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Show 'ter the French defenses proved Futile ex-"'Hit ex-"'Hit in the Vnjges, where, attacking tho Freueh trenrhes from Liujrkopf to Rnr-rcnkopf. Rnr-rcnkopf. nsiiie asphyxiating shells, a tomporarv font hold was gained by the German b, and at Schrarnelle, where the French were forced to evanmte an ad vanced t rench before a gigantic flame of burning liquid. Trenches held by the French on Hartmanaweilerkopf were taken b.v storm by Germar forces, but were regained hv a counter attack hv .night. ' ' West of Souchez, the scene of a bit terlv contested battle for possession of the graveyard some weeks ao. the German Ger-man report states a French t rench was captured and every occupant fc-ll at the point of the bayonet. Tn the Argonne. where the crown prince 's army has resumed its attack, bomb and hand-grenade fighting, followed fol-lowed by furious bombardment with heavy caliber guns against the valley of Fontaine aux Charmes and the Haraze-Sainte Haraze-Sainte Hubert road, failed to net the Germans any gain. t GERMANS TAKE FRENCH TRENCH WEST OF SOU CHEZ iSp 'i' rble by Arrangement with London Dally 1 Telegraph and Interna tiOLal News Service. ) LONDON7. Sept- 10. With a terrifia a artillery duel raging on every mile of the western battle front from the sea H to the Vosges. the Germans during the 1 m past twenty-fonr hours have launched i in the Argonne and in the Vosges a series of attacks which, for ferocity and K for the wide variety of engines of war- fare employed, surpass any previous ef fort on either of ' the major fronts, i Asphyxiating shells, bombs, grenades k of all descriptions, burning liquid, artil lery of every caliber and mining operations opera-tions all contributed to work in the climax of the action, meant, for the I", moment at least, the storming by forces p armed with rifle and bayonet. But everywhere these attempts to bat- |