New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27

lasting throughout the greater part OF the
day. English and Scottish battalions drove
the enemy from his positions and accom-
plished the task allotted TO them Of securing
the flank Of our principal attack.
In their advance our troops relieved two
companies Of Argyll and Sutherland High
landers, who had held out with great gal
lantry during the night in a forward posi-
ton in which they had been isolated by the
enemy's attack yesterday morning
In the afternoon the enemy delivered an
other counter attack in great strength in
this sector. where fierce fighting Is still con-
tinuin2.
Further north Australian troops cleared
the remainder of Polygon Wood and captured
IA German trench system to the east of it.
which formed their detectives for the day
On their left English Scottish and Welsh
battalions penetrated the enemy's defence 10
depth Of nearly a mile. stormed Zonnebeke
and gained the line Of their objectives.
During the afternoon counter attack d.
rected against our new positions east OF
Polygon Wood was repulsed.
Over one thousand prisoners have been
taken in these operations. A very large
number Of German dead have been found on
the ground captured, and the enemy's losses
both in our attacks and in his subsequent
counter attacks, have again been heavy
GERMAN
BERLIN, Sept 25-The Battle Of Elan.
uerH, between LanEcmRrcR and hOllebPke-
a front of fifteen kilometres-s continues
The enemy has succeeded in places in pene-
trating rs far one kiometre deep into our
fighting zone, where desperate fighting is
proceeding.
CDAY) On the Flanders battlefront the
artillery action has again been strongly re-
vived since yesterday. In the morning our
troops recaptured, by a strong assault, part
OF the territory north of the Menin-Yp pres
road, which we lost Thursday.
With the closest concentration of their ar
tillery fire. and employing large forces, the
British attempted to pus. rs back again by
violent counter attacks four times repeated.
The enemy was repulsed and the ground re-
captured between Polygon Wood and the
hiqhroad was maintained by US. In addi-
ton 20 sanguinary losses the British lost
over $50 prisoners
Front Of the German Crown Prince-Be-
fore Vcriun the artillery battle developed at
intervals To one Of great violence on the
eastern bank Of the Meuse. South Of Beau
mont the French delivered a fruitless attack
against the trenches we captured recently.
The enemy lost fifteen airpanes yesterday.
FRENCH
PARIS, Sept % tDAY) Our detach::
ments penetrated the German lines south OF
Cerny, northwest of Bermericourt, and in
the Champagne, near lahure- we brought
back ten prisoners
II IA confirmed after che Interrogation OF
prisoners that the fruitless attack made by
the Germans against our position north of
Chaume Wood on September q cost them
very heavy losses. The number OF prisoners
l,f. in our hands has reached 1872
tNIGHTJ On September % two Ger
man airplanes were brought down in combat
and two others were seriously damaged. Rail
way stations at Roulers and Lichtervelde, in
Belgium cantonmen.s at Nantillois. and sta
tons at Brieulles. Metz and Woippy were
copiously sprinkled with projectiles by our
escadrilles.