The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-15

London. Sept. 13.-The French in
fantry started a vigorous offensive
along front of six kilometers. north
of the Somme, from the Combles re-
gipn to the river, and in half an hour
took an entire first line of German
trenches, says the official communica-
ton. Another portion of French forces
carried system of trenches along the
road from Bethune to Peronne. Pris-
oners to the number of 500 had been
taken when the report was filed.
London, Sept. 12. - The British
troops in their advance across the
Struma in the region of Lake Tahinos.
have driven the Bulgarians from four
villages, says a war office statement
of the operations in Macedonia The
British also repulsed strong Bulgarian
counter attacks.
Rome.-Italian troops have cap
tured a strong Austrian position in
the Leno valley on the Trentino front.
London, Sept. 12.-lmportant gains
are recorded for the allies on the
Somme sector in the French and Brit
ish official statements. On a front
of more than quarter mile the Brit
ish gained 500 yards east of High
wood, and northeast of Pozieres cap
tured GOO yards of German trenches.
German casualties. according to the
British. were extremely heavy. Like
wise, the French, forcing the attack
in the Verdun sector, captured a
whole section of German trenches
east of Fleury. Fighting on three
fronts. the Rumanians have dealt
hard blows at the armies of the CEN
tral powers. In southeastern Ru-
mania, Rumanian troops and Russian
troops have driven the Bulgarians
from the fortified town of Bazardjik
The Bulgarians also were forced to
evacuate another town in Dobrudja.
In northern Transylvania the Ru-
manians have occupied Olah Toplitza
and n number of other towns. Bu-
charest records the repulse of an Aus
trian attack south of Mehadia on the
Danube. The fall of Halicz, southeast
of Lemburg, in Galicia, appears immi-
nent. Austrians are reported to be
blowing up the forts in Halicz and
Russians are said to have occupied
some of them. 1t is unofficially report
ed that the Russians on the left bank
of the Dniester are bombarding the
retreating Austrians.
On the Somme French have cap
tured small wood east of Belloy-En-
Santerre and the British have taken
German trench in the High wood.
Berlin asserts that a British enter
prise in High wood and a French at
tack against the Berny-Deniecourt
sector failed.
The French war office says 7.70O
Germans have been captured since
Sept 8.
Official announcement was made at
Berlin that the German and Bulgarian
forces that are invading eastern Ru-
mania have captured the Rumanian
fortress of Silistria, on the Danube.
sixty miles southeast of Bucharest
West of Lake Ostrovo the Serbians,
after violent engagement, captured
a height. On the rest of the front
only artillery engagements have taken
place.
In an attack on the Trentino, Aus
trian forces broke through the Italian
trenches, but counter attack, Rome
says. recovered great part of the
lost ground. An Austrian attack in
the Tofana zone was repulsed by
Italians.
German casualties in the war dur
ing the month of August, according
to compilation at London from the
German casualty lists, totalled 24O,-
900. This brings the German total
since the beginning of the war as
compiled from the same sources, to
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