The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-09-12
WAR PENDULUM RECORDS
VICTORIES AND DEFEAT
FOR ALLIES OF ENTENTE
Rumanans Reported To Have Lost Fortress In SiIista
While lhfIicting Heavy and Successful Blows In
Tfmsylvania; French and British Statements Tell Of
Minor Fighting On Sonme But Berlin Claims RepuIes
ASSOCIATED Press BY Federal wireless)


n ARTS, September llSwngns back and forth the pendulum of
recorded both and defeat for the Entente
Allies yesterday 49,, , ,...a.s
The whiehe defeat Importance
Ruriaan the province of Sisa
sky miles of Bucharest fell into hands
Bulgarian armies operating along the Rmanan frontier.
The report of this eton victory from Berlin where the
German general staff made public last night official
I ISL SILISTRIA ALSAcE OF BULGARIA
The province of Sstra the reward Rumana for the part
she played the second Balkan when she sided with Serbia
Greece against Bulgaria. and has been the hope Bulgaria
to recapture this province since she lost it in 1913
But II she lost ground in the southeast Rana made gains Tran
yvara which had part least compensated her The official des
patches from Vienna last night announced that the Ausns had been
successful in driving the Runanan armies back distance mile and
half but these later amended by the also from
the Austrian capitol had been defeated by
mans their left flank and had been compelled vicinity
of Peroseny.
BULGARS ABANDON THEIR TRENCHES
In Greek Macedonia where the fighting has been growing
during the last Bugarans
long line Of trenches the east Vetren leaving them
large quantities of munitions of together with number
which they unable to
Turning to the western front the reports conflict Berlin tells of
great British offensive that extended for than miles from
Thpva to the outskirts of Combles and which carried
la fierce vgor. but without
ALLIES DECLARE FRONT WAS QUIET
Neither the French British communicates pay
this fighting and the French official night says
for German attempts attack the neghborhoo of Berry
Sanee the Somme front has been comparatively speaking quiet
The official German however tells different story
that last Saturday the British launched heavy
against lying between hiepval to which
the Teutons still cling spite of the fact the British hold
the ridge which commands the town. Combes
orti6ed position for which the French British
ing for several days.
CHARGES OF BRITISH BEATEN BACK
Time after time the British charged the "noman and
that lies between the trenches only be beaten back by the
the Germans who said firm everywhere North
and northeast of Moquet Farm where there has been much
desperate fighting of late the British said have been
TALLY successful for only be forced fall hncr
the Vigor OF the German counter attacks.
In the vicinity of Martnpuich the attacks of the British broke
down under the German fire. according the from Berlin
and the other end of the tenm line the negbooOd Com
be and between that and Bots Luze the attackers
with
Berlin also claims that the French attacked south of Bacux
and the vicinity of Beoy Santerrc but with little
In the Bareux the German OF the fight
ing the pous suffered heavily and repused time after
as they charged The German staff also adds that
took number of prisoners together with six machine north
west of Chaunes Chaunes important railroad junction. in
the outskirts of which the French reported fighting days
GERMAN ATTACKS ALL REPULSED
OF this the French official report says
tempted attack southwest of Berney Santerre but that the attack
was repuSed with heavy loss to the Teutons.
On the Nerdun battle field the fighting again heavy yesterday
The Berlin dispatches tell Of French assault between Thamont fort
and Fury Here the Germans admit that the French into
the first line trenches but that they aterwad driven
again
The aerial fighting during the week The French and
British said have machines the days.
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