Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-24
BRITISH STOP TEUTON
THRUST AND ADVANCE
ON 5000 YARD FRONT
On Danube and Along Black
Sea Successes for Central
Powers Are Reported, With
5000 Russians Captured
BY Associated Press

WASHINGTON, oct. 21.-Between
the Ancre river and the Pozieres-Ba-
paume road on the Somme front in
northern France, British troops, after
successfully checking an offensive
movement by the forces of Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, attacked
successfully and pushed forward from
$50 to 500 yards on a front of 5000
yards. The advance was made between
LIE Sars and the Schwaben redoubt,
which was the scene of the earlier at
tack by the Germans. General Haig's
men captured the Stuff and Regina
trenches, advanced posts north and
northeast of the Schwaben redoubt and
several hundred prisoners.
The Germans also attacked strongly
the French positions at Sailly-Saillisel,
on the Bapaume-P eronne road, as well
as positions between Biaches and La
Maiannette, near Peronne. The attack
ers were repulsed generally, but Paris
admits they gained a footing north of
Blaise wood. The French succeeded
in an attack further south and gained
possession of wood north of Chaulnes.
GERMANS RENEW OFFENSE.
Striking hard against the Russian AMI
Rumanian line in Dobrudja, Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen has renewed sue
cessful his offensive toward the Con-
acknowledgements railway. Attacking
along the forty-mile front. the forces
Of the central powers have made good
progress almost everywhere.
On the Danube the allied German,
Bulgarian and Turkish troops have
forced their way into the entente posi-
lions south ofg Rachova. Along the
Black sea, on the other end of the line,
Tusla was captured and several heights
further inland were conquered. Sew
eral hundred Rumanians and 5000 Rus
SLAMS were taken prisoner, Berlin re-
ports.
The Rumanians have been pressed
back on their central and left wing,
Bucharest admits. Petrograd says the
Teutonic attack resulted in the loss of
the village of Kogardja. Later attacks
were repulsed.
In southern Serbia, south of Monastir,
the Serbian troops continue to advance
against the stubborn resistance of tn ,
Bulgarian forces.
Having crossed the Cerna river in
the Bend at Brod. the Serbians now are
about four miles north of that place.
French troops, it is reported unofficial
ly, are aiding the Serbians in the Kenali
region, along the Florina-Monastir rail-
road.
Fighting continues along the Tran
sylvania- Rumanian border. with sue
cesses for both the Rumanians and the
Teutonic troops. The Rumanians have
taken several important positions along
the front, in addition to more than 500
prisoners. In the BuZeu valley, south
of Kronstadt, however, Bucharest ad-
mits, the RumanianS have been COM
PEELED to withdraw.
Violent encounters have taken place
on the Somme front in France, in Cali
cha and in Volhynia, and in the Tren-
tino region. but with little change in
the positions of the contending armies.
British troops have made progress near
the Butte de Warlencourt and have been
repulsed by the Germans in attacks be-
tween Eaucourt PAbbaye and lie Sars.
Berlin and Petrograd report the repulse
of attacks in Galicia and Volhynia and
Berlin claims the capture of Russian
positions on the Naravuva river in the
region of Halicz.
Count Karl Steurgkh, premier of Aus
tria, has been shot and killed, says
serni-official report from Berlin. The
shooting is reported to have been the
act of a Vienna newspaper editor named
Adler.
A German cruiser of the Kolberg class
was torpedoed by a British submarine
in the North sea last Thursday. The
cruiser remained afloat, although APP
parently damaged severely.