The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-09


vancing along the Black sea coast,
have occupied Baltjik and two other
seaports, Sofia reports, and the fort
ress Of Dobritch, or Bazardjik, so
miles southeast of Bucharest has been
taken by a combined Bulgar-German
force. The armies Of the central pow
ers have not yet crossed the Danube
all reports agree.
The Rumanians continue their Of
fensive on the eastern Pennsylvania
and also have occupied the important
town Of Orsevaon on the Danube. Adj
vancing from Csik Szerda, in Tran
sylvania, north of Kronstadt, the Ru-
manians are driving westward and
the withdrawal Of Austrian force be-
fore attacks against Hargitta.
The Russians on the northern end oil
the line near Riga have begun new
undertaking and have crossed the Dvina
north of Dvinsk. Repeated efforts by the
Germans to dislodge them Petrograd de-
clares, have been unsuccessful.
In eastern Galicia, the Austro-Germans
are fighting desperately to hold back the
Russians advancing on Halicz, SOUTH
west Of Lemberg. Petrograd says the
Austro-German forces have fallen back
to the western bank of the Gnita Lipa,
while Vienna asserts that the troops Oh
the central powers are holding their own
in the heavy fighting that is going on.
Russian attacks against German posi-
tons on the Zlota Lipa, southeast OF
Brazezany, failed with heavy iosses, Ber-
lin reports.
On the Somme front in France the
violent bombardment continues along al
most the entire line. The only infantry
engagements have taken place south OF
the river The French report further
advance for their troops in the village
of Vermandovillers. On the Berney-en-
Santerre and Chaulnes sector, where the
fighting was particularly FURIOUS, both
the Germans and the French claim sue
cesses for their armies in the repulse OF
attacks.
There has been no infantry attacks on
the front of Greek Macedonia.
BIG BATTLE IN WEST
Paris, September S.-The ever-increasing
violence Of the bombardment along more
than 80 miles of front in the Somme sec
tor is thus described in a dispatch today
from the authorized correspondent of La
7 ma a
From one end to the other Of the at
lacking front the cannonade RACED yes
terday evening, reaching degree OF in
tensity hitherto without precedent. Each
day it seems as II the extreme limit
possible had been reached and each day
the bombardment still grows in violence
and fury. The French and British bat
teries along the whole front never cease
to pour out deluge of thousands and
thousands Of shells of every calibre
Never before have l witnessed such a
spectacle said an officer who had Just
arrived at the front near Verinando-
villers.
The German positions at the close
OF yesterday evening we're surrounded
with clouds of dust and smoke, through
which objects could be distinguished
family. One frightful explosion followed
another. From time to time one saw
enormous masses Of earth and material
thrown up and among it all the bodies
OF the dead. torn to fragments.
When night came the sky stretched
out like ono vast furnace. so that as far
as one could see there was nothing but
an horizon OF fire"
RUSSIANS HOLDING POSITIONS
Petrograd. September S.-The official
statement of today reads:
After artillery preparation the Ger
mans developed repeated attacks against
our detachments which yesterday occu-
pied portion OF the enemy positions
on the western bank Of the Dvina north
OF Dvinsk The German attacks were
repealed.
After fierce action with artillery,
mine throwers and bomb mortars. the
enemy attacked our posit in the re-