The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-14
SMASHING
WAY FORWARD
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the Ancre today continued their sue
cessful smash against the heavily
fortified German lines. The war office
reported new progress at Beaucourt-
Sur-Ancre where four thousand Ger
mans were taken prisoner.
Bitter fighting was going on in the
outskirts of the town at noon. The
announcement, which told of the new
advance at Beaucourt-S ur-Ancre, said
the storming of Beaumont-Hamel vii
lagos had been completely successful.
Situation Unchanged.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 14.-For the
first time since General Sakarahoff's
Russo-Rumanians began their smash
ing blows against Mackensen's ex-
IRENE left wing which rested at Ger
nayoda on the Danube in the Dobrud-
ia region, the war office today re-
ported the situation unchanged"
In the Pennsylvania REGION said
the statement, enemy attacks were
repealed.
'aThe Dobrudja situation remains
unchanged
Strong Attacks Repealed.
PARIS, Nov. 14-Strong German
attacks west OF Auberive In the Cham
payne region were repealed, the war
office announced today.
In the Somme region artillerying is
proceeding about Presnoir, which is
about one mile and half northeast OF
Cahulnes on the road to Peronne.
Rumanians Forced Back.
PETROGRAD, Nov. lithuanian
forces defending the district about
Rotenturm pass, have been forced
back under persistent enemy at
tacks, in the Alt river region, the
war office announced today.
Teuton attacks in the jul valley re
suited in the capture of the village OF
Bum beshti, the statement said.
Attacks RepuIsed.
BUCHAREST, Nov. 14.-Attacks
which had been made without inter
ruption in the Uzul valley on the riy-
er Casin since October 20 were final.
ly repulsed with sanguinary losses to
the enemy, the Rumanian war office
reported today.
In the counter-attack that followed
only eighty-three prisoners were TAX.
en- alive Three machine guns and
other booty were taken.
"On the Moldavia front in the UZul
and Trotus valleys, our artillery sill
enced enemy guns" the announce
ment read. From the Putna valley to
Previous there have been artlllerylns
and some minor engagements. In the
Prahova valley, there has been In
tense artillerying."
Admit Heavy Losses.
BERLIN, (via Sayville, L. ~ Nor.
t14.-Eyacuation O. BeaumOnt-Hamel
and St. Pierre Divion was announc e
by the war office today.
The official statement also ;ali
| "our tenacious defense caused US con
siderable losses" but declared the
British also suffered considerable
sacrifices"
"In the western war theatre, army
group of Prince Rupprecht, there was
violent fighting CT both sides OF the
Ancre yesterday" said the official an.
nouncement. Strong English attacks.
prepared for by concentrated fire of
their heaviest calibre guns We're
launched against our positions, the
advance being at az angie toward me
southwestward.
! "Tha enemy under considerable
sacrifices succeeded In pushing us
back from BeIlmontHamel and st.
Pierre Diyion anG some adjoining
lines to other pi epared positions.
Our tenacious defense caused us
considerable losses At other places
from east of Hebuterre south to
Grandcoure, wherever the English
! had entered our trenches, they were
ejacted nv brisk counter attacks OF
our infantry.
! French alta ks IN the Sallly-Sall-
lesel sector failed.
! ION the eastern bank of the Mouse,
artilIerying in the early evening was
active. French accommodating adj
yances against our lines about Hadu-
mont were repulsed.'
! Russian Reverses.
| BERLIN, (via Sayville, L. - Nov.
1.-two revcrses for Russian arms
were announced in today's war office
statement. regarding fighting on the
eastern front.
Northeast of the Jacobeny forest,
in the Carpataians;' said the m
nouncement. Russian detachments
were chased By fire from our outer
most batteries. The Russians also
were forced to retire from the
Gyergyo mountains to the Rumanian
frontier under heavy Austro-German
attacks.
ION the southern Transylvanian
front. fighting continues successfully
for us. We have once more captured
many prisoners there. In the Ro-
terum pass, we took prisoners, SIX