Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22
Bulgars and Germans Drive
Enemy Before Them in
Region of Dobrudja.
FRENCH HOLD LINES
British Make a Mile Gain in
Night Battle on the
Somme Front.

Berlin, Sept 30, (via London,
4:42 p. m.)-The Bulgarian and
German troops under Field Mar a
shall Won MaCkensen have driven
back the Russians and Rumanians
in DObrudia in disorder, the war
Office announced today. The vic
tory was gained by means Of an
encircling counter attach.
German seaplanes on Sept. 20"
says report issued by the admiralty
under date of Sept. 81. successfully
attacked with bombs two Russian
ships used as starting places for aero
planes which, escorted by one cruiser
and several destroyers, approached
the Bulgarian coast near Varna. The
hostile forces were compelled to re-
tire and were pursued.
German hydroaeroplane later sue
cessfully attacked hostile transport
steamers at Constanza and dropped
bombs on the railroad in northern Do
brudja.
In spite of heavy Smelling all the
raiders returned"
TeutOnic Waves Beaten Back.
Paris, Sept. %, CNoon) German In
newed efforts this morning to beat
back the French from positions re-
Gently captured north of the Somme.
Todays official announcement says the
attacks were broken by French artfl-
lery before the Germans reached the
French lines, compelling them to re-
tire to their own trenches after sus-
tanning heavy losses.
The attacks of the Germans made
in strong force were centered on the
French positions between lie Priez
farm and Rancourt.
Minor Fights on Bulgar Fronts.
Sofia, Sept. 81, (via London, Sept. %,
8: 20 a. m Only minor fighting on all
the Bulgarian fronts. with no change
in the general situation, is reported in
an official statement issued by the war
office today. The statement follows;
Macedonian front: Wednesday
There is no change in the situation.
Our troops at F'lorina and Kaimakcalan
height passed the day in relative quiet.
A Russian attack on Hill 1879. north
of the village OF Armenik, failed. Hos
tile battalions were repulsed in disor-
der in the Moglenica valley. On both
sides of the Vardar there was weak
artillery fire. In the Struma valley
and along the Aegean coast quiet pre-
walls.
"Rumanian front: Along the Danube
the day was quiet. In Dobrudja our
detachments are consolidating their po-
sitions. Yesterday was marked by
feeble actions only. German aero
planes successfully attacked the enemy
railway line near Tchernaveda. caus-
ing great damage a Russian squad
ron of 20 fighting units unsuccessfully
of Pervelia. Our hydroplanes frus-
trated an attack by hydroplanes on
Varna"
British Advance n Mlle-
London, Sept. %, t2:15 p. mD--The
British advanced on a front OF about
mile last night in the Somme sector
south of the Ancre river. The war Of
fee announced today that two lines OF
hostile trenches had been captured.
During the night we advanced on
front of about a mile" the statement
says, capturing two lines of hostile
trenches, approximately between Flers
and Martinpuich. Our front now runs
approximately on a direct line north OF
Flers and Martinpulch.
THE enemy's trenches were success
fully entered last night south OF Arras
prisoners being taken and many cas-
ualties inflicted. North OF Neuyille St
Waist a mine was blown up by ua and
the crater occupied"
Entente Make Progress.
Paris, Sept %, Q2:O5 u. ny
French and Serbian troops operating
along the western end of the Macedo-
MAN front have scored new successes
against the Bulgarians, the war office
announced today
Serbian troops, continuing their ad-
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