The Chitina leader., 1915-10-05


along the western front still being pushed and reporting
further at various points along the front The most
notable advance made yesterday the ArtOes region
the vicinity of Souchez the wedge driven into the German lines
last Saturday and Sunday being further extended until
the the Teuon positions along this whole section
extreme danger of being captured with losses unless
alignment of their advance trenches is made
Additional progress also reported in the Champagne dis
c while the heavy German counter attack by the
army of the Crown Prince the Argonne repulsed with
tremendous losses to the The soldiers the French
trenches here the ground in front Of the German
trenches covered with the enem dead and wounded
venture into the between the bgrens for the
escung the wounded DEATH that the wounded
compelled to lay the ground uncared for and the battle is
being fought Their heads The Germans the Argonne
delivered tremendous attacks against the French lines
they easily rpused The fighting here has been
consistent all than at other point the 'front.' and
estimated that in the battles of the last few days. and the
engagements this summer the army of the Crown
Prince has lost hundred thousand men.
Back of the German nes all available of anspor-
n being used to take the wounded the base hospitals
The German trains crowded. and the wounded being
carried away by the tens of thousands All thorough this
tion from Tou to Verdun farther north the French
the creeping slowly but steadily the direction of
German stronghold of Metz
LONDON Sept 28-Reports concerning the fighting on
the eastern battle front indicate that the battle still favorng
the armies the Gar along the southern end of her line
grad unociay that the Russians have reached the
portant railway junction of Koval the line which runs
through Chom and Lubn The Americans and Germans
been steadily falling back since Mackensen and the Archuke
Frederick forced the Prlpet
marshes The heaviest fighting along the whole front the
north where Hndenberg and Russky fighting great duel
with hundreds of thousands of for the possession of Dvnsk
The Germans have been checked all their attacks heretofore
and although progress has been made they still far
from accomplishing the end desired Hnenberg regroup-
ing his forces for another great blow desperate effort
to drive the Russians out of the city.
BERLIN, Sept 28-The Office in an official statement
issued this morning that the allied offensive in the
has been definitely checked by the Teuton forces and that
Germans have not only stopped the enemy reganed
considerable of the lost territory by charges
PETROGRAD Sept. 2S-The military authorities here
overoyed when the of the allied offensive the
received They believe that the French ina
tive will spoil the plans the Germans in Russia regarding
the contemplated invasion of Serbia The Russians
Tending Dnsk with great energy and the troops under General
Russky holding out subboly against tremendous driving
attacks OF huge numbers of the enemy So far the Russians
have held their and being rushed to the front
to ward off the anticipated last great effort of Hndenberg to
capture the city
BERLIN, Sept. 2S-The war Office issued an additional
Official statement today rectng that Mackensen army in
southeast of Poland had forced its the Syr be-
low the fortress of Lutzk and that the Russians after being
badly defeated in full retreat north of Dubno and
along the entire front in this section of the battle line.
PARIS, Sept. 29-The Office issued official
munue this morning announcing that the estimate of the Ger
man losses the offensive the vas commenced last
Saturday had been placed This estimate
tive and includes killed. wounded and prisoners The fighting
in the Champagne country continues uninterrupted both sides
attacking and making counter attacks The heavy boom of the
artillery ceases and the in the trenches being
attack Serbia within fifteen days Apparently this conincdes
region the French offensive has not been checked and their
progress continues slowly but steadily the Teutons being
PEELED to gradually retire trenches The forward
ment here has taken definite direction north of Cassiges
Yesterday thousand Germans surrendered in this vicinity
SALONIKI, Sept 29It is reported here that precise
agreement bewteen Bulgaria and the Central powers has been
concluded and signed by the pepotentares of all the
tries affected Under this Bukara has promised to
declare Serbia on October Is.
LONDON Sept. 29-The allied governments are keeping
watcful Bulgaria. and although that she will
fight with the central powers who have dountess promised
the whole OF MACEDONIA and is apparently preparing to attack
Serbia Sofia is showing signs of hesitation and her
assuring the allies that the mobilization of the army
not Yet the withdrawal of her consus from Serbia
may be construed unrendy act and the warning given
by Sir Edward Grey the Commons yesterday has support
of all the allied nations and there still doubt about