Show LOSS HEAVY IN OFFENSIVE NEAR LOOS Germans Repulsed Southeast Southeast Southeast South South- i east of St. Neuville-St. Paris Says PARIS Oct 9 p p. m. m The m.-The Th r reports ports of the night indicate that th the German losses In he offensive o of y yesterday against the positions of th the allies near neat Loos were very heavy Thu This information was given out by bythe bythe bythe the French war office this afternoon Other violent attacks on the par part of the Germans southeast of Neu Neu- St. ville-St. were completely re re- re pulsed All the French advances o of recent lays days have been maintained There has been fairly spirited cannonading cannonading can can- in the sector of ot a awell as aswell well as at and A G German counter attack last nighat night nigh at the tho farm in the Champagne Cham- Cham Chain Cham district w was s checked by the French To the southeast of there has been been beena a violent bombardment at attended attended attended at- at tended by the use o of suffocating shells In the Argonne Argon ne French Tench batteries s put an end to German artillery fire in inthe inthe inthe the sector of St. St Thomas Germans Germani Repulsed In the Lorraine district several German German German Ger Ger- man have been completely completely com corn repulsed repulse The statement follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows The reports of ot last night set forth that the German losses in the of offensive offensive ot- ot movement undertaken yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day against Loos and the positions to the north and to the south of Loos actually held by o our r troops were very heavy The assault was made by three successive and very dense formations of men followed by detachments ii In column form All these troops were cut down by the combined fire o of at atour our infantry m machine chine guns and ar ar- ar tillery Only a few detachments of the Germans were successful In se securing securing securing se- se curing a footing in a trench recently conquered by us between Loos Laos and the roadway from Lens to Bethune Other local attacks but equaling these hese in violence have been repeated against our positions to the southeast of ot St. Neuville-St. but they were repulsed All the progress I maintained by us In the last few days has been maintained I Ihas Spirited Cannonading There has been a fairly spirited cannonading in which both sides took part in the sectors of as well wel I as in the region of ot and i I In the Champagne district a German German German Ger Ger- man counter attack delivered last night at a point to the he east of the farm was was was' definitely checked by a curtain of artillery fir fire The only action undertaken by the enemy against the advance made bj by brus byus bjus us ye yesterday to the southeast of Ta Ta- hure hurl consisted of oJ a violent bombardment bombard bombard- ment meat coupled with the use of at shells which asphyxiated and caused irritation irritation tion then of the eyes On the western boundary of the Argonne Argonne Argonne Ar- Ar gonne the activity of French batteries put an an end to the German yerman cannonading ing directed against Our ur trenches Inthe in inthe inthe the sector of St. St Thomas In Lorraine several strong trong recon- recon reconnoitering parties of the enemy took part in an attack against our ur advanced posts in the forest of ot Per- Per PerI I roy All AU these endeavors were completely completely com corn repulsed On the front between between be between tween Reillon and one of these hese German attacking attacking- parties after having having- secured a footing In one of our first line Une positions was in part driven out There has been been no notable Incident on the remainder of the front |