Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28
REPULSE
GERMAN ATTACKS
Every Effort to Regain Lost
Ground on Western Front
Defeated.
NO ACTIONS OF IMPORTANCE
Bad Weather Interrupts. Fight
ing, and Somme Line Is Com
Paratively Calm.
NO ACTIONS OF IMPORTANCE

paratively Calm.
LONDON, August 27.-Despi,c bad
weather. there has been considcra b c
fighting and renewal of mine war
fare along the British front In France.
British announcements report tho cap
ture of zoo yards OF German trench
Saturday night north of Bazentin-ic
Petit. and further gain northwes t
OF Ginchy. Berlin says that British
attacks Oh Saturday south of Thicpval.
northwest of Pozercs and north OF
Bazentin-lc Petit, were without sue.
cess.
Paris records only the repulse of
German attacks along the line held by
the French. These attacks were espe-
ciaHy violent in the Naux Cha pitrc
wood Of the Ncrdun sector. in Lor-
raine, and in the Apremont forest
Heavy fighting continues between
the entente and Teutonic allies in the
Macedonian theater from the region OF
Lake Ochrida eastward to Kavala, on
the Aegean. but with results bcclouded d
by diverging statements of Berlin and
Paris.
Berlin reports that Bulgarian forces
operating to the west OF Lake Ochrida
have captured Malik. in Albania. and
that along the Struma King Fcrdi-
nand's men are approaching the mouth
of the river.
NEWLY Acquired POSITIONS
UNDER FIRE OF BRITISH SHIPS
Paris admits the Bulgars have taken
all except one OF the forts at Kavala,
on the Aegean, but says the newly ac-
puired positions have come under the
fire OF British warships. Paris says
that along the Struma French artillery
is bombardtnG the enemy. while west
of the Nardar and near Lake Ostrovo
the Serbs have put down vigorous at
,tacks hy the Bulgars.
The Russians, for some time inactive
in the Riga region, again have starred
an offensive. However their efforts to
cross the Dvina River southeast ot
Riga. and also near Friedrichstadt,
failed. according to Berlin. On tho
remainder Of the Russian front no inn
portant fighting has been reported In
the Carpathians Petrograd chronicles
n fresh advance at koverla Mountain,
near the Hungarian border.
In the Caucasus region Petroerad
reports a Russian success over the
Turks along the Masladarasi River.
Hard fighting Is in progress near Diar-
hckr between the the Russians and
Ottomans
infantry fGhtinE on the Isonzo front
is AT a standstill. but the Austrians
arc heavily bombarding Italian posi-
tions along the river and at Vallone.
In the Carnic Alps the Italians have
taken several Austrian positions.
BULGARIAN FORCES
INVADING ALBANIA
BERLIN. August 81 (via wireless).- -
Bulgarian forces are invading Albania
and have occupied Malik, ten miles
west OF the Greek border, statement
issued yesterday at Sofia reports. Oc-
cupation Of territory In Northeastern
Greece continues and further BulGa-
rian deta chments have reached the
Aegean Sea. Rcpulse OF Serbian at
tacks on the western part OF tho
front is announced. The statement
follows:
Our right wing continues to march
on. \ detachment advancing south
from Ochrida Lake reached aud can
tured the village of Malil<. six miles
north of Koritza on the lake Of the
same name.
In Morlenica Valley. the Serbians,
after their unsuccessful attacks from
August 81 until August IS. attempted
on August 25 an attack In the di-
rcction of the village of Bahovo. They
were rcpulsed. The firing continued
all day
I'm the Varda Valley there were To-
cal artillery engagements. In tho
village OF Doldicli we captured Brit
ish detachment with it's commanding
Officer
our left wing advanced from Far
narhash and occupied the Aegean
coast. All British troops retrcatcd in
the direction Of orfano and Tschavazia.
Before TschavaZia and Orfano VIC oc-
cupied line extending from T.oka-
vitzka TO Bcdballi. Arshakli and Mcntc-
shell.
Yesterday morning three Russian
seaplancs from great height dropped
bombs on the town and harbor of
Varna Con the Bulgarian Black Sea
coasD. No one was killed. The ma
terial damage was slight.
"onr seaplanes twice attacked with
visible success, Russian squadron
which was cruising ten miles off the
coast. All our acroplanes returned
safely"
This announcement indicates that tho
Bulgarians are extending their front
rapidly TO the west as we'll as to tho
cast In the west they arc pushing into
Albania. Malili is seventy miles north
east of the Albanian port OF Avlona.
held by the Italians. The positions
occupied by the Bulgarians In the
cast arc in the region Of Northeastern
Greece. referrod TO in II prcvioua' Eul-
garian communication
FRENCH FtRE CHECKS
ATTACKS ny GERMANS
PARIS. August o7.-The afternoon
official statement says: con tho Somme
the night WAS re1attye1v colr, Rod