Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-06
ENTENTE WEDGES
DRIVEN FURTHER
INTO GERMAN line
French and British Draw
More Closely About Pc
rome and COmbIes.
MANY POINTS OF VANTAGE
ALONG SOMME CAPTURED
Both North and South Of River
Teutons Are Driven
Back.
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN
Violent Fighting n, East From Pri-
pet Marshes To Carpathian
PASSES.
MANY POINTS OF VANTAGE
ALONG SOMME CAPTURED
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN
Violent Fighting m East From Pri-
pet Marshes to Carpatiian
Passes.

LONDON. September 5-GradualIv
the lines Of the entente allies are draw
ing more closely about Combles and
toward Peronuc. and farther and
farther their wedges arc being driven
into German lines both north and
south of the river Somme. On a front
Of about Twenty-Five miles the French
and British troops. supported power
fully by their enormous artillery arm,
arc steadily hammerng the German
positions and sustaining. untlinchingly
heavy countcrattacks.
North OF the Sommc. to the east and
southeast of Forest. the French have
driven forward their lines. capturins
the outskirts OF the Anderlu wood.
Hospital farm and the Rainnette wood
and part OF Marriere wood, and "A posi-
ton on the road leading from Boucha-
vesnes to Clery.
BRTrISH MAKE PROGRESS
NORTH OF GUILLEMONT
Near Ginchy, to the north of C;uille-
mont. the British have made further
progress. winning all the territory be-
tween the Falfemont farm and Ieuza
wood. and between that wood and tho
outskirts of the town OF Ginchy, which
they captured and have held since the
lighting of Sunday.
south Of the Somme tho French have
taken the town OF Chilly, situated ona
mile west OF the railroad leading from
Chaulnes to Roye. q line of trenches
east OF Soyecourt and numerous iso-
lated positions between VcrmandoviI-
iers and Chilly. Since Sunday the
French alone have taken on the Somme
front $3.50 prisoners and thirty-six
guns, twenty-ciEht o.. them being OF
heavy caliber.
On the eastern front violent lighting
continnes from the Pripet Marsh re-
Sion, in Folhyna. through Galicia. and
up IN the Carpathian passes. with tho
Russans reporting SUCCESSES near
FiadimirVolynslci. and n continuance
OF theiH advance toward the plains OF
Hungary through the Carpathians.
Berlin reports that in Galicia, in the
region Of Brzezany. ard near Funduf
Moldowi, In the Carpathian region.
heaNy RUSSIAN attacks were repulscd
III the latter district with heavy casual.
ties.
FORTIFIED BRIDGEHEAD
TAKEN FROM ROUMANIANs
In Eastern Roumania, the German,
'iheu brldGehead OF tho Tutraknn and
the BulGarians the town of Dobric.
while PetroErad reports the cutting
down of Bulgarian outp ost bv Rms.
sian cavalry in It's first engaCement
with the invaders on Roumanian soil.
wear Ognott. in Turkish Armenia.
violent fighting between Turks ana
russians Is taking place. Both Petrn.
stau ana Constantinople report sue
cesses FOR their respective armies.
The Italians report success IN ,,,.
Austro-Italfan theatcr. Aside from mr..
.ilierS activity there has been no fight
ing In the Macedonian theater.
Greeoe has not yet announced No..
intentions with regard TO her futur.
stand in tho war. Unofficial advices
say that the Creek authorities hov,
taken from the British and Irrencb
secret police the task of arrestinr-
Austro-German agents, who Will n,
apprehended by the Greeks and de-
ported. Unofficial reports saw thar
hVe classes OF Greek reservists b,va
besn called to the colors