Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1916-09-20
FOUR MILES Or GERMAN TRENCHES TAKEN.

FOUR MILES Of GERMAN TRENCHES TAKEN.
Archduke Charles Francis Pushed Back by
Cars Troops, 5000 Germans Captured.
German positions exceeding
four miles in length were captur-
ed Saturday night and Sunday by
the British and French armies in
the continuation Of their offensive
| north and south of the Somme
river in France. In addition
quantities of war material and a
large number of prisoners fell in
to the hands of the Entente Allies
700 prisoners being taken by the
French alone. Heavy counter
attacks against the British Sun
day were repulsed with heavy
| losses to the Germans, according
to London.
Near Thiepval the British took
a fortified position over a front of
a mile known as 'the Danube
trench " near Courcelette an ad-
vance of about 1000 yards Was
made md finally the strongly
defended position at the Mouquet
farm, over which there had been
numerou, hard fought battles for
several weeks, fell into their
hands.
To the south of the river the
French pushed back the Germans
and occupied the remainder of the
towns of Vermandovillers and
Berry still in their hands and
also captured all the ground be
tween Vermandovillers and Denie-
court and between Denieccur, and
Berry, the gain being over a front
running northeast two miles and
thence east another mile.
The advance of the British ap
parently straightens out the
salient that had projected into
their lines between Thiepval and
Courcelette and brings their front
here to within a .scant mile OF
Graudcourt and the Albert-Dap-|
aume Railway. Grandcourt is
now being bombarded by the
British. The success of the
French seemingly obliteratcs an
other OF the many tooth sail
ants which mark the entire front
of the Somme and is another
move of the right flank of the
Entente toward the porkcting Of
Peroune.
Hard fighting, with the Rus
slams the aggressors, has been
resumed from the Pripet Marsh
region in Russia through Galicia
and up in the Carpathian noun
tains. Berlin and Vienna claim
the repulse with heavy casualties
of Russian attacks on a front of
about l2H miles in the region
west of Lutsk, in Galicia north
of Zborow, near Stanislau nd il
the Carpathions at several points.
Near the NJ ara jowka river, how
ever Berlin admits that the front
of Archduke Charles Francis was
pushed back by the Russians a
short distance Petrograd records
an advance for the Russians south
of Brezzany southeast of Lem
berg, and the capture of more
than 5000 Germans in fighting
along the Anraiuvka river and
the Podvyscke-Halioz Railway.
Bucharest reports the occupa-
tiop of additional towns in Tran
sylvania while both Berlin and
Sofia assert that the forces of the
Central Powers in Dobrudja are
still in pursuit of the retreating
Rumanians and Russians.
Further progress for the En-.
tente Allies on the Macedonian
front and by the Italians in AL
bania is recorded in the London,
Paris and Rome communications.
Kavala, on the Aegean Sea,
which is held by Bulgarians is
under bombardment by the En-
tente feet Sofia admits the loss
of N1dje Planina, near Lake Os-
trovo. mbined French and
Russian troops have pushed their
way to position near Florina,
across the Greek frontier south
of Monastir, while the Serbians
have reached the Immediate out.
skirts of Vetrenik and Kaimacka
Ian in successful fighting against
the Bulgarians. Heavy lombard