, 1916-10-25

O'"bAO AH0WnO Is uObulLS
to report.
Paris, Oct. 20tb.-French official commun-
ication issued here tonight says on the Som
me front there is nothing to report beyond
the usual artillery fighting which was par
tlcularly active IN the sectors of SaillySaillysel,
Berry En- Santerre and Abiaincourt. There
was an cannonade on the re-
mainder of the front.
Petrograd, Oct 2Oth.-Heavy fighting
continues in Volhynia and Galicia, but no
important changes were reported in the Off
ciai statement issued here today. North of
the little town of Klselin q stubborn battle
Is proceeding. North of Kutopatkin the en-
envy is making fierce attacks without success.
After q violent bomburdment the enemy
launched an assault with dense masses of
troops on our positions south of Svisteiniki.
The battle continues. South Of Doruawatra
(near the kumanian botder) the enemy u.s.
sumed the offensive and attacked our detach-
ments. North of Lattuntel mountain our
troops attacked and dislodged the ENEMY
from a series of heights, capturing four
machine-guus and a nnnbor Of prisoners.
PetrOgrad, Oct. 206h.-Announcement of
the inauguration Of an offensive movement
in eastern Rumania by the army of Field
Marshal Won MackenSen is mate by the
War Office. 1t is said that the Germans and
Bul gnrians have suffered great losses. The
battle continues. In the Black Sea one of
our submarines sank two Turkish steamers
in the region OF the Bosphofous.
Bucharest, Oct. 20th.-The Bulgarian
and German forces in Dobrudja have taken
the offensive along the whole 'front.' They
bave forced back the Rumanians left wing
the War Office announced today. The an
nouncement is as follows. On the northern
and northwestern fronts the enemy has at
tackled Goicasa in the Cotus valley and has
been repulsed. In the Uzul valley there
have been violent artillery pctions and
enemy infantry actions have been dis
persed. Our troops have taken the Of
fensive in the Oiiuz valley and have
driven back the enemy to the frontier
where fighting continues. The, situation
is unchanged, on The remainder of the
front as far as Bran Defle where we repul-
sed an enemy attack directed against our
left flank. We took As prisoners and took
some war material. We have recaptured
Mount Surul. On the left bank of The Alt we
have repulsed five enemy attacks in the re-
gion Of Mount Robul where the enemy stuff
cred heavy losses. There were more than
800 corpses in front Of our trenches ard we
captured two machine guns from the enemy.
There has been artillery bombardment ut
OIsOva III the Jul valley. On the southern
front along the Danube an exchange of in-
fantry and artillery fire has taken place. The
enemy has assumed the offensive over the
whole front in Dobrudja. He has been re-
pulsed on our right flank and in the centre.
Our lett wing has been Withdrawn slightly
towards LiDgend,
Montreal, Oct. ~20th.-Three more and
three new cases of infantile paralysis were
reported by the authorities here today.
There have been six deaths from the disease
during the last three days. and there are now
Is positive cases. Up to the present time
the outbreak has been confined entirely to
the western portion of the city and district.
The schools in the central portion Of Mon
treal have not yet been closed.
London, Oct. 20th.-Additional Entente
forces have been sent to Salonica according
to Reuters correspondent there who sends
word that a further strong contingent of in
fantry was landed today and that several de-
tachment of Greek troops have arrived from
Crete to join the Nationalist army. The
provisional Government at Salonica has re-
ceived a lengthy telegram embodying resell
utions passed at a meeting of Greeks in
New York and promising men and funds
to the Nationalist cause. The provisional
ao-o A. $1,000 - a1ul:~~