Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-11
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French and German claims are so
contradictory that IT is impossible at
this time to obtain a clear view Of the
situation in the Argonne, where the
German crown prince Is reported to
have made considerable progress. The
French are attempting to ecove the
lost ground, which the Germans assert
includes the fortified position at Marie
Therese. 1t is likely that this region
will witness some Of the bitterest
fighting in the west during the next
ten days.
French omclaI Report.
Paris, Sept. 10.-Artillery fighting
continued yesterday and last night
along the lines In France, according
to announcement made today by the
French war Office.
In the Vosges the Germans made use
Of asphyxiating shells and flaming
liquids, M q result Of which a French
trench of the first line had to be
evacuated. A French counter attack,
however, resulted in the recapture of
the greater portion Of the lost ground.
The statement given out by the war
office reads:
There was continued artillery fight
ing last night in the vicinity of Arras,
in front Of Roye and on the front in
Champagne.
I'm the Argonne, in the sector OF
Laharazee, there was fighting with
hand grenades and bombs, as we'll as
rifle exchanges from trench to trench,
together with effective Intervention
on several different occasions by our
batteries.
I'm the Vosges the enemy yesterday
attacked our positions between the
Lingekopf as far as the Barrenkopf,
making use of asphyxiating shells. At
Shratzmannele, a trench Of the first
line had to be evacuated following the
throwing by the enemy OF flaming LID
uids. A counter attack made 1t pos
sible for us to recapture the greater
portion of the lost ground and to Sc
cure a position about thirty feet from
that portion of the trench which we
could not reoccupy. Along the rest of
this front u positions were virtually
maintained.
Yesterday evening the Germans
| delivered an attack against
trenches on the summit of Hartmann's
| Weilerkopf which resulted In their
winning a foothold during the night.
| We, however, delivered a counter at
tack: recaptured the lost trenches and
drove the enemy back to his line.
"Our aviators this morning bonn
! barded the German mines and bat
teries in the forest of No%nnenbruck, as
we'll as the railroad station at Lutte
bach. Furthermore, about thirty
bombs were thrown down on the rail
road station at Grand Pre-
German Report.
Berlin. Sept. 10.-French trenches
near Schratzmannele and Hartman's
Weilerkopf in the Vosges have been
captured by storm by German troops,
army headquarters officially nounc
today.
The text Of today's statement made
by the German headquarters reads as
follows:
yves of Souchez an advanced
French trench was taken. The occu.
pants with the exception OF a few
prisoners, fell at the point OF the bay
|onet.
.rIn the Vosges. trenches near posi-
lions on Schratzmannele and Hart
mans Weilerkopf were stormed. TWO
officers and 1O9 men were taken pris-
oners. We captured six machine guns
and one mine thrower. A counter at
tack on Schratzmannele was repuis-
ed with sanguinary loss.
army group of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg: In fighting uthea OF
Friedrichstadt and near Vflkomir our
divisions made 100 prisoners.
"The situation between the Baltic
and the Niemen is generally unchang-
ed. -
Near Skidel and in the Melwianka
sector fighting is proceeding. the
heights near Kieseki on the MelWian'
ka were stormed. During the day
1900 prisoners e brought IN ana
Iseyen machine guns were captured.
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen: Our pursuing columns
are approaching the railway station Of