The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-25
Furious Fighting Thruout
Night Follows Victory.
Hundreds of Thousands Shells
Spray Somme Front.
BRITISH ALSO MAKE A GAIN
Russians Resume Drive on En-
tire Caucausus Front.
Serbians Claim Success in
Checking Bulgar Rush.

Paris, Aug 25.-French troops last
night consolidated the positions won
in yesterday afternoons advance north
and northeast of Maurepas. in which
the village itself was captured. and re-
pulsed violent German attack against
Hill 121. south of the village, it was
officially announced today. Seventy
prisoners were taken, making total
of $50 captured on this section since
yesterday morning.
French troops threw forward their
first lines to within mile and a hstlf
of the important towns of Combies IN
furious fighting last night that fcl-
lowed the capture of Maurepas village.
The town itself has been under terrific
bombardmert for three days by
French artillery.
French infantry is pressing east
ward, just south of Combles. to pocke:
the Germans in much the same man
ner as the British are closing in upon
Thiepval.
Artillery Duel Terrific.
The French attack followed a day
of cannonading in which French and
German artillery sprayed the whole
French Somme front with hundreds OF
thousands of shells. French infantry
men left the trenches toward sun
down. and scrambling over ruined
German trenches in three waves that
rushed stead Oily forward drove the Teu-
Maurepas in less than thirty minutes
of actual fighting. Detachments op-
Grating on the right broke thru the
enemy's positions east of Maurepas
with such rapidity that several bodies
of German troops who had held posi-
tions in the village were surrounded
and captured.
British Advance 800 Yards.
The Germans made weak counter
attacks but were beaten back while
the French advanced their lines On q
front of a mile and a quarter.
General Haig's troops, a few hours
earlier, drove forward for 900 yards IN
fighting south of Thiepval taking a
German trench on a 400 yard front.
Serbians Check Bulgars.
London, Aug 25.-Success against
the BuIgarians all along the line De The
Serbian front in Macedonia are report
ed in the Serbian official statement OF
August 22. The statement ieclares
the Bulgarian center was yielding to
the Serbian pressure and that the po-
sitions previously designated for Ser
bian occupation were being seized ano
held by Serbian troops. The statement
ION the right wing there has beer
an artillery duel.
"Our offensive is developing sue
cessfully in the center and Bulgarians
are being pushed back gradually to-
ward the frontier.
| "AIl the enemy's counter attacks in
the vicinity of the frontier and on the
left wing were repulsed-
'aThe positions chosen by our head
quarters are being occupied and
| held
Russ steam Roller Starts Again.
| London. Aug. 25.-The Russians
have resumed their advance on the
entire Caucasus front. following the
recapture of Mush said wireless,
/ dispatch from Petrograd today.
: The Turks are evacuating Bitlis.
The Russian official statement tni:
afternoon announced that the grand
| dukes offensive west of Lake Van i:
continuing. In the Mosul region Rus
slams are pursuing the remnants OF {
Turkish division dispersed in a battle
Wednesday.