, 1916-09-13

further gains on the Soume trONi last
ni9ht and this morning, it was announced
officially to day. The statemeut is a. follows:
All the ground gained yesterday las
been maintained and our gains we're furlher
extended last night aud this morning.
Prisoners are still coming in aud the full
number taken cannot yet be stated. A
counter-attack northeast Of Puzieres during
the night was easily beaten of. As Il re-
suit of the heavy fighting during the past
week our line has been adyuuceG ON a trout
Of 5000 yards to a depth %yntyiug from 800
to 5000 yards. Severe defeats and heavy
losses have been inflicted on the enemy and
the important and strongly defended Iocall-
ties OF Falfemont farm, Leuze Wood, GULL
mont and Ginchy have been Wreoted from
him despite his utmost efforts to retain them
The spirit and dash Of our troops dnring the
severe fighting in The face OF frequent and
determined counter. attacks and constant and
intense artillery fire has been magnificent.
The fine work Of the Irish troops from Cou-
naught, Munster and Leiuster, already men,
toned III connection with the capture OF
GuilemOut was carried on yesterday by the
same troops in the attack on Gjnchy. Some
of our rife regiments and regiments from
Warwickshire, Kent, Deyonshire, G onees-
tershlre, Surrey, Cornwall Wales and Scot
lulu dlSO 6uSdSGu, III VI liz hGuliuS u u
past week have done splendid work.
London, Sept. 11th-TAe official commn-
"nication issued shortly before midnight says:
South of the Ancre there Is no Change III the
situation. About noon yesterday the enemy
counter attacked north of Ginchy but was re-
pulsed. Ii the last twenty hours more than
$50 prisoners and three machine guns have
been taken. On Saturday the progress of
our attacks was closely followed by our air
men. who at the time engaged hostile troops
with machine-gun fire. AS the result of
many aerial comoats. three hostile machines
were DESTROYED aud others were driven down
damaged, On the remainder Of the British
front there was the usual trench warfare, On
Saturday night our troops entered TIE
epcmy's trenches south of Neuye Chnpelle
and inflicted severe casualties on the occu.
pants.
Rome, September 6th.-Italion forces in
southern Albania haye advanced their lines
occupying several positions without opposi-
ton, the War Office announced to-day.
On the northern front in the Iolmiuo
sector an Austrian attempt to break through
the Italian lines was defeated.
Paris, Sept. 10th-There has been much
activity among patrols and intermittent
commandments along a greater part OF the
'front.', says JQ6 OluCldl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SiNCh
out to-day in regard to operations in Greek
Macedonia. The Bulgarians abandoned
g veral trenches in the district east Of Vet
renik, leaving munitions.
Paris, Sept. 10th-The official communi-
cation issued tonight reads: South OF the
Somne the Germans twice attacked our
trenches southwest OF Beruz, but the
attackers sufftrel q complete check.
Our artillery WAS active in the course
of the day along the whole Somme front.
Elsewhere he ny Yves CAIN. Aviation On
Saturday our aeioplaues engaged IN forty
combats over the enemy lines in the course
of which the enemy suffered losses. o. the
Somme front Adjutant Dorme brought down
his ninth aeroplane, which dropped at Beau
lencourt, south of Bapaume. Fonr other
German aircraft fell in a damaged condition,
one in the region of MaisoDette and the
others rorth and east of PeronDe.
Paris, Sept. ~9lb.--French troops, by a
brilliant assault yesterday afternoon, Cap
tured a section of German trenches east of
the village of FIeury I've dun ~sector), ac-
cording to the official communication issued
by the War Office last night. The text reads:
In the Somme region there was a somewhat
lively artillery action on both sides. A
grenade engagement made us masters of q