The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-23
GERMANS ABOUT
TO LOSE COMPLIES
Fortified Position Beset on the
East and West by British
and French Troops.
TEUTONS ADVANCE IN RUMARIA
Berlin and Sofia Claim RepuIse of
Attacks in TransyIVania-Serbs
Fighting Hard.


London, Sept. 15.-Beset by the
British on the west and the French
on the east, Combles apparently is on
the verge Of capture by the entente
forces. !
With the British firmly established |
in the Luz wood less than a mile from 1
the western outskirts of the village, /
the French a mile to the east of it /
have driven their wedge in farther |
and captured LIE Priez farm by as /
sault. The farm had been held by |
the Germans as a point of support |
against French encroachments upon |
Combles.
French Hold Gains.
Along the Peronne-Bethune road
to the north and south of Bouchaves-
mes the Germans, according to Paris,
have Yainly attacked the newly won
French positions in the hope of re-
gaining their transport line to the
north. Except for reciprocal bonn
bardments and a slight advance by
the French a bomb attack near Bel
lOy-En-Santerre, south of the Somme,
the situation elsewhere on the entire
front in France and Belgium remains
unchanged.
The Teutonic allies are continuing
their advance on the Dobrudja sector
of Rumania, according to Berlin and
Sofia. Across the mountains in Tran
sylvania the Rumanians have attack
ed west and east of HeTmannstadt,
but were repulsed, Vienna says.
In the Carpathians the Russians at
tackled vigorously Smotrec, Ludova
and Kapul, storming positions af-
ter heavy preparatory bombaTdmept.
| Their efforts to drive forward were
stopped with sanguinary losses, ac-
cording to Vienna.
Heavy Fighting in Macedonia.
On the Macedonian front consider
able heavy fighting has taken place.
The Serbs in the Lake Ostrovo region
are declared by Paris to have made
appreciate progress against the Bull
| garians, while both Berlin and Sofia
report bombardments in this vicinity,
| but mention gains for neither side.
/ On the front where the Italians are
! facing the BUIgarians, Sofia asserts
! that the Italians have been put to
! flight.
In the Dorian region the British
! have taken a Teutonic position north
/ of the town of Mucukovo. Several
/ Germans were taken prisoner and a
number of machine guns captured. Al
| though it had been previously stated,
! the Greek forts at Kavala were evac-
uated by the Bulgarians, Berlin says
they are all in the hands of the Bull
gars and that the Greek troops which
are at Kavala have been sent to Ger
many where they will remain until the
end of the war gin the status OF neu-
trails"
In the Austro-Italian theater the
usual bombardments and isolated in
fantry attacks continue.
French Hold Gains.
| London, Sept 1.-THE French north
of Peronne are holding tenaciousIy to
the salient they have driven into the
German line east Of the Bethune-Pe
rome road near Bouchavesnes. They
hold intact, too, Bouchavesnes and
other points along the line captured
in the offensive started Tuesday
Their capture of a powerfully organ
lied German trench system south Of
the Lepriez farm, near the road run
ming west from Rancourt to Combles
has further jeopardized Combles.
Finding that the French had cui
their line of communication from Pc
rome northward, the Germans threw
violent attacks against Liable wood
and Hill rs, south of Bouchavesnnes
and retock both places. The French
however, returned viciously to the at
tack and after hard fighting, some
hand to hand, finally drove out the
Germans and kept the ground they
had won.
$500 Germans Captured.
In the two days fighting more thar
1900 Germans were taken prisoner.
and larger number of guns and ma
. chine guns were captured.
On the British SOmme front the
situation remains unchanged. SoutI
Of the Somme heavy artillery duel:
between the French and Germans con
tinue near VermRndovillers and Chal
, mes. Repulse of a German attacl
| near Fleury, in the Verdun sector, Il
reported by Paris.
The British across the Struma rive
south of Lake Takinos have made NJ
; further efforts to advance and in tina
region there are no developments.
> R.tiId \ Shin of Conerefe