In the West.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 24, 27 September 1915, Page 5

In the West.

18 THIB THE DRIVE? "*i : '' ; ' ?)*'.* •■''.■ ; ■ ; '' ''' . ■■.'•'' * SPLENDIDFRENCH ADVANCE OF """ ( - r ""' : ■' .•■ ■■■ ■ '-'' '■ - ••'; , "> ,| ';/ft'<''>fl •' ■ r ['• ■•- «■ '''.' TERRIFIC BAT^ti >^OCRE6S, &>n - >><■ ■•'%' * r-'-'M oi'i/ ' ; w -■ i'-1' j A FWONT OF FIFTEEN MiLes! capture: of n f w>o; Germans. s ! - !Mttii» , -yJßfeß*' >1 ' AsSsotMrioifr; ! ' '*= •' r. r •',•>■ -I "!■<;■, -%>■• ■ ?,-'•* ' .".it..:: , ; • •>'.'■ ■'--'5 Paris',' 26;' ' \ Official i Jh 'a, terrific, battle in Champagne, the French penetrated the German lines on affront of "■ fifteen'miles a depth of two and a-half miles at some points. They captured twelve U'-.i thousand Germans. Stubborn figtrfrmg' &>ntmu©fek - 1 " ■■:[■:.vmi: »•"' ■«=' , ' i ' •'"■<■ *ljJ.l?# '■'' iyiiV.'-. 1 " I'/'" ''>;-t <: -''; BRITISH TRENCHES PENETRATED, 400 d : • |>: " •■'■-" yards. - ,ul ;:; " ,: '-"' '•■iVU'i t:?', ;■:.'•-? - ; 3<. i.' ■ > ; . ■.'■':' ;: :; • ' (Received ( §'.'Sß i, a , .m.)' .'" i '' ( , '"'■••'^ltMiattft 1 , kep'fehiber 2'6. r Official: Thtf : the of- -* tensive'.arid "hide's" of trenches'south of La Bailee Canal and penetrated'four/-, thousand yards in some instances. •'-' Sir John French reports' that yesterday wo captured five .miles of tren- . /ches south of La Bassee Canal, penetrating four thousand yards. We also ' captured six hundred yards at Hooge. MOVING IN THE WEST. - GERMANS ACKNOWLEDGE RE- ■'• 1 ' .'•';." VERSE. : Amsterdam, September 26. 'A German communique • states:— the entire front from the sea to the Vosges, the enemy's fire increased, being, especially violent eastward of-.Ypres/andfrom the Champagne to the*Argonne. \ j After severe artillery preparations, \ lasting, at some points for fifty hours/ the expected attack tagim/the British attacking between the Ypres, Roulers an% Comines railways. Their attack on the northern wing was repulsed after hand to hand fighting, in front of and in our" positions. They further attacked north-east an<i south-east, of 4 Amentiere a,, d northward of La Bas- .-,•■. , «ee canal. '■l It'ia only now known that on the of the 23,rd the French penei trated our battered trenches near -_ . Souchez, We ejected them on Friday, , again repulsing them near Souchez, -.arid on both sides of Neuville. From Prosnes in the Champagne to the Arl gonne the French attacked, but at most points were repulsed partly by ; i* our strong; artillery, and partly by intantry and machine gun fir©.' The retreating enemy columns suffered considerably from heavy artillery and ' machine gun fire; Hand to hand fight- • \ ihg continues at : some points on the frori£. ,