The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-24
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pletely. This probably Is the rea.
son why Gen. Sarrail reports the
capture OF places which have al.
ways been in the hands OF the Al
lies, like the railroad station al
Dorian and the village OF Doloudye-
| II. which has now been abandoned
by the enemy, Our troops buried
20 French dead on this sector.
ION the right bank Of the Vardar,
We captured hostile detachment
near Nayadagn and took one ma
chine gun, the French leaving 10
dead. Our right wing continues it's
operations
LONDON. Aug 24.-The Germans
made strenuous efforts last night 10
regain lost ground between Guile
mont station and the quarry and sus-
ceeded in reaching the parapet OF
British trenches At some points,
Gen. Haig reported "a tho war office
this afternoon. They were after
ward repealed, suffering heavy
| losses.
At the Hohenzollern redoubt posi-
ton near Huuuch, the Germans
shelled British positions heavily
and then attempted a raid. They
were stopped before they reached
the British trenches.
PARIS, Aug. 2i-Two German at
tacks near Soyecourt south Of the
somIne. preceded by intense a~l-
lsry fire, were completely repulsed
by tie French in last nights fight
ing. n was officially announced to-
day.
The fret attack, by German gren-
ade parties. was repulsed by machine
gun and infantry fire. The Germans
retired while their artillery prepared
the way for second attempt south
east % Soyscourt French gunners
laid a steady barrage fire across the
intervening ground and prevented
the Germans from leaving their
trenches
In the Champagne region the
French repulsed several surprise at
tacks.
on The right bank OF The Meuse,
northeast OF Verdun, the Germans
! bombarded positions recently cap
turcd by the French on the Fleury-
Thiaumont front The French took
five officers and $50 men prisoners
on this front
French ayiators brought down four
German planes during the day
LONDON. Aug. -Everywhere
on the 25O-mile battle line from the
! Pripet marches down 10 the Carpa-
thians the general offensive launched
by the Russians under General Brusi-
Ion in the first days Of June has been
! brought 10 a standstill
! At some points. particularly in
! Volhynia. northeast of Kovel, in the
! Sereth valley, east Of Lemberg and
/ IN the Carpathlans, the AustrO-Ger-
man armies have launched success
/ ful counter attacks during the last
/ IS hours, regaining some lost ground.
Petrograd claimed no new gains
! In IT'S official statements today The
/ Russians still continue 10 launch fur
/ iOus onslaughts against the Teuton
. lines. but terrific losses TO the at
/ tdCkers,' according 20 Berlin and
, Vienna. are the only result The
Russian war office admits that the
! Muscovites are meeting firm resist
ance AT the vital points assaied
LONDON. Au~ 2f-Thc ancient
Greek city Of Sercs, s. miles north.
east OF Salorika. is under attack by
a strong Bulgarian forcc according
10 Athcrs dispatches TO-DAY. Tho
Greek garrison rs 60 cooperating with
French force In defending the city
| French artillery IS replying vigor
ously 10 a Bulgarian bomhafdment
while The Greeks Under command Of
! Col Christophoulous are throwing
up co'rcnChments The Sores gar
riann s. being reinforced by small
. Greek dctaChmen,s which retired
upon the city after spirited fighting
with numerically superior Bulgarian
/ forces.
On practically every ether sector
OF thc Balkan front the Bulgarian
offensive has been brought TO Il
standstul The Serbs have yielded
but little ground ON the left wing
since their first retirement Anglo
French forces are consolidating and
improving their positions in the
Dorian region on the center.
The bulgarian drive southwark
against Sores, a city Of $4,000 ir-
habitants has created new AMI
moro critical situation az Athens. If
Sores fails. the Bulgars viii have
practically cut off all the Greek
troops operating in eastern Mace
donia. territory highly priced by
the Bulgarians. These Greek de-
tachments, in the event Greece en-
ters The war. could rejoin the main
Greek army only by march along
the sea coast and across a narrow
isthmus formed by Tachino lake and
the sea.
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