The sun., 1916-10-06
GER MANS FAIL TO
STOP SOMME DRIVE
Counter Attacks on French
Line to Regain Lost Trench
Are Futile.
. BIG GUNS ARE ACTIVE
, TeutOn Artillery Keeps Up
Constant BOmbardment
Of Allied Front.

PANS. Oct. 5.-One short, sharp at
tack by French infantry north OF the
sommc was the only offensive move OF
the Allies to-day. This attack. delivered
east of Morvai. extended further the
northern prong Of the French n'ppers
! that are closing upon Sailly-saillise''
Soon after the attack had been deitv-
cred the French In their newly won
trench and TO the south Of II. near Fregi-
4, court. were attacked by strong German
waves, ordered 10 retake the lost ground
and stop the slow but steady French
ADVANCE on Sally. The Germans failed
at every point.
In this advance east Of Morval the
trench have captured nine 81 inch
,;.rman the War once
Britiah Line Inactive.
On the British front the ,nud left oy
the heavy aim . prevented any cor
siderable operations. but another trench
raid was made in the Arras REGION
scene Of many recent raids
II 4. believed that the Germans In
tend TO deliver heavy counter attacks
aya,nst the British about Thiepval y
the French south Of the Somme. OfnciAl
satements for the last two days and
again tonight mention heavy arul,ery
are evidently in preparation for infan.
try attacks. directed on the allied
trenches at those two points.
ro.nlght's British statement says:
There 10 little to report from tne
battle front except Of the enemy she'll
In Gueudecourt and is n~oignoorhooo
and OF ten enemy counter attacks In
the Thiepval area. which we severely
handled and repulsed.
Between July 1 and September 20.
besides large quantities OF other war
material. We captured and recovered
from the Somme battle front twenty
nine heavy guns and heavy howitsers'
ninety-two held guns and neld how.
itzers, lO3 trench artillery pieces ana
197 machine guns.
To-nisht's official French statement
says:
North Of the Somme we continued
u progress eastward OF Morval. We
repulsed a strong counter attack on
our newly conquered trench north OF
Fregicourt.
south Of the Somms the enemy's ar
tillery continues to display great &C
tivlty. principally in the sector or
Barleux-Belioy- Deniecourt.
III lls iva s ,''O
heavy artillery has taken under its
fire "A military station. where great
movements OF troops had been re-
ported. and caused q large fire.
Nine Guns Captured.
The French afternoon statement said
During our advance east Of Morval
We captured nine guns of Is nilli-
metres (SL inches).
Notwithstanding the very bad
weather U airmen bombarded the
aviation ground at Colmar. In .
night flight ninety bombs we're dropped
on ~searchlights and military build
ings at Z~eebrugge.
To-day's British statement ~
South Of the Ancrs there WAS inter-
nittent Smelling during tho light.
North OF Schwaben redoubt our artil-
lery caused many casualties among
enemy infantry on tho move.
The German statement follows
Army group OF Prince Rupprecht
North Of the Somme the artillery
activity assumed very great inten-
sity prior 10 the enemy's infantry at
tack. At most points the enemy's in
antry which attempted to advance
was kept under by our FIRE. A British
attack made betw cen MouQuet Farm
n Courcelette broke down com
pletely.
Hand 10 Hand Combat.
The enemy advancing near Eau
court rAbbaye only succeeded In
reaching our position near lie Sars,
where the British infantry was de-
feated by u infantry with severe
loss In hand to a fighting.
A French attack on the RancOurt-
B~ouchavesnes line broke down before
our lines.
Stubborn fghting took place yes
terday morning between Freglcourt
and RancOurt, where we lost some
trenches.