FRENCH FIERCELY ATTACKED IN THE VOSGES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2593, 15 October 1915, Page 5

FRENCH FIERCELY ATTACKED IN THE VOSGES

AN ABORTIVE ONSET

THREE AIR RAIDS ON THE ENEMY'S

COMMUNICATIONS

By Telegraph—Press Afieociation— Oopyji^Jit

-A communique states: "We completely repulsed , heavy bombardment of our positions north-east of Souchez the 2S th P o a Oi C so lariy intenßS artiUery engaeement afc between ium" W ° iave further P ro e rcsse(l from trench to trench east of the Trapez-

_ "The enemy renewed 1 the attaok in the Vosges after an irtillar,tion on the wjiole of his front. Thtfvassault on the whole failed Th/P 2?®"" at one gained a footing in our first line trenches on a front of Stwem m and 80 yards Our counter-attacks recaptured portion of the lost ground A squadron of nineteen aeroplanes dropped 140 bombs on the railwav «t, tion at Bazancourt. Another squadron of eighteen bombed the juic ion at near^Van^ivilfo.'' 1531 " aUd * th ' rd 6qUa<l:roll bom * ed railway line

FURIOUS GERMAN ATTACKS HEAVILY REPULSED

(Rec. October 14, 10.15 p.m.)

A French official communique states: "The enemy * tacks northeastwards of Souchez, and also near the cross road<s at VJ 3 and the redoubt in the Givenchy. forest. Despite his furious a SS au ts Y tbi enemy only penetrated a few sections of our trench in thn I 1 , 9 Elsewhere the Germans were repulsed with heavy -losses."- ron °iy lorest.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT

The High Commissioner reports

■ "In the .Vosges the enemy's attack was dispersed."-

GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE,

(Roc. October 14, 9 p.m.)

"*» Si, 1 ?'.,. ayKss k B«aj „, ing down completely. ' ° ral groups of troo PS 'break"The French havo lost a portion of their nositions nn ti,„ i Sehratzmaunello." P '° M on th 9, western slope of

SIGNS OF ANOTHER GREAT OFFENSIVE

(Rec. October 14, 8,45 p.m.)

German correspondents in the Champagne t eoion °mm r?^ 4 e 13 ' tinuous artillery duel, foreshadowing the resumption of General offeii-"