, 1916-10-04

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night reads: Heavy rain fell on the front
early Monday morning. During the Gay
there has been severe fighting in and about
Eaucourt L. Abbaye. The enemy succeeded
in regaining a footing in the buildings
During the day we improved our po-
sitions southwest of Gueudecourt and
north and east of Courcelette. In the last
twenty -four hours in this area we have
taken MS prisoners l officer and 63 men.
During Sundays operations our aeroplanes
bombed several points OF military importance.
AL enemy kite balloon was brought down
in flames. There were many air fights, in
the course of which two machines were de
stroyed and many others driven down. We
suffered no losses.
Petrograd, Oct. End. The Austrian made
heavy ounter-attack yesterday in ali at
tempt to regain the ground lost in the rev
Russian drive Oh Lemberg. lhe War Office
announced that the attack was repulsed and
that more prisoners were taken. This fight
ing occurred on the front southeast of
Lomberg where heavy engagements are still
In progress.
Rome, Oct. 2nd.-The official ccmmunica-
ton issue. to-day by the Italian War Office.
reads as follows: IN the Ledro valley
(Trentino) infantry skirmishes took place, in
the course Of which our advanced posts
drove off The enemy with loss. In the AS
tico valley enemy artillery concentrated it's
ire on the railway near Segha without in
terIupting traffic. Along the remainder Of
the front there were only artillery actions,
the majority on the Carso sectors.
Sofia, Oct. 2Dd-TLe War Office today
issued the following official statement. On
Sunday, east aud west Of Florina our in
fa1try lepulsed enemy attacks north Of the
village Of AImeusco neat the village Of
Krushegrad and in the region of the vii
lage OF Sewitch, Stern fighting is proceed
ing for possession Of the hei hts Of Kahn
ukcolan. lu the Magleuica valley there is
lively artillery fighting, Enemy attacks
against the Boutkasch height failed com
pletely. On the Strumu front there has
been lively artillery fighting under cover of
which enemy battalions advanced toward
the villages Of Knndjakeuy and Komarian.
They were arrested by our fire. The fight
ing continues. On thu Aegean coast seve-
raj enemy warships violently shelled the
heights north of the village of Orfano. This
bombardment set fire to, and destroyed the
village OF Lungor. Rulnanlan front. The
situation is unchanged and cain. We
felled an enemy aeroplano in he environs of
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region. Both men III the machine we're
saved.
Bucharest Oct. End -Rumauian troops
have crossed the Danube river aud invaded
Bulgarian territory, according 10 the official
communication issued today. The river was
crossed between Ru5tcbuk ami purtukai, the
latter place being where The river leaves Bul-
garian territory and flows north east through
Rnmunia. The statement says. On the
north western fronts fighting continues.
tn the mountains at Ghurgill and Ierghjtzei
we captured four machine guns and made
prisoners eleven officers ana 90 men. South
ern front. Our trooEs crossed the Danube
between Rustcnuk aud Turtukni. In Dob
rudia we attacked along the whole front aud
pulsed th8 aAemy on his centre and right
Sank.
petyograd. Oct. 2nd.-The fighting along
ma southwestern front has reached another