The sun., 1916-09-03
WAR MOVES TOLD IN
OFFICIAL REPORTS
Vienna Admits Retirement of
Army Before Rumanian
Advance.
RUSSIANS AGAIN ACTIVE
Austrians Announce Fierce
Fighting at Several
Points in East.


VIENNA. via London, Sept. 2.-The
oficial statement issued to-day
Rumanian Front: After nve days
Of heavy fighting near Orsova we
yesterday withdrew u troops to the
west bank Of the Cerna.
Near Hen1annstadt. and north Of
Kronstsdt. the enemy follows only
hesitatinxly. New regiments are APP
pearing In the Gyergyo Mountains.
Prince Leopold's front-The Rus
SLAMS again ferceiy attacked the Ger
man and Austro-H Hungarian troop. to
the northeast and southeast Of Svini-
usky and penetrated K%orytniza. but
were forced to retreat In disorder.
leaving 4 considerable number Of pris-
oners In our hands.
Our Danube no;illa sank a Ru-
manian patrol boat in the lower Dam
ube.
Germans Retake Trench.
BERLIN, Sept. 1.-THE text OF the Ger
nan oficiai statement follows:
Western theatre-North and south
Of the Somme lively nghting continues.
In the roureaux wood-Longuova val
beforehand grenade engagements
took place. Southeast Of Maurepas a
French attempt to advance was UNI
successful. Last night n trench which
was still In the hands OF the enemy
near Estrees was rernptured.
On the right bank Of the Meuse arr
t!llery activity was revived consider
ably at times.
Eastern ,heatre-Army group Of
Prince Leopold-Southwest Of Lut5k
the Russians continued their efforts
against our troops under Gen. Litz-
mann. Their Oft repeu ed attacks were
delivered with greatly superior num-
bers and they had temporary successes
near Korytn.ca. The enemy was driven
back In disorder by our counte at
tacks. Yesterday and the day before
we captured here 10 officers and LOO
men and took several machine guns,
North OF Iborow our troops, counter
attacking. gained some y ound.
Army group Of Archdulie Charles
Northwes, Of Mariampol the Russian
forces which had advanced retrea'ed
before our artillery IRE. In the car
pa,hians numerous local enemy enter
pr.sas failed. The success OF he
Silesian troops at Kukul was further
extended. the NUMBER or PRISONERS
captured Wa ,rcr"ss"" . "'"crrS
and s'3 men. seven machine guns
and ? mine hrowe were ,aken'
Balkans-Thcre 10 ho'h'hs 10 re-
port.
Russians Keep ~ Advance.
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