, 1916-10-14

two others were severely damaged, four or
our machines are missing.
Paris, Oct. 11th.-The text of the Off
cial announcement is as follows: South
Of the Somme, we organized ourselves
on the positions captured Yesterday and
at certain points we extended our gains
by the use Of hand grenades. The
number of prisoners reached 1900, iuclud-
ing 25 officers. North of the SoMme there
were no events of Importance. In The Cham
pagne and on the Mouse in the Fleury sector
small German attacks were repulsed without
having reached our trenches. In the Vos-
ges after violent artillery preparations the
Germans launched a atroug attack on Schoen-
hansen. Some enemy factions reached our
trenches but were completely driven out OF
them with severe losses caused by our gren-
ade throwers. Yesterday bombs We're drop
ped by enemy aeloplanes on Gerordmer and
Belfort. The damage was insignificant. Five
shells were dropped without any effect III
the direction OF that town by the enemy's
long range artillery. La the course of yes
teIdaY besides numerous survellIances, recon
naissance and range regulating flights
orr aeroplnnes fought fifteen engage
ments in the Verdun region, fourteen south
of the river Somme and fortyfour north OF
that river. In the course OF the latter en-
engements four enemy machines were brought
down. Six other enemy machines were
seriously hit and fell iuto the German llues.
Bivouacs and environments in the vicinity 4
Peronne aud TergnIer ana AVIATION sheds
and the railway stations at St Quentin, Guls-
sard and the wood Of Polquerlcourt, were
severely bombarded. A train between Anni7
and Ham was attacked both with bombs and
machine-g guns. During the night of III lOth
L0iraeh ia the Grand Duchy of Baden, the
Colman aviation ground and the Nuelheim
railway station were bombarded.
Rome, Oct. 11th.-Italian troops fighting
in the Carso region southeast OF Gorlzla have
resumed their march toward Triest capturing
several lines of Austrian trenches and more
than 5000 prisoners, says the official state
ment issued by The War Office toany. In
addition they have occupied strongly defend
ed heights between the Iippaco river and
Hill 298, taking quantities OF arms and muDl'
tons. Through successes on two other fronts
the Italians captured 1,409 additional prison
ers. The advances were made N the ,Iren-
tiuo and on The front Of the Jnjinn Alps be-
tween Sober and Vortorbu, north of Gofizia.
The Austrian line GA the Julian front was
broken.
Bucharest, Oct. 11th-South of Hermann-
stndt RumaDian troops have repuIsed Mt
tecks with heavy losses and have made
some progress east Of jul valley. The OH
oial statement issued here today says.
"Western front. We repuIsed with san
culinary losses an enemy attack at Cainent
pass and on the heights east and west OF
this locality there were artillery duels. We
made some progress in the heights east of
the Jiul valley. To the west Of jul valley
we stopped an enemy attack coming from
the Orsova front, there were artillery duels.
We easily repulsed an enemy attack at Os-
ancy in the Temos valley. Our troops nre
holding the positions north of Pledasl at
Mossia and northeast of Guivale.
New York, October 11th.
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