The state herald., 1916-11-17
sAILLlsEL, ON soMME, FALLS 70
FRENCH TROOPS, FOE suF.
FERINo HEAVY LossEs.
LOSSES IN AIR BATTLES
Russo-RUMANlANs ARE NOW ON
THE OFFENSIVE IN poeRupJA
AGAINST Won MAcKENsEN.

LOndon-The Russians and Hum&
mans are vigorously on the offensive.
North OF the C0nstanza- -Chernavoda
railway, the Russo-itumanian forces
have pushed back Field Marshal von
Mackensen's men to front running
through the towns Of Topal, lnancesne
and karanasuf.
Saillisel, east OF the Peronne-Ba.
paume road In the Somme region, has
fallen entirely into the HANDS OF the
troops OF Gen. Foch. The French In
flicted heavy casualties ON the Ger
mans.
In the Transylvania zone the Rus
slams have gradua ly reinforced the
Rumanians on the northern sector OF
the line until they now are fighting
side by side with them over front
OF about fifty miles south OF the Bu-
kowina border.
Little important fighting is going
on In the Russian, Macedonian-Austro-
Italian theaters. The town OF Polog
and Culse hill have Leen captured BY
the Serbs from the Bulgarians, accord.
ing to Paris. Berlin admits an ad-
vance by the Serbs In this region.
London, Nov. 1l.-Driving against
the center of the Russian line on the
Eastern front, German troops have
gained possession Of Russian positions
or front Of about two and q half
miles.
| ha NH nl, x.yhtr trI tnH nj m
the capture of more than 5000 pris-
oners. took place In the district OF
Shrobowa, twelve miles northeast OF
Baronovichi. north of the Pinsk
marshes. ana where only isolated
| fighting has occurred lately. The Rus
slams. Berlin also sayl. lost twenty
seven machine guns and twelve mine
ihrowers.
The success OF the Germans is ad
n itted by the Petrograd war office.
which announces tha. the Russians.
after stubborn resistance against
seven onslaughts, were compelled to
fall back to their second line Of
trenches.
Elscw. ere on the eastern front TO
tie carpathians there has been little
fighting. according to the official
communications.
In Dobrudja the advance OF the Rus.
so-ltumanian forces southward con.
tinues. and Petrograd reports battle
with Field Marshal Won Mackenscns
troops in the region OF Tchernavoda.
recently abandoned by the Rumanians.
At Tchernayodn Is the bridge OF the
railroad running between Constanza
and bucharest and II is for this bridge
the Russians and Rumanans are fight
i ing.
I Pctrograd also announces the occu
patton OF several towns between Iiir
sova and Tche-nlyodn. Berlin says
there have been no important changes
In Dobrudja.
i On the Transatlantic -Rumania front
Arohduke Charles has assumed the
offensive and pushcd back the Ruma.
mans. In the Prcdell sector stub.
born fighting continues. with be IN the
Austro Germans and the Rumanians
claiming progress. The Austrians
hgye almost completely recovered the
ground lost in the Georgcn mountains
4 Nov. 4.
Several trench clements north Of the
Somme near Les Bocufs and SaillisA
have been captured by the French
Berlin states Franco-British attack
between Gueudccourt and Sally were
rcpulsed.
There has been much aerial fighting
on the western front Berlin records
the destruction Of seventeen entente
airplanes and Paris asserts that ten
German machir on were brought down
London admits that seven B:iti.h air
craft failed to return to their base
after fights In the mir In one OF the
fieh's n squadron Of thirty British air
planes and u German sQuadros OF be
tween thirty and forty were engaged.