The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-02
TERRIFIC EFFORT
BYfRENCH ARMY
{ CONTIN UES
Heavy Assaults on German Lines
Renewed Last kight
MORE GAINS ARE REPORTED
At Artose and in Champaene-British
Also Attack But Are Driven
Back.

GarlS, OCt. - me tremendous 6l-
forts OF the French to break through
the German lines at Artois and in
Champagne were renewed during last
night and today and the official COM
mmique issued today states that pro
gress has been made.
Bombardment by heavy artillery
has been incessant for two days and
during the night heavy columns of
infantry were sent against the Ger
man trenches many of which had
been completely destroyed by the
shell fire.
Just how much gain was made is
not stated in the official message, but
there is belief that it is much greater
than has been announced.
The only thing that disturbs the
calm confidence in French victory is
the certainty that the repeated as
saults on the German lines mean
terrific toll of dead and wounded.
Geneva, Oct. 2:-It is reported
here that the Italian war department
will send 100000 troops TO the aid OF
Serbia if the German attempt to ad-
vance through that country and 10
fight Bulgaria.
London, Oct. LIN the first report
from the British headquarters on the
western front received here since
that describing Tuesdays operations,
the Commander in Chief tells of sew
ere fighting on Wednesday, the 29th,
in which the Germans retook $50
yards OF trenches near 1ulluch
(north of Loos) and captured and
then lost positions near Hooge (east
of Ypres.) Otherwise the British
have maintained their early gains
There has been no change in the sit
uation ON their front today Field \
Marshal Sir John French also reports
that in the last week the British av-
iators have done much damage to
railways in the rear of the German
lines.
Slight progress at Giyenchy (east
of Souchez) and the checking of
yiolept German bombardment in the
Argonne are reported from Paris. A
French airship has bombarded Vouz-
iers and Atigny, German railway sta
tions east of Rheims.
Berlin reports further progress of
German counterattacks north of
Loos-probably those referred to by
Sir John French-and the repulse OF
French attacks in Champagne. Long
range German guns have dropped
shells on Verdun.
London, Saturday, Oct. 2--The Rus
slams appear to be making much
better effort to hold their positions,
for, except in front of Dvnsk and in
Volhynia. the Germans do not claim
to have made progress, while be-
tween these two points and in Cali
ella, as shown by the Berlin official |
report, all the attacking is being done |
by the Russians,
Russian military writer's, in the |
light of the latest dispatches, says |
tile fetrOgrau correspondent Oh heu-
ter's, are of the opinion that the |
great German thrust east of Syient- |
syany Ton the main line of the War |
saw-Dvinsk-Petrograd railroad) may
be considered at an end. The enemy |
is being forced back toward the |
Dvinsk-Vilna railway, the Russians |
are Strengthening out their front to |
the south of Dvinsk and west of Vilei |
ka and in general the enemy's offens
i've from Riga to the Pinsk region has |
been arrested,
'It is pointed out with satisfact- |
ion" concludes the correspondent, |
that the enemy, although greatly re-
inforced, apparently has been unable |
to follow up the recapture of Lutsk."