MONDAY

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 7 October 1915, Page 3

MONDAY

German Attacks Fail—British Gains Held —Progress in Champagne— Russian Front Secure

The Germans haye made determined efforts to wrest back the ground won by the British in Northern France. Apart from one slight gain they were unsuccessful, and Sir John French reports that the British positions .are now firmly consolidated, While the German attacks have gnown weaker.

A feature of the allied offensive has been the use of aircraft. British airmen damaged main railway lines in 15 places, and partially wrecked five or six trains. The French have been equally active,

JB-us^ian military critics claim that the German offensive has been arrested from Eiga to Pinsk.

The allies have intimated to Bulgaria that they will assist Servia v if she is attacked. Austrian and German officers are arriving in Bulgaria to take an active part in directing the army. . This is stated by Sir Edward Grey to be news of the ytmost gravity.

'Tne American Government is so with the success of the British methods of dealing with submarines that it is studying thei"U. American estimates place the number of German submarines crunk at 60,