, 1916-10-21

Bucharest show that fighting Of an extreme
ly bitter character is still going on in all
the Pennsylvania passes was chiefly due TO
the heavy guns of the Astro-G German which
outranged the Roumanian artillery. Military
experts direct attention chiefly to the Predell
and Buxon passes the former leading direct
" to the valuable oilfelds, while the latter
is the road to the railway Junction of Buxon
connecting Bucharest with northern Rouma-
MIA and Russia. In neither of these places
have the invaders made. any serious head
way.
Paris, Oct. 17th.-Another group of houses
10 the village of SailIySaillisel on the Somme
front was captured last night by the French
the War Office announced. A strong German
counter-attack was repulsed.
Paris, Oct. IT h.-Violeut artillery fighting
is in progress on the Macedonian frontier.
In the region of the Cerna river the War
Office reports, he Ser bians were checked by
a Bulgarian counter-attack
London, Oct. 17th.-The official COMMUNE
cation issued this evening says To-day We
have bombarded enemy positions in the
Neighbours hood Of Melville, st. Vaust, WIT
schaete and northeast of Ypres. South Of
the Ancre, there was considerable activity OH
both Sides. The clear weather yesterday
gave scope for great aerial activity. Our
machines made a large number of reconnias-
sances and bombed enemy railway lines, sta
tions, billets, factories and depots. Thele
were numerous fights i'll the air III which three
enemy machines were destroyed and another
machine was driven to earth and many others
were dispersed. Two enemy kite balloons
were attacked and forced down. Que after
wards was seen to be in flames. One of our
machines was brought down by anti-aircraft
gun fire and six others have not returned.
Rome, October 17th.-Repeated attacks
by Austrians on MontePasubio on the Tren-
tino front on Sunday and Monday, were
repulsed by the Italians, the War Office
announced to-day. On the Monte Pa
subio during The night of October 18Th
and on The following morning, the enemy
attempted attacks which were checked
promptly. On the whole front yesterday
bad weather hampered the operation of
the artillery. Heayy snow fell in The noun
tains.
Paris, Oct. 17th-French and German
aeroplanes yesterday fought IS engage
ments in the region of the river SoIumo,
says the French official statement. Five
German machines were brought down. The
text says. Our aeroplanes carried out num-
erous flights In the region of the Somm
They fought IS engagements in the course
of which two enemy machines were brought
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to earth within our lines.
Paris, Oct. 17lh-Tbe French Wa Office
communicated issued this evening says,
on the whole Somme front there was a bonn
burdmenf by both sides today which one
times reached great violence. East of Bel
loy-en.Santerre The enemy launched Two
fresh attacks which like the preceding ones
were completely repulsed. The enemy suf-
fered heavy losses, There is nothing to
report on The remainder of the front. Ger
man aeroplanes dropped several bombs on
Amiens, but without doing any damage,
North of The Somme we occupied II new
group of houses in Sajly-Saillisel. The
enemy this morning delivered a violent
counter-attack and succeeded in penetrate
ing q portion of our front line. An immt-
diate counter-attack Immediately drove him
out. The number of prisoners made yes
terday in the coarse of our counter attacks
was 80. We captured two machine guns.
South of the river Somme a fresh attack on
our positions east of Berry en- Santerre was
broken by our FIRE. On the rest of the
front there was an intermittent g~un-fire.
Bucharest, Oct. 17th-The Rumanian
official announcement is as follows. On the
rorthern and northeastern fronts to the
woct To1oboc otfocEc IF tho npoDav uoro