Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-08
ALLIES UN|TEDARMY
DRIVE BACK ENEMY
GAIN EXTENDS OVER FOUR-MILE
FRONT ALONG THE SOMME
RIVER.
BULGARs OVER THE LINES
Invade Southeastern Rumania, Check
Russ Advance on ConstantinopIe
Reports From Athens Init
mate Greece Will Change.

mate Greece Will Change.
London.-A combined attack by
French and British forces on the
Somme front Monday resulted in an
important gain of ground between
the villages of Forest and Clery,
south of Combles and east of Maui
repas, over an extent of nearly four
miles. These places were occupied
by the French, while the British cap
tured a part Of the village of Ginchy
and gained total possession of Gull
1emont. Thus the advance Of the
entente allies is closing in on Com
bles, which is a powerfully fortified
German stronghold.
5000 Prisoners Taken.
In the various attacks launched by
the British and French more than
5000 prisoners were taken, together
with large number of guns.
German positions east of the vii
lage Of Fleury also were overrun by
the French, who carried several Of
the trenches and organized works.
Germans returned to their attack
in the Verdun sector, sending large
forces of infantry against the French
positions at Vaux and Chapitre, and
after heavy fighting gained a fothold
in one of the French salients. At all
points apparently the fighting con-
tinues with the utmost ferocity.
Foes Invade Rumania.
In the Balkans German and Bull
garian troops already have crossed
the Dobrudja frontier, in southeast
ern Rumania doubtless with the OBJ
-ject of preventing the advance of
Russians into Bulgaria and to Con-
stantinople.
Furious battles are in progress be-
tween Russian and Austro-G German
forces in Galicia near Lemburg. Ber-
lin reports repulse of Russians, but
Petrograd declares the Teutons have
been driven from fortified positions
and that several heights have been
captured.
Allies Seize Greek Posts.
Great Britain and France have sent
note to the Greek government de-
handing control over the Greek posts
and telegraphs and insisting upon the
deportation from Greece of agents Of
the central powers. Dispatches from
Athens say it is understood that the
Greek government will make no OBJ
lection to the acceptance of these de-
mands.
Entente allied reports from the
Greek capital intimate the early an
nouncement of an important change
in the attitude of Greece.
Constantine Will Reconsider.
A dispatch to the Times from Ath-
ems states that King Constantine has
Informed the entente allied ministers
that as result of the entry of Ru-
mania in the war he is disposed to
reconsider the Greek policy.
Austrian artillery on the Trentino
front is Smelling the Italians. There
have been numerous infantry en-
gagements.
Rumanians in Big Battle.
Paris, Sept. "A great battle be-
tween Austrians and Rumanians has
been in progress for the last forty
eight hours at Orsova, which has
been evacuated, according to a dis
patch from Zurich to the Matin.
Allies Winning.
London, Sept. 5.-Keeping up their
strong offensive against the Germans
north and south of the Somme river
in France, the Anglo-French forces
today drove their lines forward and
captured important German positions.
Allies Gaining.
London, Sept. 6.-Lines of the en-
tente allies are drawing more close
1y about Combies and toward Petron-
ne, and their wedges are being driv-
en- into the German lines north and
south of the Somme. French and
British troops still are hammering
the German positions and sustaining
heavy counter attacks.
North of the Somme the French
have taken outskirts of the Anderlu
wood hospital farm, and the Rain
nette wood and part of Marrieres
wood and a position on the road lead
ing from Bouchevesnes to Clery.