Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03

region of Baranovitchi the Russians
have delivered some attacks, while as
sanlts Of greater proportions have been
launched by the Teutons Berlin and
Petrograd claim that all enemy attacks
invariably have been repulsed. s,,s
In the Carpathian regions largo events
are expected in the Immediate future
by virtue of Rumanian junction with
to have captured several Carpathian
passes in conjunction with the Ruma-
mans, and 1t is declared that at least q
half dozen routes have been opened into
Hungary. The Rumanian armies. VINO
are declared to be cooperating. under
the general scheme laid out by and under
the direction Of Gen. Letchitsky. who
has almost completely overrun Buko-
wina,, are to bring. grave menace TO
the Austro-Hunsarian forces operating
in the Carpathians. for by crossing into
Hungary a few miles to the southwark
of the present Russ-Rumanian point OF
junction they will be enabled to draw
behind the enemy armies and practically
cut them off from friendly forces as we'll
as destroy their lines of communication
The menace to Hungary from this sec
ton alone is deemed great at the pres
ent moment
Although there has been sharp fight
ing at widely separated periods along
the western front, bad weather cond1-
lions practically halted general efforts
on the part of the allies. The Germans
generally are declared to be on, the
defensive, such attacks as they have
registered during the week being OF
offensive-defensive character. The Ger
mans delivered several attacks against
the British in the vicinity of High
Wood, and are declared to have made
Martinpuich advanced across short
salient They have delivered several
attacks in the general vicinity of Po-
zieres, but Berlin declares that these
u h
also advanced slightly to the south of
Estrees though Germans claim to have
regained some positions.
The battle before Verdun continued
during the greater part of the week,
the Fren C h
French in Gains claiming some
in Verdun Region. yioin,tv Of
Fleury and Thiaumont work. The Ger
mans delivered several fierce attacks
at Fleury. but all of these were re-
pulsed according to Paris. The Teu-
tonic armies have shown more agrees
sive tendencies in Lorraine, where they
have made repeated, but futile, attacks.
The Italian armies have made their
chief gains in the Fassa Alps area and
have advanced beyond Monti Curial, ac-
cording. - Rome. The fighting has been
sharp, but the Italians declare that the
Austrians are entirely on the defensive
In the general direction of Triest the
Italians have been enabled to straight
en- some of their lines on the Carso
Austrians keep up continual sheihns
of Gorilla and those towns imm ediately
to the east, which now are held by Gen.
Cadorna's men.
I Russians and Turks are locked In
death grip in the regions of the near
east. In the Lake Van section the
Turks claim to have inflicted striking
defeat upon the Russians, but RUSSIA
on the other hand insists that her re-.
Gently inaugurated offensive In this
section moves smoothly and that the
Turks have been routed at several
points. The advance in the general d.
rectfon of Slvas from ErZingan contin-
ues slowly, but surely. according to
Petrograd.