Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-23
ALLIES ADVANCE
ON BALKAN and
WESTERN line
British Gain Hundred Yards Or
German Trenches, Accord
ing to London Official
War Report.
vERDUN HEIGHTS TAKEN
Berlin and Athens Announce
Capture of Koritsa and
Kastoria by Invaders.

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Capture of Koritsa and
Kastoria by Invaders.
GREAT BATTLE STARTED
London, Aug. 22.-The British have
made further advance between Mar
tinpuich and Bazentin, where they
captured 100 yards of German
trenches, says a war office statement
tonight.
Paris, Aug 22.-The allies have
captured a series of heights west OF
the Vardar river on the Saloniki front,
says war office statement tonight.
On both wings, advance detachments
have fallen back before the counter
offensive of the Bulgarians.
Berlin, Aug. 22,-(By Wireless to
Sayville. )-Official announcement is
made by the Sofia war office that on
August 18 the Bulgarian left wing be-
gan a general offensive, advancing in
the Struma valley, occupying Demi
Hissar and establishing itself on the
left bank of the Struma after repulsing
the British and French near Seres.
The seizure of the road between
| Florina and Koritsa, as we'll as that
between koritsa and Kastoria is also
announced in the statement which
bears the date of August 20.
All the Serbian positions on the
Malka Niezeplanina, east of Banica
on the Macedonian front, have been
captured by troops of the central
powers, the war Office announced to-
day.
The French, adds the announce
ment, have been driven over the
Stuma between Buthkova and Tahi-
mos.
Bulgarians Take Two Towns.
Athens, Aug. 22.-(Via Paris.)-
The occupation of Kastoria ard
Corytsa by the Bulgarian troops is
confirmed. News from an official
source says that the German field
marshal, August Won Mackensen is
with the Bulgarians.
The military movements of the en-
tente allies are hindered by the flight
of the civil population before the Bull
garian advance.
T. Kastoria is twenty-five miles south
of Mvnastir, on the extreme left of
the entente front in Macedonia 1t
lies about thirty miles southwest of
Florina, and its occupation indicates
that the Bulgarians are pressing
southwark their movement on the al
lied left flank.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen was
reported at Kovel in July to direct
operations against the Russians in
Volhynia.
Action Becoming General.
Paris, Aug 22.-The fighting on
the Saloniki front is becoming more
general, says a Havas dispatch mailed
yesterday at Saloniki. In the Doiran
section Serbian troops have captured
Forts Kaimakadar and Cucurlu.
The heaviest fighting is on the front
northeast of Saloniki, on the left bank
of the Struma river, from Kaviala to
Barakli. On the western end of the
line hostilities are confined for the
most part to artillery.
Roumania May Join Entente.
All the morning newspapers com.
ment at length on the possibility oi
Roumania joining in the war. The
meetings that are in progress III
Bucharest are taken to mean that al
the various developments in the stu.
alton are being seriously considered
and the general tone of the commen'
is that the decisive moment for Rou'
manias action has arrived.
Operations of the Bulgarian arm.
les in Macedonia are interpreted il
some quarters as having been under
taken solely with view TO inhuenc'
ing the decision of Roumania. Or
all sides it is agreed that new phas,
in Balkan history is opening and the
discussion by the press of the variou:
diplomatic phases of the Roumaniar
situation is followed by an examina
ton of the strength of the Rouman
ian army.
The statement is made on gooc
authority that the number of Rou
: manian troops that can be mobilizec
exceeds 100000, and that the army i.
; in the best of condition after loni
preparation.
Greeks and Bulgars Fight.
London. Aug. 22.-Greek troop!
have been fighting the Bulgarians il
the vicinity of Seres since Sunday
morning, says an Athens dispatch tc
the Exchange Telegraph company.
: The Greek commander at Seres hal
, called to arms all the reservists il
that locality, says the dispatch. Tha
the fighting is of stubborn charac
ter is indicated by the fact that ;
large number of Greek soldiers hav,
been killed.
1t was stated in a Paris dispatcl
yesterday that the Fourth Greek arm,
corps had fallen back from Seres a
we'll as from Kavala and Drama
Seres is an important city of abou
{ 10000 population, forty-five mile
: northeast of Saloniki.
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