The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-22
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.

Friday OCt. Io.-lu du dCtdCh d1O1S
a 25-mile front from Ypres to Loos in
tie Artois region General John French
claims the British took the main
trench in the famous HohenZollern re-
doubt, trenches behind Vermellse-Hul-
hich road near st. Ellie and the edge
of quarries held by the Germans
The Russians have driven the Ger
mans back at Dvinsk, Petrograd re-
ports. Berlin claims the Russians are
halted in Galicia.
In the Balkans, Bulgarians cut
part of the Serbian railroad between
Nish and Trahmya.
Russians are massing at Odessa.
Italians took II islands in the east
ern Mediterranean.
Saturday, Oct. 16.-Field Marshal
Won Mackensen, directing the opera
tions of the Serbian drive, reports
the storming of Vranova mountain,
south of Semendria, and Of Smolpinao
village, east of PoZarevac, while Bull
garian troops, pressing on the Serbian
border to the south, are declared to
have forced frontier passes at several
points and to have taken the eastern
forts of Zajecar, some five miles over
the border in Serbia and about forty
miles northeast of Nish
Special dispatches from Nish esti-
mate the Teutonic losses in the Ser
bian campaign up to Thursday night
o.
ed.
Great Britain's declaration of war
on Bulgaria has been followed up by
a declaration of blockade of the Bull
garian ports on the AEGEAN sea.
On the western front, the Germans
record the repulse Of an attack on
their positions northeast of Vermelles,
where the British hold the line, and
the blocking of a trench assault at
various points in the Champagne dis
trict notably east of Aubrieve
German troops are also declared to
have carried out successful move for
improving their positions on Hart
Weilerkopf.
Sunday, Oct. -German-Austrians
have gained complete possession of
strong heights south of Belgrade in
Serbia. Southwest of Semendria Gen
eral Won Gallwitz has thrown the Ser
bans across the Ralpa river, breaking
through a strong line Of defense.
Bulgarians claim to have forced
passage Of frontier mountains between
Zeatigar and Kniazevac thirty miles
northeast Of Nish, and cut the Nish-
Danube railroad and captured the
crest of Glogovic amountain
Berlin and Petrograd both claim
gains in the Russ fighting. The Ger
mans claim the Russians were driven
back as far as the Missa with a loss
og 1000 prisoners, only five being Of
flcers.
In the west the Germans admit evac-
uating the west slope of Hartsmann's-
Weillerkopf
Monday, Oct. 18.-The resignation of
Sir Edward Carson from the coalition
British cabinet indicates the acute
ness of the crisis in Great Britain
over cOnScr1pC1On. or EuWdfu auFO-
Gated the movement.
Germany claims in a report to
Count Won Bernstorff. minister to the
U. S., that Teutonic submarines have
sunk % ships, four being transports,
within the past few weeks in the
Mediterranean.
A Danish report says with the ex-
ception of one cruiser, the Turkish
navy and all Turkish shipping has
been obIiterated from the seas.
Russ armies are reported invading
Bukowina
The Bulgarians were repulsed along
their whole line, London reports. More
allied troops are being rushed to the
front
The entente allies have captured
Strumnitza, strong position north of
Saloniki
Anglo-French troops have been
landed at Erncs, European Turkey, on
the AEGEAN Sea, and seized the only
railroad leading from Bulgaria into
Turkey.
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