, 1916-09-23

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which appeared to be from a warshlp
some distance away. They also report
that ships listed by Lloyds as lost arc
believed 10 have fallen victims TO this nys-
terious raider. The British authorities will
give no details as to where the vessel WAS
seen.
Washington, Sept. 19,h.-The Armenians
in Asia Minor took refuge in great numbers
at Aleppo when exiled recently by The Tul ks.
now have been ordered to leave the new
locality they had chosen for u home accord
ing TO dispatches reaching official ci cles
here to-day. The step is in line with a series
of reprisal measures believed by many diplo-
mats here to he directed toward Kidding the
nenr east entirely OF Armenians.
Turin, Sept. 18th.-At the aerodrome
Zlnfiori yesterday, the aviator soldier Nepo-
leone Rapid with two passengers in q mill
tary aeroplane set II new Words record,
ascending $500 metres GO. G70 feet.
Lonion, Sept. 19th.-The official stale
ment from General Headquarters issued to-
night says The General situation is ul-
changed. South of the Ancre there was
considerable artillery activity during the
day. A local attack upon our trenches east
of MART, puich was ensi.y repulsed. A hos
tile BALLOON was brought down by our artiIl-
cry east of Ransnrt. In the neighbour hood
OF Hill 60 an enemy ammunition store was
exploded ty our fire.
Paris, Sept. 19th.-Owing to bad weatheE
says the official communication issued by the
War Office tonight, nothing of importance
has occurred except violent artillery activity
on The Somme and Verdun fronts and about
Dixmude in Belgium.
Paris, Sept. 19th.-The text Of the Mace
DOMAIN statement is AS follows: There has
been no change on the Strnma front. At
the foot of Beles Mountain Italian troops
have engaged Bulgarian forces in
spirited combats. In the region of
Poroi (west of Luke Doiran) on the Serbian
front, there have been violent artillery OK
changes in which each side took part. The
Bulgarian counter-attacks in the sector Of
Vetrenik were repulsed by the fire of the
Serbian cannon. On our left wing the enemy
has undertaken counter activities in The di-
rection of Florina.
Sofia, Sept. 19th.-During the lighting
near Florina on the western end of the Ma
sedouian front, the Bulgarians repuIsed alb
attacks on the Entente forces, the War Office
announced to-day. The statement is as fol-
lows: Yesterday Russian, French md Ser
bian troops made unsuccessful attacks on our
positions around Florina. All attacks Of tie
enemy were repulsed by counter movein' uts.
We also rppulsed attacks agains! Kaim"kca-
Ian Heights west of Luke Ostrovo) There
was the usual artillery and infantry fire in
the Moglepcia Valley. In the Vardar Valley
there was weak artillery fire.
Paris. Sept. 19.h-The Belgian official
communication says bad weather has him
dered the operations on the greater part of
the front. There is nothing to report except
considerable artillery activity on both banks
of the Somme and on the right bank of the
Mouse in the sector OF Fleury vaux Chapitre.
Petrograd, Sept. 18th-The text of the
Russian official statement says: Western
front (Russien): To the direction of VIadi-
mi r-Volynsky in the region of Volhynia.
the enemy launched an attack against
one of our advanced ~ssplatoon, but Was
repnlsed by our machine gun fire. Ten
riAemen of our p~latoons who escaped injury
counterattacked under command of the Ser
geant-major. killed some Germans, took one
prisoner, and put the others to flight. The
Sergeant-major was seriously wounded. In
the region to the west of Brody our yolun-
teers and patrols surprised 10 the night an
enemy advance post withour firing a shot, and
in a bayonet engagement killed twenty men
and took prisoners one officer and twelve men.
In the region of the river Narayuvka stub
born battles are continuing, Here in Sum