Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-23
French Engaged in Effort to
Eject Teutons from Town
of Combles.
|rERLIN ANNOUNCES
MACKENSEN VICTORY
Report from Bucharest,
German War Office Claims Forces
of Central Powers Compel Retreat
of Opponents in DGbrudja.
ASSOCIATED Press Summary

(ASSOCIdtCu ICoo -
On the Somme front in France, the
French and British forces have made
additional gains. General Haig's me:
made progress toward Bapaume
while General Foch's soldiers, who
apparently have begun an attempt to
Eject the Germans from Combles and
he salient in the entente line north
IF the Somme, also met with success
After checking German attacks
eoutheast of Combles, between La
Priez and Rancourt, the end of the
French part of the line which almost
encircles the town, the French un-
Eertook local operations on the out
kir.s of Combles itself. An organ
zed and strongly defended house was
captured, and several trench elements
Eere occupied. One hundred and
farty prisoners were taken.
General Haig's troops Strengthened
heir line between Martinpuich and
Flers, distance Of about one mile,
BY taking two lines of German
benches. The British front now
huns on direct line north of the
wo villages.
Claim Capture $1,000 Germans.
1t is announced officially by Paris
hat the number of prisoners taken by
he Anglo French forces from July
to September IS amounted to more
han $1,000. OF these 34,05O fell into
he hands of the French.
Berlin reports no activity on the
hole OF the western front.
German and Rumanian reports as
progress or result of the battle
Dobrudja' conflict. In contradic-
on of the announcement from
ucharest that the forces of the CEN
jail powers were falling back, Berlin
eclares that Field Marshal Won
ackensen has, by an encircling
ovement, broken the resistance of
he Russians and Rumanians and
pmpelled them to retreat.
Berlin says strong Russian forces
ere repulsed southeast of Toprais-
Tia, IA miles southwest of Constanza,
the Black sea coast.
Berlin and Vienna admit a reverse
the Carpathians in the Russian
pture of the summit of Smotrec
light, which previously had chang
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ussian attacks in Volhynia and
puthern Bukowina were checked.
West of Lutsk, in Volhynia, the
ermans repulsed Russian attacks,
Fcording to Berlin and Vienna, and
nssian assaults in Galicia, north of
boroff, and in the region of Dorne-
Rtra, on the border of Bukowina
ID Rumania, were frustrated.
The Serbians and French continue
make progress in Northwestern
Hcedonia
The Serbians are advancing in the
oda region, and the French are
shing north of Flori1a toward
pnastir. The Bulgarian attack on
|orsky was checked by the entente
ices.
Berlin and Sofia report no activity
Macedonia.
An entente Transport and French
Dmariae have fallen victims to
rman submarine and an Austria
ngarian aeroplane respectively.
e transport, reported by Berlin as
implicitly filled" was sunk in the
dlterranean Sept. II. Bombs from
NPA"iAO quinn CAO ouoAllesA AAAS III
South Adriatic. Twenty-1ine
mDers of the crew were rescued
made prisoners.
ondon reports that German sea-
ne dropped three bombs on Dover,
gland, Friday No casualties re-
ted.
'rltlsh warships have bombarded
grain positions near the mouth Of
Strumma river in Macedonia.