The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
RUSSOS AND HUMANS
HANDED THE SETBACK
ASSAULT MADE On THE TEU.
TONS WITHOUT EFFECT
Speedily RepuIsed; Some Heavy Firing
At GYrge Mountains and in the ProtuI
Valley Cars Men Claim to Have
Driven Off Germanic Forces in
Carpathians; Cannon Along Meuse
limited Press pisratch.l


Berlin, Germany, December IS.
A Greek captain at the head of
5000 soldiers has taken possession
of the city of Kathrini in Greece
and stands directly opposed to
the passage Of the French. 1t is
reported that actual fighting has
been going en- between the Greeks
and the French.
Berlin, Germany, December 10
Attacks by the enemy on the Bull
garian positions in Macedonia have
been repulsed.
Berlin, Germany, December 10
Russians and Rumanians yesterday
made attacks on the positions of the
Teutons in several places in the Car
pathian mountains and in Transyl-
vania. These attacks were speedily
repulsed. Heavy fighting took place
at Gyrge mountain and in the PrOtul
valley. The AustrO Hungarians drove
the attackers back at both of these
places.
Claims Attacks Were RepuIsed.
limited Press Dispatch
Petrograd, Russia, December ID
Attacks were made today by the
Tcutons on the positions of the Rus
slams in thickly wooded portions of
the Carpathians, but were readily re-
pulsed An especially strong attack
was made by the enemy at Chidana,
but the Russians drove the attack
ers back with heavy loss. Fighting
is still going on in the region of Hell
putna South of PrOtiesh the Rus
slams gained the enemy trenches.
South of Agualana the enemy counter
attacked but was driven back with
heavy loss.
Attacks BY BuIgarians.
United Press Dispatch.J
Paris, France, December 13.-At-
tacks were made yesterday by the
Bulgarians on the positions newly won
by the allies in Macedonia but the
attackers were easily driven off with
artillery and machine gun fire.
Berlin, Germany, December 13.-In
addition to heavy artillery firing along
the Meuse and Somme rivers, there
has been little fighting on the west
ern front.
Attempted A Stand.
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Berlin, Germany, December 3D.
The Rumanians, aided by the Rus
SLAMS. have attempted to make a
stand on the Yalomit river in Ru-
mania, but have been driven back by
the invading Temtons. The Teutons
were victorious also on the road tC
Bugu. About 1000 prisoners were
taken by the Teutons in Rumania
yesterday.
Teutons Capture Two Towns.
j.. London, Dec. 13.-Roumania and tn,
Cerna river region in Serbia continue
the sectors where most of the fightint
is taking place. In Wallachia snow
has checked only slightly the advance
of the Central powers
The town of Mill, on the Buzeu. ha
been captured, as also has the villag,
of UrZiceni, twenty miles southeast
Berlin announces more than 10000 ad
ditional Roumanians have been can
tured
In the Carpathian and along tn,
Moldavian frontier the Russians ar,
continuing their violent attacks, but
according to Berlin, without success
Along the Cerna river the entent
allies have again attacked viciously
but again have been repulsed, accord
ing to Teutonic advices Five Bul
garian posts south of the Lymnitz
river have been captured by entent
troops.
Snow has put an end to infantr
activity north Of Monastir. On tn
front in France and Belgium there i
continuation of artillery activit
and small operations by patrol pal
ties