Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-22
September Rains Have I'M
peded Operations on the
Western Folnticr.
ARE FIGHTING ON
LONG BATTLE FRONT
Rumanians and Russians
Continue Their Stubborn
Fight on Tcutons.
MYTH the September rains imped-

WIrH the September rains imped-
w ing the operations on the west
ern front in France, interest in the
world warfare has been transferred to
the Russian Rumanian and Mace
donian theaters where violent fight
Ing is in progress
Sanguinary encounters have taken
place aling the l2-mile battle line
about LutSk, Nolhynia, whore the Rus
slams attasked repeatedly in mass for
nation. but only, according to both
.Scrlin and Vienna, to meet with re-
pulse and heavy casualties. The bat
tie Is still raging near Korytniza and
Svinusky.
Along the Stokhod river the Ger
mans assumed the offensive against
the Russians. but everywhere were re-
pulsed, according to Pctrograd. At
tacks by Russians against the Austr)-
Ilungarians in the Narayuvka river
region of Galicia were repelled. In
the Carpathians both Berlin and vi
emma concede that the Teutonlc line
east of the Panther ridge and near
Brzia has been pushed back by the
Russians.
Both Claim Gains.
Although Berlin and Vienna record
the reOCcupation of heights on the
Vulcan pass, Bucharest says that to
the south of Petroseny the 8ln1uians
have stopped their retirement.
stubborn fighting continues IN Do-
brudja, where the Ruinarians and
Russians are holding their strongly
fortified positions against the central
powers
In Macedonia the entente forces
have pushed their way ihrcs miles
northwest Of Pisoderi, according TO
Paris. Hard fighting for thu l<aimak-
calan plateau on the Greek-SCrbO bor-
der Is in progress. Sofia says that
near Florina counter-attacks Ivy tho
entente have been repulsed with heavy
casualties and the capture of prison
ers including Russians and also ma
chine guns
Except for the repulse by the ltal-
ians of an Austrian attack south OF
villa Nova there have been only bonn
bardments in this region. Thursday
on the front i'm France was without
noteworthy incident.
\ small Revolution.
A revolutionary provisional govern
ment has been set up on the island Of
Crete, according to unofficial advices,
which add that "A committee of revo-
lutionists is to be sent ia Saloniki. For
mer Premier Nenizelos, while declin-
ing to say whether he purposes going
to Saliniki to head the movement, re.
Verted to his recent statement that
'1f the king will not hear the voice OF
the people, we ourselves must devise
what 1t is best to do
The German, Bulearian and Turkish
Troops under Field Marshal Won
Mackensen have been defeated in the
Rumanian province of Dobrudia, ac-
! cording to Bucharest. 1t is declared
that the invaders have retired to the
south and are burning villages in their
retreat.
| The great battle which was the eli
max of Won Mackcnsen's swift cam
paign in the Dobrudia district immc-
! djatelv after the declaration OF war
| by Rumania began on September ID
| and ended, says Rumanian headquar-
ters. on the 20th,
with reference to these operations
Berlin merely says that fighting in
Dobrudia has come to standstill"
Rumanians, Russians and Serbians
were pitted against the invaders,
strong reinforcements having been
hurried to Dobrudja when the opera-
tions under the noted German field
marshal threatened to oVsrwhelm u
section of Rumania. A strong limo 10
the north was hastily tortured ana
powerful forces were thrown out 10
oppose the onslaughts OF the central
powers. That the siX-days' battle mas
been a sanguinary one is indicated py
the various official statements when
told OF the intensity OF the fghtlna
that has continued without cessation