
the east OF the earthwork known as
'the Trapeze."
There.has been fairly intense fight
ing WIN trench HlttllliltS ln tne
sector Of Flirey, and more violent
fighting. accompanied by artillery ex-
changes. in which both sides took
part, in the suburbs of Reillon.
In the Nosges he enemy, after a
complete check to his attack along the
front from the Linge to the Schratz-
mannele. resumed his effort yesterday
evening. A second outburst Of ar
tillery fire along the entire front, in
preparation for an infantry advance,
was followed by II fresh attack which.
generally speaking, resulted in failure.
The Germans We're able to gain "A
footing in our first line trenches at
only one point, and this was to the
south of the l.inge Hills, The trench
they took was between sixty and
eighty yards long. Our counter at
tacks made II possible for us to re-
occupy "A portion Of this trench i'm
mediately.
A squadron OF nineteen French aero
planes has thrown down 1i0 shells on
the railroad station at B"azeancourt.
whence movements of the enemy have
been reported. Another air squadron.
composed Of eighteen machines has
bombarded the railroad junction at
Achie-le-Grand YEAR Bapaume. Other
machines have bombarded the railroad
tracks at a point near Warmerlville.