Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-18
ADDITIONAL GAINS
SCORED BY ALLIES
IN S0MME: REGION
German Positions Exceeding
Four Miles in Length
Captured.
"DANUBE TRENCH" TAKEN
IN FRIDAYS FIGHTING
Enemy Abandons Considerable
Quantities of Rifles and
Equipment.
NEW SUCCESSES FOK FRENCH
Win Portions or Villages Of Vcrman-
doyillcrS and Bcrny Not Pre-
viOusly Occupied.
NEW SUCCESSES FOR FRENCH
Win Portions or Villages of Vcrman-
dorillcrS and l'crny Not Pre-
viously Occupied.


sitions exceeding four miles in length
wcrc captured saturday uieht aud
sunday by the British and French
armies in the continuation of their Of
fcnSive north and south Of the Somnlc
River. in France. In addition. guam
titles OF war material and 81 large NUN
bcr Of prisoners fell into the hands OF
the cntcntc allies. 200 prisoners being
taken 10y the French alone Heavy
countcratiacks against the british on
sunday were rcpulscd with large
losses to tho Germans.
Near Thicpval tho british took II
fortified position over front Of Il
mile known as the Danube trench"
near C"urcclcttc an advance "f about
LOCO yards was made. and. finally, the
strongly defended position at the
M"quct farm. over which there had
been numerous hard fought battles for
several weeks, fell into their hands.
To the south of tho river the French
pushed back tho Germans, and occu-
pied the remainder of the towns ot
Ncrmandovillrrs and Bcrny, still in
their hands and also captured all the
ground between Ncrmandovillers and
penccourt aud between pcniccourt
and Bcrny, the gain being u front
running northeast two miles and
thence east another mile.
ADVANCE or nnITlSu
STIstIGHTI1NS OUT SALIENT
! The advance OF tho British appar-
emily StraiEhtcnS out tho salient That
! had projected into their limos between
| Thicpval aud Courcclcttc, and brings
! their front here to within Il scant mile
of Grandcourt and of the Albert
iiapaumc railway. Grandcourt now is
| being hotly bom mbardcd by the British.
/ The success OF the French seemingly
| oblitcra,cs another of the many saw
tooth salients which mark the entire
! trout OF the Sommc. and is another
move OF the right flank OF the cntcnte
toward the pockctinC Of Feronnc.
! Hard lighting, with the Russians tho
aggrcssors. has been resumed in the
| fripct marsh region in Russia,
/ through t;alicia and up in the Car
/ pathinn Mountains. Ecrlin and Vienna
claim the rcpulsc. with heavy CASUAL
! ties. Of Russian attacks on a front OF
! about twelve and onc-half miles in the
region west OF Lutsk, in cialicia north
! OF Zborow. near Stanislau. and in the
i Carpa thians at several points. Near
| the Marajowka River, however Rcrliu
adults that the front Of Ar"hduko
Charles Francis was pushed back by
! the Russians a short distance. Fctro-
| grad records an advance FOR tho rus
slams south OF Erzczany. southeast of
Lcmbcrg. and the capture OF more ihtu
5000 Germans III lighting along tho
! Anraiuvkn River and the pudNyScko-
! lIalicZ railway.
Bucharest reports the occupation ~
additional towns in rranSylvapi:.. while
both Berlin and Sofia assert that tho
forces OF the central powers ia toh-
rudja are still in pursuit OF the re-
treating Roumanians and Russians.
ALLIES MAKE PROGRESS
ON MACEDONiAN FRONr
Further progress for the entente at
/ lies on the Macedonian front and by tile
Italians in Albania is recorded in the
J English. French aud Italian communi-
cations. kavala on tho Aegean Sea.
which is held by BulEarians, is under
! bombardment by the entente fleet
Sofia admits the loss of Nidje Planina,
near Lake Ostrovo. Combined French
and Russian troops have pushed their
way Ia a position near Florina. across
the Greek frontier south of Monastir,
while the Scrbans have reached tho
Immediate outskirts Of Netrcnik and
Ealnackaian in successful fighting
against the BulGarianS. Heavy hom-
hardmcnts are in progress on tho va
riouS other sectors.
! In tho carso region OF the .iustro-
Italian thcatcr the Italians. i'm their
quest Of Trieste, have won strong posi-
tions from the AuStrians in sanguinArv
! nGhtinG. To the southeast of Dobcrdo
heights the penetration of Austrian
4 1 ia,
oiicial communication says the Italian
losses were extremely heavy. owing TO
the large number of troops engaged in
the small lighting area
"DtNUBE TRENCU"
] CAPTURED H1 BRI1JsiI
/ LONDON, September l7.-Additional
gains hlonS IA front more than a mile
ana a half were scored by the British
last night in pressing their offensive
north of the Somnc. the War onice
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