Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-22
GREAT STRUGGLE
OND0BRUDJALINE
RACES WITH FURY
Roumania Reports Defeat Of
Bulgars, While Latter Say
the Roumanians Hold /
Positions.
FIGHTING IN MACEDONIA
Paris Reports Defeat Of Bull
garian Attacks on Entente
on Kaimakcalan Peak.
SOFIA CALLS IT A VICTORY

Bucharest, Seut. 81. -(Via London.)
The battle in Dobrudja between the
Danube and the Black Sea continues
with intensity along the whole line.
Official announcement was made here
today that the Russians and Rouma.
mans have repulsed the Germans and
Bulgarians in all their attacks, In
flicting severe losses on them.
Roumanian troops, which have been
retreating in Pennsylvania. have halt.
ed their retirement south of Petro-
seny, the statement says.
Following is the announcement:
"On our northwestern front there
were small skirmishes in the Strein
valley. Our troops have halted their
retirement south OF Petroseny, where
they are fortifying themselves. In
Dobrudja the struggle continues with
obstinacy. Russo-Roumanian troops
repulsed in sanguinary manner on the
whole front all attacks of the enemy
and make several counter attacks
Enemy aeroplanes dropped bombs
on Constantine, where no one was in
jured, and on Piatra Neumtu, where
child was injured"
Defense Maintains Itself.
Sofa, Wednesday, Sept. 20.--(Via
London. )-Stubborn resistance is be-
ing offered by the Roumanians and
Russians to the attacks of the Teu-
tonic allies in the great battle now
in progress in the Roumanian prov.
ince OF Dobrudja. The war Office
announced today that so far the de-
Tense had maintained itself in its
strongly fortified position. The state-
ment says:
"Roumania front: On the Danube
our artillery successfully bombarded
the Turnseverin stati IN.
THE battle on the line OF Maralui,
Nemik, Arabadaji, Kokardja, Cobadin
| and Tuzla continued yesterday with
the greatest stubbornness on both
sides. The enemy maintained himself
in his strongly fortified position.
On the Black sea coast there was
calm."
Bulgars Defeated in Macedonia.
Paris, Sept. 2l.--The repulse Of vi.
olent Bulgarian attacks on the Kai-
inakcalan peak with heavy losses to
the attackers is reported in al Off
cial statement given out by the war
office today. In the region OF the
Brod river the Bulgarians forced their
way into the village OF Boresnica
after two attacks had failed. They
were driven out by the Serbians in
bayonet fighting.
Further progress for the allies is re-
ported on the left wing. where they
have reached hill No. 1850, three
miles northwest Of Pisoderi.
Sofia Calls 1t Victory.
Sofia. Wednesday, Sept. 20.-(Via
London, Sept. 2l.)-Bulgarian sue
cesses in the Florina district on the
Macedonian front are announced by
the war office in today's official state
ment. The tide of battle turned fa-
vorably to the Bulgarians, who in-
flicted heavy losses on the entente
forces in operations in which the Bull
garian cavalry took part. The state
ment reads:
Macedonian front: The battles
around Florina are developing favor
ably for us. In strong counter at
tacks IN which our cavalry particle
patcd the enemy was repulsed with
great losses. The plateau is covered
with enemy dead. We captured one
officer and eleven men of Russian
brigade and 100 men of the One Hun
dred and Sevcnty-fifth French regi-
ment with two machine guns.
"A strong attack against Kaimakca-
Ian failed with great losses.
in the Moglenica valley the situa-
tion is unchanged. There was ar
tillery activity on both sides.
Minor infantry engagements oc-
CURED, both east and west of the
Vardar. also artillery fire.
On the Struma front there was
feeble artillery activity. 4