Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19
new BLOW PUSHES
FRENCH FORWARD
in PERONNEDRIvE
Gain New Ground Between
Biaches and La Maison-
nette Villages
SERBS CAPTURE TOWN

SOffA, Oct. 19.--An AnglO-French
fleet has shelled the Orfsno Heights.
In Greek Macedonia, and also the
Drama-Ksvala Railroad. The Bulgarian
War Ohice announced today. The re-
pulse Of numerous infantry attacks on
the Macedonian front Is reported. Al
HE'D sirmen have bombarded Prilep
again. The Rumanian front (Dobrudia)
n quiet.
LONDON, Oct. 1s--A strong Bull
Tarian attack on the British right flank
on the Doiran front Tuesday night was
repulsed. IL was officially announced to-
day. Nothing Of importance has oc-
CURED on the Struma front.
LONDON, Oct. ia heavy down
pour Of rain impeded operations on the
Somme front last night. British raiders
entered German trenches near Loos and
south Of Arras, General Haig reported
this afternoon.
BERLIN, Oct. 19.--The British made
gains north of Eaucourt LAbbaye and
Guedecourt in yesterdays fighting and
the French mt Sally and also between
Biaches and La Maisonette, but the Al
lied victories did not compensate them
for their heavy losses, the War Office
announced today.
PARIS. Oct. le
Resuming forfthe time being their attacks
F., IN the region of Bapaume. the French drove
i forward during the night against the Ger
man forces in front OF Peronne and made
progress.
The War ONCE communique today re-
ported that the French attacked in force
(, between Biaches and La AIaisonuette. where
the Germans were compelled to fall back
North OF the somme the French have
completely consolidated their new position
at Sally saillisel. The Germans made a
counter er-attack In that sector. but II was
easily repused. the communique stated.
There have been more heavy rainstorms
on the French front and the fighting has
been carried out in deep mud and between
shell craters that have been turned into
miniature lakes.
The Biaches-La Maisonnette line. where
the French attacked, lies directly west of
Peronne II is at this point that the
French front approaches most closely to the
German stronghold Of Peronnc.
Since tho beginning OF the Franco Brit
ish offensive on July Germany has not
been allie 70 withdraw a single vision
from the western front TO opposs either the
Russ:ans IN oalicIa or the Ftmanians in
Trankylvania.
The Germans had Ia divisions about
f.46o.o00 men) on the western front, with
the remaining nifty divisions of their army
massed with the Austrians against Russia
Late in August. when Germany evidently
believed the Allied offensive was approach
ing an end. she withdrew division and
started 1t for the eastern front While II
was still en- route the Allies broke out with
another smashing advance and the division
was hastily recalled TO the somme front
letore It ever reached Russia
The same effort was made by the Ger.
man General Stan later. with precisely the
same result
PARIS OCT. 10.
In an effort to tighten the pressure
against their flank the Bugarians have
launched an attack In the sector of lake
Doiran, says War once statement on
Balkan operations today. The attack was
repulsed by the troops holding the Allied
center.
Serbian forces have crossed the Cerna
River. southeast Of Monsstir, occupying
Brod.