, 1916-10-07

dOnlan 'front.' have made further progress,
according TO todly's War Office announces
ment, taking first line trenches from the
Bulgarians, and capturing another battery.
Bulgarian attacks on British posiiions on the
left bank 0 the SWnmA were repulsed, the
Bulgarions suffering heavy losses.
London, DC ober 3rd-Rain confined
to fall heavily daring the night and he ear
lier part of the day" says the official com
munication from British headquarters in
France, issued tonight. ''The lighting at
Enucourt- l. 'Abbaye is proceeding ~sotisiac.
torlly. Elsewhere, except for intermittent
Smelling our trout has been quiet. In the
past u hours we have taken 81 prisoners.
The weather has interfered with the work Of
the aircraft. One Of our machines is missing.
Paris, Oct. 3rd.-Ihe cf1icin, statement on
the operations of the eastern army issued
tonight reads: AS q result of the victorious
actions fought by the Serbiaus in The region
OF the h"Imakcalan, the Bulgarians have
0bandoned their positions in Statkovgrob
and on the river Brod, and appear to be
retreatipg towards the northward. The
Serblans have occupied Howis and he French
Petorak ana Verbeni. On the right wing
the British have captured Janikoi east of
the Struma.
Paris, Oct. 3rd.-The official ccmmunica-
ton issued tonight reads: Ga tn SO me
tiont q local attack on both sides of The Per-
oIne- Buraume road placed us in possession
OF an important trencl north Of Rencourt.
We made prisoners 3 otlic is aud 12O men.
South Of the rlvor here was considerable ar
hiIery and trench-gun activity at various
po'ntF. On the Remainder Of the front no
thing occurred".
Berlin, October 3rd.-The War Office an
nonnced today hat Austrian and German
monitors had destroyed the poutoon-hlidge
across the Danube in the rear of The Rouma-
anIAn forces which have crossed the river and
invaded Bulgaria.
Berlin, October 3'd.-The official state
ment issued today is al follows Army group
OF Grand Duke Allrecht OF Wurten,bu>g;
"Ne"r LombaertzydeI (BeIgium) close to the
c"NSi, eur mataneS as Il result OF a successful
patrol enterprise, brought in % French
prisoners. Army group OF Prince Kuppcecht
The battle north of the Somme continued
under persistent and powerful artillery fire
from both sides. North Of Thiepval and
northwest of Courctl cite, we wrested from
the British Sc me trench posi- ions in which
they lad established them8elve thereby cap
tuning several machine. guns. The fighting
was especially bitter between LIE Sars and
the road from Liany-Thillpy to Flere. Here
III A'iIliHu purchased Win me ntUFlert sac
rllices a small gain il territory on both sides
OF the Eaucourt-L'Abbnye farm. Between
Gueudecourt and Morval our artillery after
repulsing four attacks from Les Boeufs,
held the enemy's iDfantry within is
trenches. Strong Ere, ch attacks on the
west OF the Sailly-Rancourt road and against
the ST. P'erre-Vaast wood succeeded III
places IN penetrating our first line Of defence,
which, however, was cleared out as a result
of hand to hand fighting. South Of the
Somme on the front on both sides OF Yer
mond Ovillers, the artillery duels Increased
appreciably in intensity at times. The French
who attempted an attack were stlA~a by
our curtain of fire. "Tho text dealing
with the Pennsylvania and Dobrudia tbe-
aires reads" Siebeubuergen Crrnnsylvania
In the region of Bekoten
and Batanilat, north of Fogaras, advancing
German and Ausiro Hungarian troops came
into contact with superior Roumanian
forces before whose attack we withdrew.
On the frontier west of Rotbenburn
Pass the Roumanians attempted to break
through our chain of posts. Minor fights
are proceeding. In the Hatszeg noun
tain, enemy attacks were repulsed.'
Rome, Oct. 3rd-1he following official
communication yyau iccr1al Io1oC. IN.