Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-05
HEAVY FIGHTING
IN PROGRESS ON
EASTERN FRONTS
Fierce Battle West of Lutsk
Still Without Decisive
Result.
RUSSIANS HELD BACK
IN DRIVE ON LEMBERG
Bucharest Silent in Regard to
Roumanian Troops Which
Crossed the Danube.
BERLIN CLAIMS WITHDRAWAL
autumn storms Bring Temporary
hnli in Operations on tho
SOmmC.

SOnimc.
LONDON. October with rain sti1
N'"P'nS the operations of the entente
allies and Germans on tic western
front in France mainly 20 artIIler,.
ducis. interest In the world war ba.
hech transferred To tho Russian, Rou
manan and Macedonian fronts. on All
al which heavy fighting is in progress.
ihc mere" battle which has been
raging Tor several days west of Lutsk,
IN Nolhyna, is still without decisive
result for either side. whilo i'm Galicia.
along the Ilota-Lipa River, where the
Russians are trying to push through
10 l.cmbcrg. the Austro-Cicrman forces
arc still bolhing back the Russians.
herlin. IN it's official account of the
lighting near Lutsk. says the Russian
dead number thousands
bucharest still is silent i'm regard TO
the operations of Roumania's troops
which crossed the Danube River be-
tween ltustchult and Turtukai and in
vaded bulgarian territory. but Berlin
says these men have been hastily with
drawn. in the fear Of being cncircled
hv the forces OF Field Marshal Won
Mackcnsen.
freSh gains by the RoumanianS
against the center and left wing oc
the Tcutonic allies operating to the
north in Dobrudja are chronicled by
bucharest. At Amzacca 4 position of
the Tcutons was captured, and with
it more than 1000 men and seven guns
and much war material
NUMEROUS ENGAGEMENTS
FOUGHT IN TRANSYLyANIA
In Pennsylvania, from Orsova on the
Dunnhe. near the 5Hungart au-R o,imp. y
ninn frontier, 10 the Bukawina border.
numerous engagements have been
fought. Bukharcst claims successes
for the Roumanian arms In the region
OF Odorkim. between FoEaras and
Sighiscara. and in the mountains west
OF the River Alt. Tt Is admitted that
the Roumanian troops We're withdrawn
from tho Jiul Valley, but before falling
back they destroyed the coal mines at
Petrozny.
The Berlin War Office admits tho re-
tirement OF the Teutonic allies before
the Scrbians 20 prepared positions near
Lake PreSba, on the western end OF the
Macedonian front. and also at Nize Hill,
north OF Kaimakcalan Height on tho
Serbo Greek frontier. and that the Brit
ish are maintaining themselves in po-
sitions they have captured along tho
Struma River. north of Lake Tahinos.
In this latter region the British have
added to their front the town of
Jenilioi.
An unofficial dispatch from Paris says
tho Serbians. in addition to defeating
the Bulgarians OH Nizc Hill. have cap
turcd the I<essali railroad station The
Serbian territory rccapturcd ny th.
entente allies, says the dispatch. now
aggregates $50 square kilomctcrS.
The Italian troops have rccapturcd
from the AuStrians the northern Slopes
of Col Bricon and further advanced
theirs.sostion in this region, according
to Rome.
STORM HItINGS LULL IN
OPERATIONS on SoMMn
With the French and British before
the German fourth line, after moro
than two months Of almost continuous
lighting. the autumn storms, for which
Picardy Is famous, brought q temporary
lull In operations OF the Somme.
Rain fell for the greater part OF the
day, and it was only between showers
that the allied artillery could carry on
its "softening" process against the new
line of defcnseS which the infantry now
faces. There were scattered engage
mcnts OF q violent but local. character.
During the night the British regained
complete possession OF Eaucourt Fab
hayc. while the French carried a power
ful line of field fortitications extending
from a point near Morval TO ST Picrre-
Naast woods. During the day the
French advanced still further east OF
Morval.
In u recap apltuation of the events of
the last two months General Haig to-
day points out that the British now
hold all the commanding heights south
OF The Ancrc to the point where their
line joins that OF the French. and that
in the course of the Picardy battle fully
100000 Germans have boon put out or
action. Ills intimation is strong that
the rcntoms have not sufficient reserves
10 long bear such wastage. and that
future operations viii becomet lightor
in ratio 10 the drain on the Germans
Against this. in Il review OF the situa-
ton, the German critic. Major Moraht,
estimates the allied losses at from 70p-
o"n To SJo,0o0, and points out that they
have rccapturcd only Il comparatively
iniinitcsimal part of the occupied lands
of France and Belgium.
COMPLETE: AIR CONTROL
IN WEST HELD ny ALLIES
One OF the most interesting state
menta III General Haig's report is the
assertion that tho allies now have COM
plete air control on tho western front,
and that for every German aeroplane
which flies across the Franco British
lines fully zoo allied machines cross
the German.
King Constantine has accepted the
resignation of the Greek Cabinet. and
a new ministry Is to he formed. in
which three followers OF former Pres y