The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-21
TeutOns Win Temporary
FOoth0ld in Bouchavesnes
But Are Beaten Out
AUSTRIANS DEFEAT
RUMANIANS, TAKING
CITY OF PETROSENY.
Rome Admits Italians Are Driven
Back Northeast of SaIonilki-Rus-
SLAMS Seem to Be Holding
Attacks on the East Front

London, September 2O.--In an ef-
fort to retrieve In part their
lost territory the Germans Wednesday,
despite the bad weather, made violent
counter attacks against the French
over three-miIe front in the region
of the Priez farm, north of the Somme.
attack after attack along the line from
o'clock In the morning until dark,
and at the enl of the day the French
were everywhere holding their posi-
lions, according to Paris, and the
battlefield mt points was covered with
German dead.
During the fighting the Germans
penetrated the northeastern part of
the village of Bouchavesnes, but here
the French met them with the bayonet
the Priez farm, In which the Germans
came on in waves, were repulsed by
the French, whose observers assert
that the Germans at last withdrew In
disorder, leaving many dead behind
them.
On the British front the Indictment
weather still holds the opposing sides
to artillery duels.
RUSSIANS REPULSED
In the eastern section, in Russia and
Galicia. both Berlin and Vienna report
the repulse of heavy Russian attacks
in the Lutsk sector of Volhynia and
southeast of Lemberg. in Galicia Local
successes for the Russians in the Car
pathians are conceded by the Teutonic
allies, who say, however, that on the
whole the Russian attacks in this re-
gion were repulsed
Down in Transylvania, where the
Rumanians have been fighting against
the Austro- Hungarians, the invaders
apparently have met with serious re-
verse in the region of Hatzeg, where
they have been driven back by the Teu-
tonic allies to the Transylvanian Alps.
and the town of Petroseny and the
Szurduk pass, through which they en-
terel Pennsylvania in this region, re-
captured from them.
In Dobrudja, where the Russians and
forced along the line south of the Con-
stanza railway from the Black sea to
the Danube, the tide of the battle is
fluctuating. Sophia reports successes
for the arms of the Bulgars at certain
points, while Bucharest claims vic
tory for the Rumanians near Eligea.
VIOLENT COMBATS
The western end of the Macedonian
front is still the scene of violent COM
bats. The Bulgarians, according to.
Athens, have hastily evacuated Gig
1itsa, at the extreme end of the line,
and fallen back upon Svedsa for a
stand in previously prepared entrench-
ments which, if captured, will necessi-
tate the evacuation of Monastir, Servia.
Berlin reports that the Germans. who
are co operating with the Bulgars, have.
repulsed entente thrusts near Florina,
Greece.
Rome admits that the Italians on the
southern slopes of Monte Beles have
been driven back by the Bulgarians.
Artillery fighting predominates on the
British and French fronts.
Aside from bombardments and iso-
Lifted infantry attacks. the situation re-
NAMED unchanged on the Carso front
of the Austro Italian theatre. where the
Italians are trying to reach Trieste.
Constantinople records successes for
the Ottoman forces over the Russians
and British respectively in Persia and
along the Tigris.