Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-08

patch given out by the Wireless
Press.
4 Bulgarian official statement issued
at Sofia Sept. f. and received here to-
day recounts minor engagements in
Macedonia and the commencement Of
the German and Bulgarian attacks
against the Rumanian fortress Of
Turtukai on the Danube in which bat
tie the Rumanians were driven behind
their forts, leaving 100 unwounded
men on the field.
Russ Beat OF Attacks.
Petrograd. Sept. s, (via London, 2:19
p. n. )-Russian troops which have
crossed the Dvina river north of
Dvinsk were attacked repeatedly by
the Germans yesterday, the war Office
announces, but succeeded in holding
the captured positions.
Southeast Of Lemberg the Austro-
German forces have made further
retreat, the statement says, falling
back to the western bank of the Gnita
Lipa river.
Danube-BIack Sea Fight.
London, Sept. 8-Rumanian troops
have occupied Orsova, an important
Hungarian town on the Danube, says
dispatch to the Times from Buchar-
est today.
The struggle is now under way
over the whole front in Dobrudja be
tween the Danube and the Black sea.
Fighting is desperate near Baltjik on
the Black sea coast about ten miles
north OF the Bulgarian frontier.
This information, the wireless dis
patch says was received in Rome
from Petrograd.
An official dispatch from Vienna
Wednesday announced that Orsoya
had been taken by the Rumanians.
OrsOya is one Of the principal ports
on The lower Danube and has consid-
cradle commercial Importance. It is
few miles above the Iron Gate Of the
Danube. where the river leaves Hun
gary and forms the boundary between
Rumania and northeastern Serbia.
German Trenches Raided.
London, Sept. s, G:45 p. m.D-Brit-
tsh troops southwest Of Lille last
night raided the German trenches
southeast Of Ginchy and near Fiche-
bourg L'Avoue infiicting severe losses
on their occupants, says the British
Official statement issued this after
noon.
The British statement says:
Beyond the usual artillery activity
and local bonn biug fights there was
nothing 10 report on the Somme front.
Two officials and fifty men were
brought in as prisoners yesterday.
Southeast Of Ginchy and near
Rlchebourg L'Avoue we raided the
enemy's trenches inficting severe cas-
ualties
The enemy sheI1ed Armentieres
northwest Of Lille) yesterday even
ing
RepuIse French On SOmme.
Berlin, Sept. 5. (via London. 4 p. M
French and German troops were
again engaged in infantry fighting
yesterday in the region south OF the
oomme river in France, says today's
ohclaI statement. The French were
fepulsed with great losses with the
exception OF a point to the west of
Berry, where. the statement adds,
some portions of trenches remained IN
me hands Of the French.
Germans Capture BiplaBe.
Berlin, Sept. 3. (by wireless TO Say
vile. Jan official statement says that
several Russian aeroplanes attacked
with bombs German positions in Cour
lahd but that the attack was without
success. German anti-aircraft guns
FORCED one hostile biplane TO land and
ne occupants were made prisoner.
The Dutch government has an
hounced TO the German foreign Office
mat it will maintain absolute neu-
uality In the war between friendly
powers" Rumania. Austria-Hungary
germany. Bulgaria and Turkey.
B0mbardmenfs Intense.
Paris, Sept. 8.-German attacks
were made last night in strong force
On the front between Berry and
Snaulnes, south Of the SOmme. Fight
1ng was especially heavy between Yer
Mandoyillers and Chaulnes. The Ger
mans preceded their infantry assaults
WIN intense bombardments.
4Le Germans also made an effort TO