The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-09-22
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European War News

The official report issued by the min
istry of war at Paris shows that the
French have captured group of
trenches only 200 yards south of
Combles, the important town, which
they have nearly encircled. South of the
Somme the French captured Denie-
court and 1,60O prisoners.
Abandonment by the Germans of
the village of Berry and Deniecourt,
together with positions between Bar
leux and Vehmandovillers, south of
the River Somme, is reported in the
official statement issued at Berlin.
Lieut.. Raymond Asquith, Oldest son
of the British premier, has been killed
at the front in action, 1t was an
nounced at London. He was in the
Grenadier Guards and was thirty-fve
years old.
Florina, an important town in north
western Macedonia (nearly eleven
miles within the Greek frOntier),
was carried by assault by French
troops, according to an official state
ment issued at Paris. The Bulgarians
are retiring in. disorder in the direc-
ton Of MOnastir.
A German attack against the Rus
slams who are attempting to capture
the Galician, town of Halicz, the south
eastern key to Lemberg, resulted in
Il e defeat of the Russians, the Berlin
war office announced. The Germans
took $500 prisoners.
Additional gains along a front of
more than q mile and q half were
scored by the British in pressing their
offensive north of the Somme, the war
office announced. The Danube
trench" about one mile long, was
taken, and further territory on thou
sand-yard front near Courcelette was
captured.
Renewal of heavy fighting in Meso-
pOtamia, with the British on the often
sive, is reported in a statement issued
at COnstantinople on September 9.
The British are said to have lost 1000
men in one engagement.
The greater part of the BouleauX
wood, High wood and the towns Of
Flers, Martinpuich and Courcelette
have been taken by the British. who
also have captured all the high ground
between Combles and the POzieres-Ba-
paume road, according to the official
communication issued at London. More
than $500 prisoners were captured.
The Russian and Roumanian troops
in the Dobrudjas region of Roumania
are in retirement northward, according
to the official communication issued at
Bucharest.
French, British and Serbian forces,
operating at different points along the
Macedonian front, have broken the Bull
garian defenses. The French captured
positions west of the Vardar, while the
Serbians forced the enemy to retreat
nearly ten miles west of Lake Ostrovo.
The British won east of the Vardar.
Prince Frederick William of Hesse,
a nephew of the kaiser, has been killed
in action at Cara Orman, on the Bal
kan front. The Berlin war office Off
cially announced the death. He was
born at Frankfort -the-Main in 1893.
Commanders Of the Fourth Greek
army corps, with headquarters at
Kavala, have placed their soldiers in
the hands of the Germans for trans
portatiOn to Germany, according to an
official statement given out in Berlin.
They will enjoy German hospitality
until Greek soil is free of the allied
invaders, says the dispatch.