THE WESTERN FRONT

Inangahua Times, 2 October 1915, Page 3

THE WESTERN FRONT

Copenhagen October r. It iS reported that a German munition factory at"Keinsdorf was blown up on August 83rd. '■' 24a were, killed jtad many finjuteoV Paris Oct 1.

Accounts dwell on the impetuosity of the French dasn in Champagne, Never carfthe acts r-f devotion and selfsacnficeinlhe inferno of shell and machine gun fire} be: narrated. , ■

Despite the great destruction "of en* tanglerhents great stretches of wire ie\ rnained, and in negot'aiiong these and bombing the trenches everything that was heroic was displayed. ;. The fire from sunken German machine guns explains the enormous proportion of leg wounds amoung the French, • GERMAN TRENCHES DESTROYED Paris October 1, A communique states;— Our heavy artillery in Belgium, supported by the British Fleet's action against the coa|t batteries, exploded several mines outs ( side Beuvraignsj wrecking German tranches. We gained ground northward of Meinil and further east between Hili 199 and northward of Massiges and the Ville Sur Tourbe and Cernay road. We made prisoners of a number at the latter point, The enemy countersattacked and re* gained a footing in a worjc named Des late Tate, A s§cori<J and more violent counter* attack in the same sector was repulsed ■ With heavy enemy losses. The total field and heavy guns captured since the 25th in the Champagne front is 121, " A A squadron of the aeroplanes dropped seventy two bombs on Guigni* court railway station aria* were appars e ntiy effective; The squadron returns; ed safely. ; .'•'■■'.(

German Communique.

_...._.., Berlin Sept 30. A commuutque states; The enemy . continued "their efforts on Wednesday to break through in Champagne. Wejtflew up the position occupied ' by two 1 English companies southward of the Ypres—Merlin Road Our countersattack north of' Loos progressed/slowly The French penetrated two small sections. , . ' of our lines southward of Souchez and fighting continues. We repulsed a French attack south of Arras, Bitter battles are o curing between Rbeirns and Argonrie. An enemy brigade ol, St.Mariepy broke our outer line of trens ches and encountered our reserves, who captured 800 and exterminated the remainder, , . Other French attacks on the Sorry ~nßeph«3auaia. Road-were repulsed after bitter handstoshand fighting. We lost a position north of Massiges which was badly exposed to the enemys flanking fire, . The "Koelnische Eeitung states that extraordinary severe fighting took place in the centre of the front at east Aubreville. The trench attacked under the-pro-tection of the heaviest artillery.fire sur« passing the battle of the 25th, but were repulsed with severe losses. The weather is bad but is clearing up; Rotterdam Oct, 1 Twenty-one Allies' aeroplanes boms bed Aix La Cnapelle. It is reported that Rotterde, an imt portant strategic ' railway junction is afire. French Official

PARIS, Oct I. A ' communique says:—We progressed eastward of Meuville and northward of Massiges. The German counter attacks at Givenchy wood and at Champagne were compeletely repulsed.