The sun., 1916-10-07
AND FRENCH
GAIN MORE IN WEST
Heavy Artillery Fire Along 80
Mile Front Presages
Great Attack.
"GAS" GERMAN TRENCHES
Allies i'm Flank Movement
Toward lie Sars and Mont
st. Quentin.

LoSDoS. Oct. s.-To-dav The artillery
duel on the Somme battlefield Increased
to great volume on n front Of thirty
miles, M the infantry stayed in the
trenches at most points. SO strong was
The ~cannonade, particularly north Of
the Somme and or the British front, that
It Is believed great infantry attacks are
In preparation.
In the only infantry actions Of tho
day both French and British crept for
ward n little more. Tho British advanced
northeast of Eaucourt rAbbaye toward
the left Hank Of the Germans garrison
ing lie Sars. The French pushed for
ward stili more east or Bouchavesnes In
their thanking movement on Mont st.
Quentin and Peronne. Tne Germans say
they repuiscd other French attacks in
this sector.
The British spur,ed ~asphyxiating gas
into the German trenches east OF Loos
and east of Armenticres. at both which
points the British lines form salients,
and ra!dcd German trenches AZ those
points. and also twice, south OF Arras.
the salient that juts INTO the German
lines Just north OF tho Somme battle
field. The British have done much
trench raiding lately north Of the Somme
front.
Heavy shellins ON Dritish Front.
To-nights British statement says:
There was heavy Smelling to-day on
most parts OF our front. South OF the
Ancre nemy working parties were sue
cessfully dealt with by our artillery"
The day statement said: During the
night there was considerable artillery
activity on our front south Of the Ancre.
We advanced our position northeast OF
Eaucourt rAbt.aye. Gas vas discharged
b. us east OF Loos and east OF Armen-
there's. Three ra,ding parties success
fully entered the enemy trenches In the
Loos aren- and two south OF Arras."
The French night statement says:
There was a lively artillery duel on
both sides Of the Somme, but there vas
no infantry action except for a lighe ad-
vance east o. Bouchavesnes. In the
Woevre our heavy artillery effectively
bombarded roads and military railway
stations. where certain activity had been
observed. A German aeroplane was
brought down.
The French day statement says:
North OF the So,nme the night was
characterized by reciprocal artillery
activity. In the sector of Quennevieres
one of our reconnaissance parties went
forward as far IA the enemy's support
ing trenches and bombarded It with
grenades.
Activity In Verdan Region.
TN the region of verdun there was
fairly great artillery activity OH both
sides. The enemy bombarded Poivre
Hin and Laufee Wood. In the Forest
Of Apremont our artillery dispersed q
working party In Mullote Wood"
The 8erman statement says: Army
group OF Prince Rupprecht: The artil-
lery fuel between the Ancre and the
| Somme continues stubbornly. In con-
junction with three futile attacks made
during the morning Immediately east OF
the Ancre there developed lively hand
grenade encounters which lasted until
we'll into the evening. Between Morval
and I;ouchavesnes in the afternoon
strong French forces advanced 10 the
attack. Troops under Generals Won
ErmollI and Von GARNER. after stub
born hand-:o-hand lighting. sanguinarily
repuls.d an attack between Fregicourt
aud Ro~uchavesnes. Infantry Regiments
l55 and i5G especially distinguished
themselves"