WESTERN FRONT.
I'he High Commissioner reports. London, October 7 (5.15 p.m.):—There was "a violent: enemy bombardment in the course of the night along the whole front. North of La Scatpe four successive counter-at-tacks against the positions recently captured by the French have been completely repulsed. In the Champagne the iho end of a. day of obstinate counter-attacks against the positions they- had just lost north of Tahure, were everywhere repulsed. ’ 'Hie enemy losses were very licaav.
At Lcs Fparges (.Meuse Heights) the French exploded two mines, seriously damaging the enemy works. hi Loiraine a .strone enemy reconnaissance tried to reach the Ficiu-h trenches at Alhicnville, hut it was stopped by wire entanglements and repulsed by the French curtain of fire, and infantrv iur.
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Evening Star, Issue 15929, 8 October 1915, Page 4
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