Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-07
Rumanian Position at Turtu-
kai Falls Before Ger
mans and Bulgars. ?
FRENCH GET VICTORY
Capture German First Line
Trenches on Mile Front
at Verdun.

Berlin, Sept. z, (yia London. 5:55
p. m.)-MOre than 10000 Ruman-
ians were taken prisoner when
Bulgarian and German troops
captured the Rumanian fortress of
Turtukai, says the official state,
ment issued today by the German
army headquarters. In the cap
ture OF the fortress more than 400
guns were taken.
Bucharest Sept. 6.-Cerman
and Bulgarian forces, having re.
ceived numerous reinf0rcements,
continue to attack with great viO-
lence the Rumanian fortress Of
Turtukai. The garrison of the
fortress Is ceaselessIy counter at
lacking, the Rumanian statement
adds, and the losses on each side
are said to have been very ser.
iOus.
Paris, Sept. z. (nOon.)-The
French have captured the German
first line trenches over "a front of
one mile on the Verdun 'front.' the
war office announced today.
The breach in the German line was
dans between ti1e--vaux- CbspItfe re-
gion and the town of Chenois. The
French took $50 prisoners.
The French statement adds that A
powerful effort made by German
troops to dlslodge the French from
Hospital farm on the Somme front
was without success and that the Ger
mans were dispersed with heavy
losses.
The statement says:
North of the Somme, the Germans
made a powerful effort to dislodge us
from Hospital farm. Their attacks
were swept by our machine guns and
dispersed with heavy losses. The
enemy did not renew his attempts dur
ing the night.
South OF the Somme the Germans
debouched In force from the village of
Horgny and made several attacks
against our new positions southwest
or Belloy-En-Sante and south of
Barleaux. All these attacks were
stopped. Four hundred prisoners
taken south Of the Somme yesterday
have been counted up to now.
On the right bank of the Mouse
(Verdun 'front.' late yesterday our
troops attacked the Germans organi-
cations on the front between Vaux-
Le-Chapute. The entire front line OF
enemy trenches fell into our hands
on length of about 500 metres. We
took about $50 prisoners and about
ten machine guns"
Rumamans Capture Pass.
Bucharest, Sept. 6, (via London.
Sept. Z, 4:50 p. m. )-Rumanian troops
have occupied Gyergyo- Ditro-Orsova
pass. on the north and northwest 'front.'
Ter OF Rumania, says the official state
ment issued by the Rumanian war de-
partment today. Seven guns, a num-
Der OF machine guns and important
ammunition stores were captured from
the Austrians.
Germans Falling Back,
Berlin, Sept. Z, (via London, 6:O4 u.
m.)-After heavy fighting with the
Russians the Germans have fallen back
in the sector between the Zlota Lipa
and Dniester rivers, the war office an
nounced today. Russian attacks near
Brzezany on the Zlota Lipa, southeast
or Lemberg, were unsuccessful.
Seized Bulgarian Forts.
Saloniki, Sept. z. via London, S:45
p. m.)-Colonel Christodoulos, with
troops OF the Greek garrison at Sores,
As miles northeast OF Saloniki, has
made his way 10 the seaport of Kavala
on the Aegean sea, where he is re-
ported 10 have seized two forts despite
opposition OF Bulgarian troops which
had occupied them.
Galician Town i'm Flames.
Petrograd, Sept. Z, (via London, 1.49
p. m.)-The Russians are bombarding
the Galician town OF Halicz, about so
miles southwest OF Lemberg, says to-
days Russian official report. The
town is in flames
The Russian statement adds that
Russian troops have occupied the rail-
way lines between Halicz and Semi
kozitze and Wodnih.
Rumanians Eyacuate Turtukai.
Petrograd, Sept. 7, (via London) .-
a fortified Rumanian town
on the Danube. about fifty miles south
east OF Bucharest, has been evacuated
by the Rumanians, according to today's
Russian official statement.
Why Sub Warfare Abated.
London, Sept. Z, (250 p. m.)--Ac-
cording 10 definite information reach
ing Berne. Switzerland from Germany.
says a dispatch 10 the Wireless Press.
DR.. Won -Hollweg, the Ger
man imnerial chancellor uDOn being