Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-23
FRENCH CAPTURE
MORE TRENCHES
Halt Hours Drive North of the
Somme River Results in a
Further Advance.
PERONNE is NOW THREATENED
Allies Now Command important High
way Into Town-Buigarian Po-
ssition in South Captured.

London, Sept 13-Resuming their
offensive to the north of the Somme
river in France, the French forces have
again smashed the German line, cap
tured front line and other trenches
and taken about $500 prisoners.
The new attacks coming after sew
eraI days of comparative calm in the
region where for weeks violent fight
ing had been in progress, were made
on the front from the town of Combles
to the river. So vicious was the
thrust of the French that it required
only half an hour for them to over
come the resistance of the Germans
and make themselves masters of
three-quarter miles of first line
trenches.
Peronne Menaced-
Later east and southeast of Combles
they seized additional trenches along
the Bethune-Peronne road. which
leads from Peronne northward
through Baupome and Arras to Be
thune, placing a serious impediment
in the way of the Germans for the
movement of their transport from the
north to Peronne and making the
French position north of Peronne
seemingly d mendCi0S one.
On the British end of the front and
on the remainder of the line held by
the French only mutual lombard
1nents took place.
All along the Macedonian front the
heavy offensive of the Entente Allies
continues. Bulgarian trenches on a
front of two miles and to a depth of
800 yards are reported by Paris to
west of the Vardar river near Maja-
dagh, which lies about four miles
south of the town of Gievgeli. On the
Struma front the British, aided by
the French. have made additional
gains east of the river in the Lake
Takinos region. The army of the Teu-
tonic Allies is declared to have suf-
fered heavy casualties in the latter
engagement.
Bugars Out of kavaIa.
Unofficial reports say that the Bull
garians have evacuated the forts at
Kavala, the Aegean sea, which
they captured in August While the
presence of Entente Allied warships
off the town is given as the reason
for the withdrawal. it is not improh-
able that the menace of the drive of
Struma front has been partly respon-
Sible for it.
Berlin reports further progress for
the German and Bulgarian forces I'M
der command of Field Marshal Won
Mackenzen in the Dobrudja region
of eastern Rumania-
Drive Toward Bulgaria.
London, Sept. 12.-Whether the Of
nSiu 10 ri al-an hx ri SSh in,
the Struma region of Greek Mace
donia means the announcement of a
drive through Bulgaria or is merely
maneuver to throw the British line
nearer Kavala. is not yet apparent
The British after hard fighting have
thrown their forces across the Struma
at Nechori at the southern end of
Lake Tahinos. which lies between
Sores and Orfano. and at several other
places near the lake. In addition, four
villages were captured and held not
outstanding heavy counter attacks
by the Teutonic allies.
From the west of the Vardar river
to Lake Dorian, the French are vio-
lently bombarding Bulgarian posi-
lions, and on the front held by the
Serbians the Bulgarians have been
compelled to withdraw
Austrians in Retreat
In the Rumanian theater The Aus
TRANS are in retreat before the Ru-
manians in the Maros and Toplitza
valleys. while to the south of Her
mannstadt the Rumanians have occu-
pied the village OF Helimsar Vienna
admits a further withdrawal of the
Austrian forces near Gyergo
Heavy fighting continues in Dob
rudja and there have been small in
fantry engagements along the entire
Danube front. but in neither region
has any important change in position
taken place.
Violent Artillery Dueis.
Except for commandments and re-
pulse of German counter attacks Mon
day was without special incident on
the Somme front in France. To the
south of the river. In sectors of Berry.
Ln-Santerre, Vermandovillers and
Chaulnes. the artillery duels between
the French and Germans were espec
tally violent.
Four Zeppeiirs Burned