The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-05
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1900 Yard Gain.
LONDON, Sept. 5.-The British
pushed fifteen hundred yards east
ward in fighting near Guillemont last
night, capturing the village Of Falfe-
ernoon.
The Whole German system Of
strong defenses At F4lfemont 10 In
British hands. The British also
gained footing In the Leuze wood. q
mile northwest of Combles.
Since Sunday the whole German
second line from Mouquet farm to the
point where the British lines link up
with the French, distance of more
than seven miles, have been captured,
General Haig reported. About 1000
prisoners have been taken.
The nghting is continuing At the
village Of Ginchy.
Unsuccessful Attempts.
PARIS, Sept. 5.-The Germans last
night made several unsuccessful at
tempts to recapture ground lost to
the French on both sides Of the
Somme in the allied drive on SUNDAY
and Monday, 1t was officially an
nounced today.
Since the beginning Of the allied
offensive on July first the French ana
English have captured twenty-nine
villages which the Germans had or
ganized to the highest defensive de-
gree. They have taken about 41,000
prisoners, $50 cannon and several
hundred machine guns.
Frances new 40 milimeter guns
played an important role in the new
victories over the Germans. according
to dispatches from the front today.
The existence of these guns was
kept secret for many weeks. It is
believed they will work m ore wonders
| in the closing days of the war than
did the German AZ centimeters that
battered in the Belgium forts.
Flushed Eastward.
| [By Wilbur S. Forrest, United Press
Staff Correspondent
| LONDON. Sept. 5.-The Germans
are being pushed steadily eastward
in a renewal of the allied great Of
fensive on. the Somme, but in the
Balkans the Rumanian armies have
been compelled to give ground.
In driving rain, the British ad-
vanced 1900 yards east OF Guillemont
last night, capturing the whole sys-
tenn of intricate German defenses at
Falfemont and obtaining a footing in
Leuze wood, General Haig reported
this afternoon. Bad weather imped-
ed the development Of the French Of
fensive south of the Somme, but the
! French this afternoon reported the
repulse of all German counter at
| lacks. The German war office ad-
mitted the loss of the village Of
Chilly to the French In yesterdays
fighting.
Russian detachments have been in
action for the first time in the de-
Tense Of the southeastern frontier of
Rumania. The Germans and Bulgar-
ian forces however, continue to
sweep on into Rumania and have
captured three towns in the Dobrudja
region, including Dobric.
The fiat plain of the Doburdja reg
ion offering no neutral obstacles to
an enemy advance, has greatly facil-
itated the German-Bulgarian invasion.
Unofficial dispatches from Berlin to-
day declared that not only are the
German and Bulgar armies pressing
their invasion. but the Austrians have
halted both wings of the Rumanian
army that invaded Transylvania.
The Russians engaged in clearing
lAustro-Germans from the wooded
heights north of the Hungarian front
Ter have captured more enemy posi-
tons in the Carpathians, it was Of
ficfally announced at Petrograd to
day. besides taking ASIA more pris-
loners In Volhynia and Galicia-