The sun., 1916-09-14
Italians Repu1se Attack.

ROME, sept. l3.-The war Omce state'
ment says:
Minor offensive actions continue In
the Arsa n upper Posina valleys. On
Monday evening We repulsed attacks
east of Griso and in the lara Valley.
North Of Falzarego II Alpine
troops gained possession of a position
which not only commands Travensnses
Pass but also interrupts enemy COM
munications between the Travenanses
Valley and the Laga1uoi district.
On the remainder of the front moth
ing OF Importance occurred.
Last evening enemy air craft bonn
barded Venice. Pordenone. I.atisana.
Marano. Ce%rvignano and Aquileja.
wounding "a few civilians and doing
slight damage.
On the Balkan Front.
PARIS. Sept. l3.-The French official
statement regarding the Macedonian
front says
IN the Struma front ne change IN
the situation liz reported. Yer. lively
cannonading continues In the region Of
the Beles Mountains. Italian troops are
engaged in the direction Of Butkova
(near the Struma. fifteen miles west
Of Demir-Iiissar) and Dzuma.
On both sides Of the Vardar allied
artillery sharply bombarded Bulgarian
organizations to the north OF Maku-
kovo and Majadag.
ON our left win the offensive opera
tons Of the Serbian army are being
actively pursued despite the lively re-
sistance of the enemy. Northwest or
kovel the Serbians occupied AN Inn
portant position after engagements In
which the enemy suffered heavy losses.
In the direction of kiamakcalnn the
Serbian advance guard fought its way
forward.
Northwest and west Of Lake Ostrovo
sharp engagements are in progress.
Southwest of the lake our troops made
an important advance and our artillery
set on fre several places occupied by
the Bulgarians.
BERLIN ,by wireless to Sayviile). Sept.
lathe Bulgarian official
ment issued yesterday at Sofia follows
Our troops are continuing to ad-
vance in the Dobrudja.
ON the Macedonian front. near Lake
Ostroyo. there was activity on the part
Of patrols as we'll AS artillery lighting.
\. small enemy detachment was re-
pulsed In the Moglenica Valley. In the
Valley OF the Nardar II near Dorian
the artillery aghtirs was spirited
Two Italian companies with ma
chine guns and one squadron Of cav
airy advanced in the direction OF
Butkova tnear the Struma River) and
Dzuma. We made a counter attack
and dispersed them. Thirty Italians
were captured. This was our FIRST en-
counter with Italian troops.
4 hostile fleet Is cruising on the
.A;Eean coast. Our hydroplanes made
a successful attack on enemy warships
In the harbor OF kavala.
on September 10. south OF Lake
Ostroyo. infantry fighting was con-
tinued from the previous day. Iouaves
who attempted to cross the StrumA
near Ncyolyen and kardinos were
driven back with heavy losses to the
west bank by o r counter attack. Two
Scotch officers and one hundred men
were taken prisoners. and several Of
iicers and one hundred men were
killed.
At the mouth of the Struma several
British companies. assisted by artil-
lery on the west bank and by war
ships. attempted To advance toward
the east. They were taken under fire
by our artillery and attacked and
driven back tn their original positions.
Two enemy battslions who assisted
them were dispersed by our fire.
SALoSicA. via London, Sept. 18th,
Serbian official communication issued to
day says:
A violent artillery duel was started
by the Serbians yesterday. Serbian
infantry at many points expelled the
Bulgars from their advanced positions
and occupied them. The Bulgarian
Counter attacks in the course OF the
night were completely rcpulscd. where
: A. the Serbian attacks carried out dur
inc the night were successful.
RoME. Sept. 1:.-The Italian War of
flee issued to-day the following state
ment
ON Monday and Tuesday. in tho dis
trict west of Butkovo Lake. our col
umns had skirmishcs with bulgarian
attachments which were driven in be-
yond the Observation-Disclosures railway
line.
BUCHAREST. Sept, ~ 'via Hondon
Sept. ~. Thursday 1.-The Wal Office tn
day issued the following communication
There have been light skirmishcs on
tho whole OF IN" north and northwest
fronts. We took 37S prisoners,
on the south front there has bccu
an exchange Of gunfrc an along tho
Danube, while in DobrudJa We arc in
contact with tho enemy on the entire
front. with lively engagements be-
tween patrols and advance guards,
\ detachment of the enemy which
had advanced up the Danube was
counter attacked and repulscd, lcav-
ing In our hands eight German guns.
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