The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-10-13
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
the WAR.

Wednesday, Oct 4.-Victories for
Roumanian arms along the Trans
ylvania and Dobrudja fronts, with the
capture of 4,242 prisoners, are report
ed by. Bucharest
The Serbians have crossed the To-
hernia river and defeated the advers-
airy on the Nize mountain in Serbia,
and also captured the Kessali rail-
road station. French and Russians al
SO continue victorious their forward
movement
Roumanian forces that invaded Bull
garia are being withdrawn.
Thursday, Oct. 5.-ThOugh Berlin
and Bucharest report that the 10000
Roumanians who invaded Bulgaria re-
tired to within their own borders,
Sofia reports that the force has been
trapped and is being annihilated
All along the Macedonian border the
entente forces, advanced. The Serbs
are within eight miles of Monastir
and the French have pushed to with
in twelve miles of the Bulgarian base
in another direction threatening to
cut it off.
Friday, Oct. 6.-Russians operating
on wide front in Galicia captured
center southeast of Lemberg. Berlin
reports defeat Of many Russ attacks.
Sofia reports the defeat of Rouman-
ians on the Bulgarian frontier.
Bucharest admits retirement in
Pennsylvania, which Berlin character
ICES as an important victory Rouman-
ians and Russians advanced in Do
brudja. British French and Serbs adj
vanced in Macedonia toward Monastir
Saturday, Oct 1.-THE Russians re-
PEELED Teuton attacks in Galicia. Ber-
lin admits the loss of some positions,
but claims gains elsewhere.
The allies captured the village of
LIE Sars, only three miles from Ba-
paume and German positions both
east and west of the village. The lines
were advanced in places over mile
on a wide front
Entente reports claim Russia has be
gun q flank movement in Dobrudja,
and the prive in Macedonia is gaining
ground.
Sunday, Oct 8.-The Roumanian
troops from Hermannstadt to Kron-
stadt (seventy miles) have been with
drawn to the Carpathian frontier, &C
cording to the official communication
from Roumanian headquarters, to in
sure defense of the frontier passes.
British advanced their positions on
the Somme, and in two days took $40
prisoners.
An Austrian battleship is reported
from Rome blown up in Palo harbor.
Six steamships were blown up off Nan
tucket lightship-four British, one
Norwegian and one Dutch-by the
German submarine U-53. Two of the
vessels, the Stephano and Kingston,
| were passenger steamers and the 9th
er freighters.
Monday, Oct $50 far as the facts
are known to Washington, the U-53
| was within the laws of war in it's at
tack on vessels leaving U. S. ports
| Sunday, is the decision of Secretary
! of State Lansing.
| German forces in Pennsylvania have
won Toersburg, southwest of Kron
| stadt, and are only seven miles from
| the Roumanian boundry where, fol
| lowing the line of the Transylvanian
| Alps. it bends to the south.
The Serbians in Macedonia have
forced the passage of the Cerna riv
er.
Russian troops fighting. in southern
volhynia penetrated the Teuton lines
at several points and consolidated
| their positions.
| British made progress at severa
points east of La Sars and near Neu
vile, ST. Vast and Loca. capturing
prisoners.