Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-13
The official statement says:

tinued last evening. The village of
Bouchavenes was attacked toward S
O'Clock in the evening and carried in
its entirety by our troops in a bril-
liant fight. The enemy had strongly
entrenched himself During the
night our infantry organized itself in
the conquered position.
This morning our troops continuing
their advance eastward, took by as
sault the Bots Liable farm, situated
900 metres eastward of the Bethune
road, southeast of Bouchavenes. We
took some additional prisoners.
ON the right bank of the Mouse
(Verdun 'front.' we made some prog
ress in the northern portion of the
Fauges -Chapitre wood"
The French also took by assault a
wood 600 yards east of the road from
Peronne to Bethune. On the Verdun
northern part of the Vaux-Chapitre
wood. -.......
French and Serbs Get Town.
Athens, Sept 10, via London. 1:25
p. mD-French and Serbian troops
have taken the offensive on the west
ern end Of the Macedonian front. They
have captured the town of SorovitZ,
near FlOrina.
ance Of the Teutonic allies, the Ser
bian troops on the Macedonian front
have made important progress at var
iOus points, it is announced by the war
Office. Violent fighting is in progress
in the vicinity of Lake Ostrovo, where
the Serbians have gained considerable
ground
London, Sept. 10. alb p. m)-The
British troops which took the often
sive recently on the Macedonian front,
forcing a passage of the Struma river
and capturing several villages, have
made no further efforts to advance, &C
cOrding to an official report issued to-
day.
We're II Air Fights on SOmme.
Paris. Sept 10. 1913 p. m.)-Num-
erOus aerial engagements and raids
by French aviatOrs on points behind
the German lines are reported in the
aviation section of today's official
statement, which says in part:
"On the Somme front our aero
planes fought II engagements yester-
day. Two German machines were
brought down, one in the direction of
AizecOurt and the other near Mois-
lains. Four other enemy machines
appear to have been badly damaged.
Last night our bombarding squad
rons dropped bombs on the railroad
station and small buildings at Guis-
card. on the railroad station at RoiseI,
on depOts at HendiCourt. on enemy in
stallations in the region of Etain, on
bivOuacs near Damvillers, on Mont
medy station, on ThiOnville station.
on the Uckangen iron foundries. on
iron foundries at Rombach and on the
railroad from Metz to Pont-A- Nous
SON"
Bulgars Make More Gains.
Berlin. Sept. 13, Thy wireless to Say
villel The Bulgarian army, which is
invading eastern Rumania, has made
further gains, says the official an
nouncement issued yesterday at Sofia.
Our troops are continuing to ad-
vance in DObrudja,' the statement
says. "On the Macedonian front, near
Ostrovo lake. there was activity on the
part of patrols, as well as artillery
fighting. Near Dorian artillery fight
ing was spirited.
Two Italian companies advanced in
the direction Of Butkova (near the
Struma river and Dzuma. We dis
persed them.
In an encounter in the Struma val
ley, near Nevoylen and Kardziko on
Sept 10 the enemy lost seven officers
and about 100 men killed.
"A hostile fleet is cruising off the
Aegean coast"
Last evening enemy aircraft bonn
barded Venice. Pordenone. Latisaznao,
Marano, Cervignano and Aquileia,
wounding a few civilians and doing
slight damage" the statement adds.
Italians Captere Pass.
Rome, Sept -. (via London, 5 IA
.. m Italian troops in the Dolomite
Alps on the far northerly line of the
Austro-Italian front have captured a
position commanding Travenanzes
pass and cutting Austria's communi-
cations between the TravenanZes val
lev and the Lagazuci region, the war
office announced today Minor often
siye actions continue in the Arsa and
Upper Pozila valleys.