The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-14
FRENCH FLIERS RAID
TWO BADEN TOWNS
Marbach and Donaueschingen,
on Head Waters Of the
Danube, Shelled.
FIGHTING NEAR ARRAS
Special cable Despotch 10 THr srx

Special cable Despatch 10 THr srx.
1ARIs, Sept. 1s-The duel between
Che big French and German guns con
t.nues in the Argonne, in the Cham
payne and IN SEe voskes. The feature
cf the official communicate tonight is
the enumeration OF aerial attacks by the
French aviators upon several open Ger.
man own well beyond the fighting
lines one OF the places visited by the
French airmen is Donaueschingen. in
thc Grand Duchy OF Baden, Germany.
j. IS thirty-seven miles northwest OF
Constance. at the confluence OF the
lr Zach and the Brege, head streams OF
the Danube.
ponaueschingen is one OF the mos,
err Germany. 1t is noted principally
as the seat OF a magnificent residence
Of the Prince Of F~uerstenberg. one Of
the most Intimate friends OF the Kaiser.
In the courtyard OF the Princes resi-
dcuce is a spring who's waters re-
enforce those Of the above mentioned
streams and which Is believed by many
TO he the source OF the Danube.
The French statement says that the
railroad station of the town was bonn
l. .dei Marbach. another town in
Baden not far from Donaueschingen,
ais was visited by the French fiers.
The following official communicate was
issued 10y the French War Once to-
night:
'%aunonading continues on the User.
north u south OF Arras. in the sec
to.s OF Melville, Roclincourt n
Wailly. and north Of the Disc.
Our artillery carried out a destruc-
tive attack .upon the enemy ~organiza-
tons and against the arthworks OF
lieuyraicnes. Several sections of Ger
man Infantry were again put TO flight
IN from; Of Andechy.
iu the canal from the Aisne 10 the
Maine we violently bombarded the
trenches. batteries and supply stations
- o. the enemy in the neighborhood OF
sapigneul and La Neuville near Berry
ag-Bgc.
Artillery sCtions and bomb throwing
took place in the Champagne. in the
A,Sonne and between the Meuse and
tne Mnsol,e. An Intermittent bonn
ttriment took place in the Vosges.
east If Metzeral and the S%udelkopf.
IU .eprisal for the recent lombard
rsUl Of Luneville and Compiegne by
enemy deyoilanes a squadron Of nine
t.. o! our military machines few this
morning over the town of Treves. upon
which . number Of bombs were
Thrown. The railroad station and the
national bank were effectively hit.
The same squadron returned to its sta
ton, and after having landed in our
), - in the afternoon threw ifty-eight
.aells on the railroad station of DOM
mary Da-ouCOur
ptHer aviators ~bomba ried from a
moderate height the stations OF
ponaueschingen. on the Danube, and
o. Marbach. in a region where the
movements OF troops were reported.
One could observe the efficacy OF the
IRE on the detectives in view as we'll
as on n train which was compelled to
stop.
The afternoon statement said
Several hand grenade ombats were
reported during the night near the Be-
Nunc-Arras road and an enemy at
tack was easily repulsed north OF the
souchez station. At the same time
there was artillery activity on both
sidcs.
The mine fighting proceeded con-
ti"uously and stubbornly south Of the
Spnuc before Fay. There was violent
h|Nbarding In the sectors OF Amman
c0urt and Beuvraignes as well as on
the ~plateaux of Quennevieres and
Nouvron. Intermittent c~annonading
took place in the Champagne and the
Argonne.
On the Lorraine front our batteries
directed an effcacious fire on the Ger
man trenches and organizations in the
uciEhborhood OF Embermenil. Lein;rey
aui Ancerviller. Enemy groups which
left their trenches and advanced up to
our wire entanglements. were dis
persed by our infantry fire.