Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-18

German positions exceeding four miles in length were captured Satur- day night and Sunday by the British and French armies in the continuation of their offensive north and soth of the Sonme river in France. In ad- dition quantities of war material and a large number of prisoners fell into the hands of the entente allies-700 prisoners being taken by the French alone. Heavy counter attacks against the British Sunday were repulsed with large losses 70 the Germans, accord ing to London.
 Near Thiepval the British took a fortified position over a front of a mile known as "the Danube trench; {" near Courcelette an advance of about 1000 yaEds was made and finally the strongly defended position at the Moupuet farm, over which there had been numerous hard fought battles for several weeks, fell into their hands. .
 South of the river the French push ed back the Germans and occupied the remainder of the town of Vermando- villers and Berry still in their hands and also captured all the ground be- .ween Vermandoviller and Denie- Court and between Deniecourt and Ierny. the gain being over front running northeast two miles and thence east another mile.
 The advance of the British appar- emily straiEhtens out the salient that had projected into their lines between Thiepval and Courcelette and brings their front here to within a scant mile of Grandcourt and the Albert-Ba- paume rilVay. Grandcourt is now be- Ing bombarded by the British. The Success of the French seemingly ob- i,terates another of 4he many saw tooth salients which dot the entire front of the SproT1a Q T1Iic no baT move of the right flank of the entente toward the pocketing of Peronne.
 Hard fighting with the Russians the o%rressirs. has been resumed from the Pripet marsh region in Russia through Gaicfa and up in the Carpathian Mountains. Berlin and Vienna claim the repulse with heavy casualties of PuSsions of about F 1-2 miles in the rHgion west ot LutsE. in Galicia north cf Zborow, near Stanislau and in the Carpatllians at several points. Near tho Naraiowka river, however. Ber- i!r admits that the front of Archduke Charles Francis was pushed back by the Russians a short distance. Petro- grad records an advance for the Rus s'"-a south of Brzezany, southeats of j.-,Tn6rg and the capture of more than 1031 Germans in the fighting along ;he AnraIuvlxa river and the PodVy- ecl:e- -TTalicz railway.
 Bucharest reports the occupation of dUGltlOndl towns Tn IIdnSylVan1a, while both Berlin and Sofia assert that the forces of the Central Powers in Dobrudja are still in pursuit of the re- treating Rumanians and Russians.
 Further progress for the entente all lies on the Macedonian front and by the Italians in Albania is recorded in the London. Paris and Rome commu- nIcations. Kavala, on the Aegean set. which is held by Bulgarians, is under bombardment by the entente feet. Sofia admits the loss of Nidje Plania. near Lake Ostrovo.
 Combined French and Russian troops lave pushed their way to a position Gear F1orina, across the Greek from tier south of Monastir, while the Serbians have reached the immediate Outskirts of Vetrenik and Kajmack- alan in successful fighting against the Bulgarians. Heavy bombardments are in progress on the various other sectors.
 Tn the Carso region of the Austro- Italian theatre the Italians in their quest of Triest have won strong po- sitions from the Austrians in san- guinary fighting. Southeast of the Doberdo Height the penetration o1 Austrian lines is admitted by Vienna but the official communication says the Italian losses were extremely heavy owing to the large number o1 troops engaged in the small fighting area