GERMAN HOLD IN FRANCE PRECARIOUS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2558, 4 September 1915, Page 5

GERMAN HOLD IN FRANCE PRECARIOUS

, ALLIED officers are optimistic ARMIES ARE AWAITING THE BIG CLASH IN THE BEST OF SPIRITS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright mi /-t i , xt . , London, September 2. The Central News Agency correspondent in-northern France states that the sustained vigour of the French .bombardment in 'the Argonue and tho Vosges. is having accumulative effect on the enemy, wlio confess to inferiority by the fact that lie is linkiug t up liis defences on a new line in anticipation of the need of falling back, , . The' Germans several times attempted to leavo tho trenches at Souchez, in the Argonne and the Vosges, but were always repulsed.: Tho French front lino of trenches bristle with machine-guns, supported by heavy batteries. Tho German'position in a ravine at Courte Chausee, in the-Argonne, was bombardod with, 80,000 shells.in four hours,' and with magnificent effect. The Allied officers - aro alf optimistic. The armies aro awaiting the big clash in the.best of spirits. .Tho Germans aro sending back large stores to town's in the rear of tho lines iu Belgium. / •V , . , . ' HEAVY: (ARTILLERY STRUGGLE IN THREE SECTORS. • • ' ■ ' 1 ' London, September' 2. ';. '& Paris -communique reports .'—There is a particularly heavy - artillery struggle in the Artois, Argonne, and-Vosges, French batteries silenced tho . enemy..- ~ '' GRENADE FIGHTING AND ARTILLERY DUELS. London, September 2. A Paris communique states:—There was'grenade fighting at- Souchez, and artillery engagements at -Neuville and Roye, audi in the .Vosges. V • 'A BERLIN COMMUNIQUE. London, September 2. 'X Berlin commumquo states:—ln' ail attack on August 31 wo captured tho Lingekopf-Barrenkopf position, and repulsed all counter-attacks. GERMAN BARRACKS BOMBARDED. v r , . (llec. September 3, 11.30 p.m.) : ' V September 3.. , A' French' airman-safely flew over Brussels and bombed tbe Landsturmers' ' Barracks at Etterbeck, damaging them'greatly. Ho'also bombed -and destroyed a neighbouring gas factory, killing and wounding the .majority of the staff. I