, 1916-09-27

Kirlibaba tenacious fighting is IN progress.
Siebenburgen (TransylyaGlan fIon). Rus-
sian attacks on Vulcan pass and to the west
ward were repulsed. Balkan theatre. There
were no incidents of Importance. The great
battle on the Somme from: in France says to-
days official statement is again III tut SWING.
The text of the statement follows. Army
group of Crown Prince Rupprecht of BaVa-
Tia. The permanent battle on the SOmme is
again in full swing The artillery combat
between the Ancre and the Somme has
reached extraordinary violence. Lust night
enemy attacks near the Courcelette- Ran
court, Bouchuvesnes regions failed. Army
group of Crown Prince Frederick William.
In the Meuse district artillery fire 10 the
west aud to the east Of the river failed. On
the whole front there was lively artillery fire.
There also were numerous aerial engageT
ments within our lines, resulting favourabfy
for Us. We Shot down "a oeroplanes, 20 on
the Somme front, Lieutennnts Boelcke,
Wintgen and Hohendorf especially dlstln-
guishel themselves, our losses were SIX aero
planes. late in The evening OF Sept. 22nd.
Bombs dropped on Mannheim killed one pei
sou and caused damage, hostile hiers repeat
edly attacked places behind our front. Among
Other towns attacked was that Of Lille, where
six civilians were killed and twelve houses
damaged. One of our airships on the night
Of The 22nd attacked British military estub-
lishments near Bougogne.
London, Sept. 24th.-One German alrship
aud probably another, was brought down
during u raid over the eastern counties OF
England, and the outskirts of London,
last night, according to an official state
ment. Two airships we've brought down IN
the southern part of Essex, an official state
ment issued by the press bureau tonight said
latest reports show that probably not more
than twelve mrships partic p1ted IN last
nights raid. Police reports from the pro-
vinces indicate that Tie damage by the ~
ships is Slight. Ia one town IN the east
Miulunds, however, n humber OF bombs were
dropped, aud It is reported that two persons
were killed and II injured. 1t is teare|
that two more bodies were buried under
some ruins in this town. Some damage was
caused at a railway station and about a doz-
CD houses and shops were wrecked or dam
aged and u Chapel and Storehouse set on
fire. This is an exception. No oiher coSu-
uIties have been reported outside the metro
politan area, and although n large number
of bombs were dropped promiscuously over
the district visited by the airships the mate
rial damage is insignificant. A great number
of bombs fell in The sea or IN open ploces.
In the Metropolitan area II men, eight wo-
men and three children were killed, and for
tyiye men, thirtyscven women aud seventeen
children we're injured. A considerable
number of small dwellings,, houses aud shops
were demolished OF damaged. A number of
fires we're caused. Two factories sustained
injury. Some empty railway trucks were
destroyed aud "a permanent way slightly
damaged in two places. No reports have
been received of auy military damage.
Messages from correspondents Mt various
points between London and the Essex coast
describe the delight Of watchers when one
of the raiding alrships was brought down in
flames about l O'Clock this morning. People
rashed from their houses to point Of vantage
when the sound of guns was heard and they
watched the airship as it proceeded eastward,
constantly in the glare of concentrated
searchllgh hts with shells bursting around it
in such close proximity that watchers we're
convinced hits must have been scored. Sud
denly here was 4 dash, hen Il burst Of fl 'mp,
and Il storm of cheers as the blazing oirship
descended slowly, 1t huge ball of fire, still
outlined in the rays of senrchights.
Vienna, Sept. "a h-rhe official statement
issued from Austro Hungarian headquarters
follows. Roumanian front. Vulcan pass has
been evacuated by the enemy. Near Her
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