THE WESTERN THEATRE

Grey River Argus, 22 October 1915, Page 5

THE WESTERN THEATRE

1 GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED. HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED. ! (Recd.\.B.si> p.m.) LONDON, October 21. Sir John French reports as follows The enemy yesterday afternoon al tacked the trenches a*?* quarries t Hullueh, but our fire completely gtoi , ped an infantry" attack across the opei A number of bombing attacks in th neighbourhood of the Hohenzollern R< doubt and Fosseight were repulse ', with very severe losses. I GENERAL FRENCH'S REPORT. LONDON, October 20. Sir John French heports y — with forty^eight battalions includin From the Church the line bend south-east to the north-west slope c Hill 7©, and runs along the wester slopes of the Loos Church, whenc the runs due west back to our ol line. I The chord of the salient we create in the enemy's line is seven thousan yards in length, and the depth of th salient at the chalk pit is 3,2 c yards. I Since the 28th the enemy have bee reinforced, and attacked our"" froi with fortye-ight battalions includin a division of Guards. The enemy attacked this afternoc between the Quarries and Hullu< but were everywhere repulsed.