Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-16
Routed Armies on Two
Fronts Pursued by Rush
of Victorious Troops.
ENGLISH HOLD FAST
Villages Captured in Great
Allied Drive on Friday
Object of Attack.

Berlin, Sept. 16, (via London,
5:lO p. m.)-Field Marshal Won
Mackensen, I'm command of the
troops of the central powers i'm
the Balkans, has decisiveIy defeat
ed the Rumanians and Russians I'm
the province Of DObrudja and Is
now pursuing them, says tOday's
official statement.
London, Sept. 16, 1:55 p. m.)-
As result of their offensive north
OF the SOmme, begun yesterday
morning along the six mile front
from the north of COmbIes to be-
yOnd the POZieres- Bapaume road
the British hold In their entirety
the villages of COurcelette. Mar
tinpuich and F1ers, the war office
announced this afternoon.
SalOniki, (yia London. Sept. 16.
3:1S a. m.)-The BuIgarians are
falling back in disorder toward
MOnastir, pursued by the Serb
ians, according TO an official state
ment issued at Serbian headquar-
ters.
The text of the statement follows:
After two days artillery prepare
tons and the occupation of the
enemy's advanced posts, our troops
carried out a decisive attack on the
principal Bulgarian positions in the
direction of Florina which was
crowned with complete success" the
statement says. The Bulgarian posi-
lions at Malkanidze and Malareka are
now in our hands and General Boyad-
jeiff's army is retiring I'm disorder to-
ward Monastir, pursued by our vic
torious troops.
I'VE made a large number OF pris-
Oners and captured 20 guns and
great quantity of munitions. The
losses are enormous. One
Our troops have already descended in
to the plain Of Florina."
Germans Attack Near Clery.
Paris, Sept. 16, onD-German
counter attacks were made on the
French lines both north and south of
the Somme last night. They we're IN
successful, the war office announced
today The assaults were delivered 10
the east of Clery on the north bank OF
the river and east of Berry, to the
south of the stream, below Peronne.
During yesterdays fighting, today's
bulletin states, the French took 400
prisoners In single trench the body
Of Sc dead Germans were picked up.
English Bull Dog" Let Loose on the
S0mme.
British Front i'm France. Sept f6.-
Aside from their increased artillery
fire in the great new drive on the
Somme yesterday, the British brought
into action for the first time a new
type of armored motor car capable
because of its powerful traction. OF
crossing trenches and shell craters
For some days the army had watched
L with interest and curiosity. and
Yesterday as it moved along i'm sup
port OF the infantry in their charges
hey cheered ii even in the midst OF
she'll fire.
There has been nothing more won
ierful, even i'm this war, than the
spectacle of its advance toward the
German line
Man of Letters Called ny King.
Athens, Friday, p. m, (vfa Lon
Ion, Sept is, 1:05 p. mD-(Delayed
King Constantine this afternoon
allied Nicolas Callagvyeropoluos.
awyer and president of the board OF
directors Of the Ionian bank, 10 Tatoi
o discuss the possibility of forming a
,abinet
NJ. Callagvyeropoulos is a well
Known supporter OF the entente cause.
Central Allies Gain Decisive.
Berlin, Sept. 16, (via London, 1915