, 1916-10-28
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81. CkOIX STATION
(Coatinue9 from 3rd pqQe.)

FarlS, Oct. Z6th.-(NOOn). french caVRl-
~ on the Macedonian front, supported by
infantry, occupied two villages southwest
of Lake Dorian yesterday, the War Office
announced to-day. The Serbians threw back
German and Bulgarian forces in the region
OF the Cerna river.
Petrograd, Oct. 26th.-The pressure of
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's army in
Dobrudja against the Russian and RumaDian
forces has weakened somewhat, the War
Office announced to-day. On the Transylva-
MAN front: Rumanian forces arrested the
progress of superior Austro. German forces.
Petrograd, Oct. 26th.-Russian troops in
the wooded Carpathians are successfully
withstanding Teutonic assaults, the War
Office announced today. 1t reports the re-
pulse OF an attack on the height northwest
of Capul mountain IN the region.
Mexico City, October 26th.--The War
Office announced to-day that Government
troops had been despatched from three points
to reinforce the garrison at Santa Isabel and
to surround the Villlsta force which IS at
lacking it. Santa Isabel is an advanced out
post, and the garrison there has been attack
ed by superior forces of Villas men, but is
holding it pending the arrival of reinforce
ments.
London, October 26th.-The British steam
ship "Sidmouth' has been sunk and her
crew has been safely landed, reports Lloyds
Shipping Agency. The 'Sidmouth" sailed
IRON Cardiff, was butt in 1903, is Of 4,015
tons gross, and belonged to Aiming Brothers
of Stockton. The Swedish steamers "Svardik"
and "Wi!heIm", The British steamer "Lthel
Duncan, the Norwegian steamers dag Edam"
and "Garibalda' have been sunk. The Nor
weglan barque "Raudi' has been burned by
q GeIman submarine.
Berlin, October 25lh.-There have been
1887, 522 casualties on the Russian army
since June LIST. According to the Central
Office made public at Rein says an Overseas
News Agency Statement to-day. Included
in this number are rs, 981 officers, among
who have recently fallen, and two Generals,
six Colonies in command of Brigades, and
eight Colonies and Lieutenant-C Colonies in
command of Regiments. The largest mum
Der Of casualties was among the Serbian
corps and The Caucasian cavalry.
Panama, October 26th.-Sir Ernest Shack
Teton who has arrived here from Lima will
leave on Sunday for New Orleans on his way
to San Francisco. From that city he will
start for Australia to send a relief party TO
rescue the ten members of the Shackleton
party who we're left with scanty provisions
on the west side of the Antarctic continent
Paris, October 26th.-The following is the
announcement regarding the western front
On the Verdun front the situation is I'M
changed. The enemy made no counter at
tacks during the night, contenting himself
with bombarding violently the sectors of Vaux
and D~ouaumont. Elsewhere the night was
calm. A German ~aeroplane was felled in
the region of Vauquois in the neighbour
hood of our lines by ~motor-gun-fre.
One of our pilots attacked from a
height of 100 metres an artillery column on
the road between CONTAINS and Etain and
threw the drivers into disorder. The drivers
fed abandoning their teams. The statement
from the Macedonian front follows: North of
the S~tarkovgrob mountains Serbian troops
charged the German and Bulgarian forces
and seized the fortified height and the con-
Auence of the Cefna and Strochnitsa rivers
eN.t II the Germ bend Aoutheast Of Monas-