Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-10-20
RUMAN|ANS MAKE
COUNTER ATTACKS
GAIN GROUND AT SEVERAL
PLACES ALONG THE BIG
BATTLE LINE
BERLIN ADMITS BRITISH GAIN
German Trenches In ThiepvaI Region
Are Tsken-French Advance
Russians Capture Transport
From the Turks.

London, Oct. 16.-Although Ruma-
mans in northeast Pennsylvania con-
tinue to retreat before the Austro-
Germans, from this region all along
the battle line to the vicinity of Or
sova, they have at several points by
violent counter attacks gained an ad-
vantage.
In the Carpathians the Austro-Ger-
mans have recaptured the height of
Smotree. In Volhynia violent fight
ing has broken out. Petrograd says
that north of Korytniza the Russians
captured a German trench Along
the Stokhod. says Berlin, Russian at
tacks were repulsed.
British Take Trenches.
German trenches in the neighbor-
hood of the Stuff and Schwaben re-
doubts, in the Thiepval region of
France, have been captured by the
British, and with them more than 300
prisoners.
Near Guedecourt the British also
have slightly advanced their line.
Berlin admits that the British north
of Thiepval gained firm hold on the
= German trenches and that the French
south of the Somme have won a foot
ing in the sugar refinery at Gener.
mont.
The French in Saturdays fighting
in the Ablaincourt Belloy section
made HOO Germans prisoners.
Serbians Advance.
Serbian troops have advanced alons
: the left bank of the Czerna river
l while the French have cut the rail
way line south of Sores.
, Gains for the Italians against tn,
!. Austrians in the Carso region of tn,
: Austro-Italian theater were recorde,
!. by Rome.
t Russians Capture Transport.
/ The Russian submarine Tulen ha
captured the Turkish 60OO-ton arme
l. war transport Roditsto.
n French aeroplanes cooperated mos
q efficaceously in the fighting south O
d the river Somme.
e Italians Press Advance.
Italian troops in the Trentino hav
= made further progress in their az
y vance toward Mount Rolte.
e Russians Repulsed.
s. Berlin.-Russian and German TO
is ces were engaged in a violent ba
d tie on the Stokhod river in volhynii
Both Sides Claim Victory.
London, Oct. 17.-While the Viel
ma and Berlin war offices announc
merely a continuance of the figh
ing on the Transylvanian front b
tween the Austro-German forces an
IL the Rumanians, the Rumanian arm
lie headquarters reports that in the A
o. river region the troops of King Fe
ie dinand have occupied several pos
De tions occupied by the Teutonic allie
On all the other sectors of tn
IS front, according to Bucharest, attacl
In were repulsed by the Rumanians e
ut cept in the Burzen valley, where Il
IT, Rumanians were compelled to wit
n draw slightly further south.
lie Allies Land in Greece.
-, Athens, Oct. 1S.-Marines from II
- ships of the entente powers to Il
- number of about 1000 have been Ian
- ed at Piraeus and have occupied Il
railway station at Piraeus and sc
o eral buildings in Athens. Immediate
this became known the streets
Athens swarmed with Greeks fra
tically cheering King Constantine al
a chanting the Greek national anthel
Great crowds marched through t
streets, thousands gathering in t
- neighborhood of the postoffice squal