Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-22
ALLIES REPORTED
TO Be ADVANCING
FEROCIOUS NIGHT AND DAY At
TACkS ARE UNCHECKED
BY THE TEUTONS.
CAPTURE BIG WAR SUPPLIES
British Now Within Mile of Grand
court, Which Is Being sheIIed-
Russians Claim Advance South
of Brzezany.

London, Sept. 18.-German posi-
lions exceeding four miles in length
were captured Saturday night and
Sunday by the British and French
armies in the Somme region.
War material and many prisoners
were captured. German counter at
tacks were repulsed with large losses
to the Germans, according to official
British reports.
British Capture Positions.
The British took fortified posi-
ton over front of mile near Cour-
celette, an advance of about 1000
yards was made, and the strongly de-
Tended position at the Moquet farm
fell into their hands.
South of the river the French push
ed back the Germans and occupied
the remainder of Vermandovilliers
and Berry, and also captured all the
ground between Vermandovilliers and
Deniecourt and between Deniecourt
and Berry, the gain being over a
front running northeast two miles
and thence east another mile.
French Successes.
The advance of the British appar-
emily brings their front to within
mile of Grandcourt and the Albert
Bapaume railway. Grandcourt is be-
ing bombarded by the British. The
success of the French seemingly is
another move of the right flank Of
the entente toward the pocketing of
Peronne.
Hard fighting has been resumed
from the Pripet marsh region in Rus
STA, through Galicia and up in the
Carpathian mountains. Berlin and vi
emma claim the repulse of Russian
attacks on front Of about 1921 miles
southwest of Lutsk in Galicia and in
the Carpathians at several points.
Berlin Admits Defeat.
Near the Marjowka river, however,
Berlin admits that the front of Arch
luke Charles Francis was pushed
back by the Russians.
Petrograd records an advance for
the Russians south of Brzezany, to
the southeast of Lemberg and the
capture of more than 5000 Germans
in fighting along the Ouraluvka riv-
er and the Podvyske-Halicz railway.
Bucharest reports the occupation
of additional towns in Pennsylvania.
Berlin and Sofia assert that forces of
the central powers in Dobrudja are
in pursuit of Rumanians and Rus
slams. 1te
Further progress for the entente
allies on the Macedonian front and
by the Italians in Albania is record
ed in the London, Paris and Rome
communications. Kavala is under
bombardment by the entente fleet.
Sofia admits the loss of Nidjepla-
nina, near Lake Ostrovo French and
Russian troops are approaching Flo
rina, across the Greek frontier south
of Monastir, while the Serbians have
reached Vetrinik.
Italians in their quest of Triest
have won strong positions from Aus
trians in sanguinary fighting. South
east of the Doberdo height the pene-
tration of Austrian lines is admitted
by Vienna, but the official communi-
cation says Italian losses were ex-
tremely heavy.
London, Sept. 19.-Along a one
mile front the British have advanced
another 1000 yards and have captured
German fortified work which had
previously resisted all their efforts.
This operation is characterized by
General Haig, the British command
err, as important and highly success
full It. is indicative fthe intention
of the British commander to force
the battle along the Somme front
without cessation, the new advance
being a continuation Of the powerful
movement undertaken by the British
and French on Friday last.
North and south of the Somme in
France British and French troops are
keeping up their vigorous offensive
and have achieved further successes
and put down strong German coun-
ter attacks.