, 1916-10-18

lines, the war Omco announced III To-Day S
official statement. Hard fighting continues
in Galicis east and south of the Lemberg
district without either side making advances,
says the statement, which also reports the
repulse of strong attacks further south.
Northwest of the Dorna Watra region the
Russians took nearly 1900 prisoners.
London, Oct. 16th.-TeutoDic troops have
broken through Cymes pass and invaded
northwestern Rumania, according to Ber-
lIa dispatches today, severe fighting is going
on on Rumaniau soil near the town Of Pal
anka. The Austro-G Germans are attempting
to drive southwark along the Terguocna
railway to cut the main railway line supply
ing the northern Itumanian armies, In the
extreme north near the Bukowina frontier the
Rumanians are falling back upon their own
border, but along the whole southern frontier
OF rransylvania, they are vigorously counter-at-
tacking. Southeast of Kronstadt the Ruma-
mans have wrested the initiative from the
AuStro-G German army that attempted to
march southwark into Rumania and have
won local successes.
London, Oct. l6th.-The official commu-
~nication from British headquarters IN france
issued tonight reads. lit is confirmed that
the losses incurred by the enemy IN last
nights attacks on our positions at Schwaben
redoubt were exceedingly heavy. Sixty
eight prisoners, including one officer, were
left in our hands. Our losses were very
slight: "In the neighbourhood of Neu-
vile st. Vaast our heavy artillery and trench
mortars carried out an organized lombard
m,ent on the enemies lines. Good results
seemed to be obtained. "Much successful
work was carried out by our aeroplanes
Yesterday in conjunction with our artll-
larry Opa hOCtifa battery nOSltlOM WAS com
paratively destroyed aud many others
severely damaged. Bombs were dropped
on an enemy railway station and upon trans
ports moving behind the enemy's lines with
excellent effect.
Paris, Oct. I6 1.-The official commuui-
cation issued by the War Office tonight
reads. There was great reciprocal artillery
activity along the entire Somme front. 10
the north we consolidated ourselves in the
captured portion of Sally -SNilIisel despite
a lively enemy bombardment. To the south
we repulsed a violent counter attack enst OF
Berry en- Santerre. We captured a small
wood with two guns Of 30 milli~aetres and
one of II millimetres between Genermont
aud Ablaincourt. During these actions
we took ITO prisoners, including four officers.
In the sector of Lassigny a German aero
plane hit 10y our artillery fell IN flames IN
the German lines. On the remainder OF
the front nothing of importance occurred,
Eastern army. Nothing of Importance has
been reported.
Rome, Oct. ~16th-Along the whole front
working parties were active and some ar
tiilery actions took place says today's War
Office statement. East Of Vertcibizza in
the Gorizia region and on Hill 2O8 on the
Carso we extended our positions 10y means
of small local actions taking a few prison
ers.
Bucharest, Oct. 16th-The repulse of
Anstro-German attacks in Pennsylvania is
announced in today's official statement which
is as follows. On the northern and north
western fronts at Tulgnes and IN the upper
Bicas valley there have been violent artillery
actions. Attacks made by enemy infantry
were repulsed and we took forty
prisoners. In the Uzul valley artillery en-
gagements took place. We repulsed enemy
attacks on the frontier. In the Oituz valley
the enemy violently attacked troops on the
frontier but we're driven back beyond the
border. In the Burzen valley there have
been hight actions. We captured 80 prls-
oaars. At table Butzi the enemy compelled
us to withdraw a little towards the south
At Bratocea the situation is unchanged.
At Predeal enemy attacks were repulsed
with heavy losses to him. In Camuca our
troops offering obstinate resistance. In
the Alt region we have occupied Stana,
Cligloman, Ciocadobrogugli and Cloicastrl-
catului. There were no actions in the Jiul
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