Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-10-05
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European War News

EtIyOpeJU WOT VIEWS
Despite the refusal of the Italians
to agree to an armistlce, Austrian
troops rescued Italians wounded and
buried In the debris when Monte
Clmone was blown up by Austrian
mines, says Vienna.
All of Europe is ''ready for peace
but Germany wants only n truce"
This statement was made in London
by Lord Robert Cecil, minister of war,
trade and blockade, in answer to Chan
cellor Won Bethmann-Hollwegs speech
at the opening of the German reichs-
tag.
Roumanian forces have been rcpulsed
at Hermannsstadt, Pennsylvania, and
the heights south and southwest OF
the town have been captured by Aus
tro-Gerinan troops, says the official
statement issued from Vienna.
Germany will perseyere until victory
Is hers. the reichstag at Berlin was
assured by Chancellor Won BethInann-
Hollweg. The chancellor asserted
that the harvest this year had made
Gernany's position much more secure
than was the case last year.
The British forces have captured
the greater part of German redoubt
north of Thiepval, which overlooks the
northern valley of the Ancre, taking
nearly 600 prisoners, according TO the
official statement issued in London.
Serbian and French dispatches re-
ceived at London make evident that
the Bulgarians are holding the road.
to Monnstir against the advance of the
entente allies on the western Macedo-
MAN front.
An ultimatum TO Bulgaria and a
declaration of war 10 follow il We're
prepared by the Greek cabinet at Ath-
ems, following the decision Of King
Constantine TO enter the war.
Sofia reports that the Bulgarians
were victorious on the western end of
the Macedonian front, where they COM
PEELED the Serbians to retreat along
the whole line. This statement denies
the Roumanian victory in the Dob
rudja.
A Bucharest dispatch dated Sep
TENDER % TO the Reuter- Telegram COM
pany at London, says: Later de-
tails confirm the report of great vic
tory for the Roumanians and Russians
In Dobrudja."
Pressing home the advantage won
by the capture of Thiepval and Com
bles, the British troops to the north of
the Somme stormed and took German
trenches on a front of 1900 yards.
They also captured the great enemy
work known as "Stuff Redoubt." The
British have captured between 5000
and 1000 of the enemy, says state
ment issued In London, making total
OF more than 10000 men who have
fallen into their hands in the last fort
night.
The council of Greek ministers has
decided, In agreement with King Con-
stantinc, upon military cooperation
with the entente powers, says Reu-
ter dispatch to London from Athens.
The battle for the Carpathian
passes turned toward Roumanian sue
cess. The Berlin war Office admitted
that Roumanian troops have again &C.
cupied the heights on both sides of
Szurduk and Vulcan passes in Tran
sylvania and that the Austro-German
forces had retreated.
Sixty persons were killed and
large number wounded in Bucharest
In the afternoon by bombs dropped
from a squadron of aeroplanes of the
Teutonic allies, and five others were
killed at night by bombs dropped on
the city from Zeppelin, according to
an official communication issued at
Bucharest.