FIERCE BATTLE IN CHAMPAGNE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2608, 2 November 1915, Page 5

FIERCE BATTLE IN CHAMPAGNE

FURIOUS ATTACK BY THE GERMANS ENEMY REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSS By Telwrraph—Press Association—Copyright .. . Paris, October 31. A communique states: "The enemy's bombardment in Champagne developed with the greatest violence on a front of fivo miles from Hill 193. laliure Hill, and failure Village to La Courtine. "It was lollowed by an attack carried out by important masses of infantry, tho majority being men who had recently been at tho Russian front. Despito the vigour of tho attack, and the assailants' extreme desperation, the enemy suffered a serious defeat. "Our Ore decimated waves of tho attackors on tho whole front, the assailants only reaching tho summit of Tahure Hill. Everywhere else, especially on the front at tho village, where tho fighting was particularly obstinate, the Germans were completely, repulsed and driven back to the trenches, leaving a, very largo number of doad." HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. High Commissioner reports:— f London, November, 2.10 a.m. 111. Belgium our artillery destroyed the oitnmv's obeorvatoriea-" H «JYi;ie4 Ute events a'parted iu the Jf'reiicb offieisl

GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE: , . Amsterdam, October 31. A l>ernun conunumriuo states: Ihe Bavarians captured 1100 yards of French positions north-cast of Neiivillc. "The enemy, attacking in superior .numbers, captured a projecting portion of our trendies iiortli of Lo Mcsnil (between Perthes les Hurlus nnd°Vi]le sur Tourbo). "Wo stormed Taluire Hill after night-long fighting, capturing 1.200." TRENCHES AT NEUVILLE RECAPTURED. (Rec. November 1, 10.30 p.m.) _ . Paris, November 1. A, 1 a™ communique states:— We have recaptured tlio trenches at Neuvillc St. Vaast. Tlio onomy lauiichecl four heavy attacks at. La Courtine and "allure, all of which broke down, with heavy losses to the enemy."