German Statements.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6504, 4 October 1915, Page 5

German Statements.

Rsc Oct 2, 2 30 pm Amsterdam, Ocfc 1 A tfernmn communique statrs :—• Monitors unsuccessfully bombarded Lorabartzyde and Middlekerke. The British troops did not attempt \o re-attack on Thursday. Oar counter-attacks north of Loos, though severely opposed, progressed. Erench attempts to advance east of Souchez and north of Neuville failed. A strong hostile attack eastward of .Auberive failedli /AU.tUe French attacks were under--sV^eu by detachments of seven diflerceot divisions and were unsuccessful. ur captures in Champagne total &veu thousand. • -Successful minings damaged the preach positions at Vauquois. ':, French airmen bombed Leninlicter- •■ »$, killing eight Erench civilians. ..-juauflered no losses. 4 UecOct a, 12.0 pm Amsterdam, Oefc 2 AUerman communique says :— The British on Friday night tried rS apfcuie %rmud ta*en by »s, but tailed, surferiug heavy blooay losses. i|»e French attacks south.\Yest of **$** eastward of Souchez, and *>or«wardof Neuville were repulsed. . UiQ uu°iber of prisoners taken has "KWMod to 106 officers and 3,642 J»n- Tweuty-six machine guns have teen captured The French attacking eastward of p^oenve penetrated a single point. I *• and took seventy !|^ ; the remainder fell. • '%.\ bTo?Z ht dowu an aeroplane, Ir q mother, in fl ameß| fell at Soia-