Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-10-10 | Page 2 | Germans Lose Heavily in the Fight at Loos

repulsed by the Frenc-t. The Germans officially acknowledge that the French in their impetuosity penetrated the German trenches. In Lorraine a trench captured by the Germans yesterday on the road between Reillon and Leintrey was retaken today. to-day. Observers of the continued effective cannonading by the allied fleet of the German gun positions on the Belgian coat are of tho opinion that it is the prelude to an important land movement. GERMANS LOSE HEAVILY IN THE FIGHTAT LOOS French War Office Gives the British Troops Credit for Gaining a More or Less Important Victory. Bp-tal ribl, by Arrangement with Jnrton n.llr Telegraph .nri International N.w, Servtc. ) LONDON, Oct. 9. Fighting of the most sanguinary and persistent character char-acter continues along the Western front from the sea to the Swiss border. Attacking with determination and with seeming disregard for losses of men, the Germans, after bringing up groat armies of reserves have made desperate des-perate efforts during the past twenty-four twenty-four hours to recover their lost lines. Their chief efforts have been directed direct-ed principally against Loos and the hills east of Souchez, in Artois and Tnhure hill in Champagne. Loos and Tahure are tho two great danger points to the German positions tho first because it opens the way to drive through the extreme right of the Teuton lineM and the second because its tenure gives the French command of the Qerman supply railroads. Mass' Formation. In the northern fighting Paris says all German attacks were chocked with terrific losses. The assaults have been made in massed formation, one following follow-ing on the heels of the other with but short intervals between. So fierce and accurate is the fire of the allies' artillery, ar-tillery, machine guns and rifles, however, how-ever, that each attack has been swept back. The French admit the Germans secured a footing in one trench between Loos and tho Lens-Bothuue rdhd. Sir John Fronc.h, reporting on this fighting, says: "The Germans yesterday heavily bombarded the whole area we recently won, following it up with waves of infantry in-fantry on the whole front south of Loos to the Hohensollein. They were repulsed re-pulsed with heavy loss. Counter-attacking, we gained a trench west of Cite St. Elie. Groat numbers of enemy dead were left in front of our lines. Berlin Comment. Berlin's only comment on the fighting fight-ing in this district was: "'We've progressed southwest of lOOS. " What appeared to be a gathering of forces within the German Tin""! for an attack in forc.b against Tanure hill in i hampagne was broken up by the French artillery fire and a counter-attack against the knoll was completely