The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-21
BIG BATTLE
RAGING IN
DOBRUDJA
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ways and important railway juno.
lions
The Germans are suffering
greatly from inferiority in the aerial
| branch OF warfare on the Somme.
| The headquarters reports say A.
RAPIDLY as German airmcn appear
along the Angio-French front they
are attacked and driven back The
German commanders thus Tar lack
Information about movements going
on behind tho Allied front
In several instances in the last
| few DAYS the Germans have spread
curtain fire over vacant ground.
wasting shells lavishly for lengthy
periods either because OF poor
range directing by their aviators.
or because OF nervousness on the
part Of their commanders fearing
| an attack ~ some unexpected point
French oflcials declared today
| that they have learned that the Ger.
mans are now systematically trying
10 create the impression among the
neutralS that France Is worn out by
- months OF war
On the contrary. they said France
is determined 10 continue battering
the German line with huge newly
created artillery and other offensive
materials all winter. despite rain.
snow and sleet. maintaining the int
tiative demoralizing the enemy and
preventing tho transport OF troops
70 other fronts.
The French plan 10 keep their
own troops as comfortable as posi-
Bile and the Germans as uncomforta.
BILE as possible during the coming
winter months
LONDON. Oct. 21-Vice- Admiral
DufoUrnot. commanding thI Allied
ncet In Greek waters. has assumed
complete control OF the situation at
Athens and has taken drastic steps
10 prevent further rioting The
GTeek police and gendarmie now
perform their duties under the eye
~ the French commander who ap
proves all police orders. No police
Officer can bs dismissed or transfer
red without his sanction.
The vlce-admlrsl received these
po1ers thru an appointment from
the Greek ministry NJ the interior
10 be chief Inspector" He is en-
powered to appoint inspectors with
similar powers In other Greek cities
An Athens dispatch To the Chroni
Gle today said that this new arrange
ment has brought calm 10 the Greek
capital tho negotiations between
Greece and the ALLIES are Temporal
rily at standstill.
LONDON, Oct. 21.-On the east
orn trent the Teutonic forces have
stormed Russian positions on the
left bank OF the Narayuvka river
southeast Of Lemherg. and held the
conquered ground against counter at.
lacks Fourteen officers and 1850
men ana II machine guns we're TAX.
On here by Prince Leopold's troops
In Volhynia the fighting continues
with varying results, beth the Aus-
tro-Geimans and the Russians claim.
ing repulses " attacks on various
sectors 70 The north OF Kiselin
stubborn battle is b' ing waged, with
no decision having yet been reached.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 2l.--KAiser
Wilhelm has appointed Prince Hen.
~ OF Prussia, his oldest brother,
grand admiral in tho German navy.
said a Berlin dispatch today.
Prince Henry visited the United
States several years ago and holds
an honorary degree from Harvard
university He Is - years old
A ncV $4,000 athletic Held Of the
HaverLiil tMassl high school IL TO
no dedicated today with a football
game between Dartmouth college
aud Georgetown university.