Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-18
FRENCH GAIN
IN DRIVE FOR
RAIL Center
New Thrust With Town Of
Chaulnes as Objective,
Proving Successful.
ENCIRCLE TOWN
OF DENIECOURI

Thrsatsned-sritish Keep Up Fo
ward Movement North Of Riv,
Somms.
The new thrust by the French
south o6 the river Somme, in
northern France. has resulted in
the complete encircling Of Denie-
court.
Deniecourt formed the center Of
the wedge tho French are driving
into the German lines north OF
Chaulnes, its resistance holding up
their advance between Berney and
Vermandovillers complete occupa-
tion Of which villages by the
French was announced last night.
Further. progress has been made
by the French in this region and
heavy counter attacks by the Ger
mans on these positions have
been repulsed, according to today's
report, which announces that the
Germans sustained enormous
lnsses, two balttalions having been
nearly wiped out. The French have
taken 1900 prisoners and ten ma
chine guns.
The British are keeping up their.
forward push north Of the Somme,
scoring their advances however, at
Z isolated points. apparently in oper-
ations to straighten their line.
London today reports An ap-.
preciable advance on tho left bank.
where tho British line has been
driven further toward Le. Sars.
along the Pozieres- Bapanme road.
On tho Macedonian 'front.' an
entente attack in the Struma VAL
ley was repulsed by the Bulgar-
jams, the Sofia war office an.
nouncas.
The forces under Field Marshal
Won Mackensen are continuing to
progress In their campaign In the
4,Rousnanian province of Dobrfdja,.
soma reports. Some Indication of
Z stronger resistance by the Rou-
! manians and Russians, however. u
furnished by official statements
which report heavy counter at-
tacks.
The presence Of a division Of
Serbian troops in Roumania has
not been officially accounted for.
The probabilities are that some
Serbian troops were forced into
Roumanian territory during the
Teutonic drive thru Serbia last
fall. being jnterned there and lib
Grated for service when Roumania
entered the war, or else that the
division Is composed Of Serbian
residents Of Roumania.
British forces have occupied the
greater part Of German East
Africa, the last remaining German
colonial possession. London today
announces the junction Of two
British forces to the south of Cen
trail mountain range. The Brit
ish have dislodged a strong Ger
man force from the Uluguru hills
in the south central portion Of the
colony. and are driving the Ger
mans southward. All parts Of the
colony have now been occupied by
the British.
Constantinople reports the de-
feat of British forces in Mesopo-
tamia. which attempted to take-the
offensive below Kut- Ell -Amara on
the Tigfis.
London. Sept. 1S.-In small opera
ions on the Somme front last nigh
he British gained further ground, tn
rar officeSannounced today.
"The general situation continues un
hanged" the announcement say:
South Of the Ancre we improved on
ositions. East Of Courcelette mino
tack made last night upon element
t enemy trenches was entirely sue
essful. our line has been advance
at this point"
"A raid by British naval aeroplane
n German aerodromes at ST. Deni
nd westrehenSi is reported in an off
ial statement issued by the war office
he statement says:
Yesterday afternoon squadron Q
ur naval, Aeroplanes carried out
nrther attack on aerodromes at 81
)enis and Westrehen A large mum
er OF bombs were dropped with sue
essful results. One Of our machine
,as Obliged to make forced landinl
j Holland and the pilot has been in
erned."
Further Advance For Serbians.
a further advance for the Serbian
- to- ~ In In,
ront is reported today in a dispacl
rom Saloniki. 1t says the first an
econd line trenches Of the Bulgarian
ave been taken by the Serbians, wh
ave crossed the Broda river.
Heavy fighting continues on TIL
lrther, bank of the river.
The Serhians are reported to hav
lken four field guns and eight machin
uns. bringing up to thirty-six tn
lumber Of guns captured. A larg
umber Of prisoners also are said t,
ave fallen into the hands O, tn
erbians. Il
The dispatch also repdrts tina
fencl1 troops on the allied left win,
ave captured the station OF Florina
leavy fighting continues.
inersass Belgian Relief Fund.
The commission for relief in Belgium
nnounces that arrangements hav
cen completed with all the interestet
for the augmentatiol
uring the coming year OF the relief I
: nrnyided to the 1900 900 civil popu