Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-24
Troops of Central Powers
are Overruning Dobrudja
Region of Rumania.
BRITISH ADVANCE
IN SOMME SECTOR
Smash German Line for Gain Of More
Than 1000 Yards of TrencheS-RuS.
SLAMS and RnmanianS In Retreat,
Serbian Advance is Halted.
Associated Press Summary


, The Dobrndja region of Rumania
| apparently is beng overrun by the
forces of the Teutonic allies. Con-
stan2a, Rnmania's chief seaport and
fortress, on the Black sea, already
has fallen into the hands of troops
of the right wing of Field Marshal
Won Fackensen's army, while the left
wing is nearing the town Of Tcherna-
vodar, where the Danube is spanned
by the bridge of the railroad running
from Constanza to Bucharest. Near
the center OF this front, which ex-
tends across DObrudja from the sea
to the Danube, the invaders have cut
! the railroad near Murfatlar. and pnr-
sued their foes ear beyond" accord
ing to Berlin.
Before the rapid advance of Ger
mans, 'ulgarians and Turks-rapid
despite heavy rains-thc Russians
and Rumanians are in retreat along
the entire front. but according to
| Pctrograd, are offering stubborn re-
sstance.
Aside from the operations in the
Dobrudja region, the British smash
at the German line in the Somme le-
gion of France. which netted more
than a thousand yards of trenches
east of Gueudecourt and Les Boeufs,
and carried their front step nearer
the Bapaume-Peronne road. is the
most notable incident of fighting on
any front. .s......-.. a..s.l
7 French Claim "NotnbIe> Gains.
Gains described by Paris as 'nota-
BILE" were recorded for the Fernch
northwest of Morval, which lies just
to the south of the region where the
British and Germans were in contact.
Berlin, touching upon the fighting
against the British and French Sun
day between lie Sar and RancOurt.
says the attacks of the entente al
lies troops were sanguinarily re-
pulsed.
| 1t is admitted in the German Off
cial communication that the Germans
withdrew Sunday night from the
north of Chalnes, south OF the
! Somme, to a prepared trench lying
west of the north part Of the Chalnes
wood.
On the Pennsylvania front, stub
born fighting is still I'm progress be.
tween the Teutons and the Ruman-
ians, for the mountain passes and
the territory inside Rumania which
has been captured by the AustrO-
Germans.
Narayuvka Cleared OF Russians.
The Russians have been cleared
from the Narayuvka river region OF
Galicia. The Austro-Germans have
I hurled violent attack against the
forces Of Emperor Nicholas north Of
Brody, near the Volhynia-Galicia bor-
der The attack was repulsed, ac-
cording to Petrograd.
At the bend of the Cerna river in
Serbia, Berlin says, the Germans and
Bulgarians have halted the offensive
OF the Serbs, who are now on the
defensive.
Bad weather is still hampering OPP
erations on the Macedonian front.
The Italians have again begun a
lively bombardment Of Austrian posi-
tons on the Carso plateau, north
west of Trieste. probably presaging
another attempt soon to press for
ward toward Austrias chief seaport
ION the Adriatic.
Ten steamers and two sailing YES
sells, all neutrals, are reported to
have bene sunk, but whether by sub
marines or mines is not stated. Five
were Norwegian, two Greek, two
Danish and one Dutch. The agsre-
gate tonnage was 12,474, gross.