Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-29
ARTILLERY BATTLE
ON LINE IN FRANCE
RUSSIAN ATTACK ON THE UPPER
DNIESTER LEADS TO A
BIG BATTLE.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY
Both Sides Claim Taking of Many
Prisoners in Trench Fight-Brit-
ish Wrest Town From Bull
gars-Rumania Camer.

London, Sept. 25.-On the battle
front in France artillery duels have
predominated
In Galicia a Russian attack on tht
upper Dniester resulted in a general
engagement. North of Zborow attack
ers entered trenches of the Teutonic
allies, but later, according to both
Berlin and Vienna, were driven out,
leaving 700 prisoners. Petrograd says
that the Russians took prisoner 1900
Austrians and Germans. In the Car
pathians several positions have been
retaken by the Teutonic allies.
CaImer in Rumania.
III Rumania the fighting has died
down somewhat in the Dobrudja re-
gion, while on the Pennsylvania front
an attack by the Rumanians on the
Vulcan pass, which was repulsed, is
the only engagement reported.
British troops have crossed the
Struma at three points and taken
the town of Jenmita from the Bull
garians, while the Serbs have made
additional progress northwest of Flor
ina. Sofia reports the capture by
Bulgarians of a mountain crest south
of Popla.
Mines Deadly Work.
The usual artillery bombardments
and isolated infantry engagements
have taken place on the Austro-Ital-
ian front. Violent Austrian attacks
Il IN, ho fafl
to Rome, but the Italian war office
admits the blowing up of a part of
Mount Cimone by an Austrian mine
and the REIMBURSEMENT of the position
by the Italians.
Vienna says that 427 prisoners fell
into the hands of the Austrians as a
result of this operation, and that an
entire Italian company was buried in
the explosion.
Many AeropIanes Downed.
Paris reports that French air men
have accounted for 26 German aero
planes, while Berlin records the
bringing down of "a entente allied
machines, 20 of them on the Somme
front Five German machines were
destroyed by the British Saturday
and two others driven down dam
aged while five British machines are
missing.
The Greek government has sent an
other note to Berlin protesting
against the capture by the Bulgarians
of the Greek infantry at Florina, says
Reuters Athens correspondent
Wires Are Cut.
Postal and telegraphic communica-
ton between Greece and Austria has
again been suspended owing to the
capture by the entente forces of Flor
ina.
The Cretan revolution is spreading
and risings are occurring in all the
provinces.
One Attack is Miles Long.
London, Sept. 26.-Attacking stimuli
taneously on an area of Is miles, run
ming from Martinpuich to the Somme,
the British and French forces have
delivered another smashing blow on
the German lines, and pushed forward
their positions for notable gains.
From Martinpuich to Combles, dis
lance of six miles, the British have
driven in their wedge to a depth of
more than mile, and captured in the
attack the important strategic towns
of Lesbeouis and Morval, the latter
scant mile north of Combles.
I CombIes in Allies Hands.
London, Sept. 27-Combles, the
! pivot point in the German line guard
ing the approach to Bapaume on the
north and Peronne on the south of
the Somme front, has fallen before
| attacks of French and British, the
| Germans fighting to death or sur
rendering when there was no longer
? hope.
D French and British troops swept in
a from three sides artef their capture
= of Morval and Fregicourt, and broke
o through the German defense, overran
the town, and carried all before them.
This place, with it's marvellous sub
terranean passages and powerful for
!. tifications, had been caught in the
:. grip of the entente allies, who, com.
: ing from the north and south had
already advanced far beyond it and
= cut off communication with the real
=. except narrow strip which was GOV
y cred by the allied guns.
At the end of the fighting teh town
was filled with the bodies of Ger
mans, the French official statement
: says.