Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-12
ITALIAN TROOPS
RESUME MARCH
TOWARDS TRIESTE
Capture Several Lines of
Austrian Trenches and
5000 Prisoners.
OCCUPY HEIGHTS BETWEEN
. WPPAC0 RIVER AND HILL 2O8
South Of Hermannstadt, Rouna-
mans Repulse Attacks With
Heavy Losses.
FRENCH WIN GERMAN SALIENT
British Also Take-FirSt- lime Trenches
Near Sally, North OF
SOmmc.
FRENCH WIN GERMAN SALIENT
nv Nssncia,cdI,rnss

LONDON. October II.-'rhc Italians
have again taken the oftensivc ayainsr
the Austrians in their cndcavor to
reach Trieste. AustriaS chief port OH
the Adriatic. and at several points
south and southeast OF Corizia have
made good progress and in addition
have taken nearly 5000 prisoners
South of CioriZia III. Austrian line
was broken between Tobar and ver-
toiba, according to Rome. and on the
Carso front entrenchmcnts between the
Vipacco River and hill COS were can
tured Here the town or Nova Villa
and strong position around the north
crn part Of the hill fell into the hands
OF the attackers. Trenches in the Tren-
tino region also have been won by the
Italians. and $50 Austrians made pris-
oncr.
In Transylvania, the forces of the
Teutonic allies arc continuing their
drive OF tho Roumanians alon.. almost
all or tho front. bulgarian troops
which captured the Rothcnthurm Pass
have now crossed tho border into Rou-
mania. According to Bukarcst. which
admits the retirement OF tho Rou-
manians around Kronstadr. fierce Teu-
tonic attacks were repulscd south Of
| iIermannstadt with heavy casualties to
GERMAN COINTEkAT'r<CI<S
REFUSED BN ERENCN
Berlin comedies the capture by the
! French OF a German salient near Vcr-
| mandovillers, south Of the Somme River
| in France, and also by the British OF
trs'-ltne trenches near Sally. north OF
the Sommc. Violent counterattacks by
| the Germans OH the newly-capturcd
positions OF the French In the Chaulnes
wood have been rcpulsed In the vosgcs
Mountains. the Germans invaded
| French trenches. but later were driven
out.
On the Struma River, IN Greek Mace-
| donia the British have made u further
advance. occupying the towns OF Papa.
| Iowa and Proscnik. while the French
| have taken trenches the heights
! ives; Of Devedjil. which i;cs on the
Greek Serbian border SouthwtBt OF
| Doirar
Pierce lighting is going on between
! the Eulgarians and the Serbs on the
| front below Monastir. tho I.ulSarians
! having received re-cnforccmcnts Ber-
lin says that along the Ccrna River,
! and west of the Nardar entente allied
attacks were rcpulScd.
Advices from Athens are to the effect
that the cC-nmandcr OF the Anglo.
French fleet has demanded that tho
Greek fleet. except three vessels. he
turned over to the entente allies. and
that the forts on the sea coast lie dis
nanticd. anu two other forts which
command the moovinS OF III. allied
! hctt he turr ID over to the admiral
! Tho ad"iceS say the ultimatun will
he complied with.
The British Official Press bureau an
nonnces 'hc German losses during tho
war up to the end OF September as:
dead. Slo.1Ss; prisoners and missing,
i2S.S29: wounded. 2.257.ooT--a total OF
3.a56.oiS. The figures are declared to
have he',n compiled from German OF.
! fetal lisGs.