The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-09-15
Happenings
of the World
Tersely Told
European War News

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Russian attempts to capture the
town of Halizc, on the Dniester in Ga
licia, regarded as the key to the de-
Tense of Lemberg from the southeast,
have been frustrated by the TeutOnic
forces, says Berlin.
A general offensive throughout the
Balkan country, threatening the Bull
garians from the north and south and
the Austrians in Transatlantic, is on In
full force. Vienna admits that the
Austrian troops have withdrawn be-
fore the Roumanian advance. Bucha-
rest claims the occupation of Csik-
SZedera.
The Belgisch Dagblad announces
that the German authorities have
seized f30,OO0,0OO (S150,OOO0OO), which
had been placed in the Golfers of the
Belgian National bank, in consequence
of the suspension of the moratorium.
eff the entente and anti-VenizeliSt
factions can only keep quiet for ten
days and not embroil the situation
Greece's entry into the war will be a
settled fact" said a prominent Greek
official to a correspondent at Athens.
IF not" he added. 'it is the end Of
Greece"
Bucharest reports to London that as
result of bombardment the Bulgarian
cities of Widin, Lom-P alanka and Ro-
hoya were set on fire. The Bulgarians
are evacuating Varna, their principal
port on the Black sea.
Loss of ground west of Shypot, in
the Carpathians, near Fable, is admit
ted by Berlin in the official wah state
ment. Attacks by the Russians from
the sea to the Carpathians also are
reported.
According to reports from Germany
received at Berne," says a dispatch to
London, "the dismissal of Gen. Erich
Won Falkenhayn as chief Of the Ger
man general staff was due to his sug-
gestion Of a complete change in Ger
many's war plans which Emperor Will
liam Indignantly rejected"
Official announcement was made at
Berlin that the German and Bulgarian
forces that are invading Dobrudja,
eastern ROumania, have captured the
ROumanian fortress of Silistria, on the
Danube, near Bucharest, the Rouma.
MAN capital.
The destruction Of the American con-
Sulate at Alexandretta, Asiatic Turkey,
during bOmbardment by entente al
lied warships is announced at Berlin
in a delayed Turkish official report
dated September 4.
The allies have lost more than mill
lion men in killed, wounded and miss
ing since the grand offensive against
the central powers opened with Rus
sian attack three months ago. This
estimate was made by German military
experts at Berlin, who said they
thought it conservative.
While the German-Bulgar army
which captured the forts and city of
Turtukal is attacking the enemy posi-
tons to the north, another Bulgar
army is making rapid progress In a
advance along the Roumanian Black
sea coast. The capture Of three i'm
portant port cities, Belchik, Kavarna
and Kaliarka, is announced by the Bull
garian war Office at Sofia.
With more than 10000 Roumanians
captured by the Bulgar-TeutOnic forces
which stormed Tutrakan and it's seven
forts the invasion Of Roumania, which
is now threatening Bucharest, and the
sweep across Dodrudja to cut the main
Roumanian line of communication with
the Black sea port Of COnstanZa con-
tinues. The capture of Turakan is Of
fcially announced by Berlin and con.
firmed by Petrograd.
The French have captured the Ger
man first line trenches over front Of
one mile on the Verdun front, the
Paris war office announced.