The Dolores star., 1916-11-17
sAILLisEL, ON soMME. FAILs 70
FRENCH TROOPS, FOE SUI
FERINe HEAVY LosSEs-
LOSSES IN AIR BATTLES
RUsso-RUMANIANs ARE NOW ON
THE OFFENSIVE IN oosRUDJA
AGAINST Won MAckENsEN.

LOn0On-Tne hu11l0nS ana hUAn~
mans are vigorously on the offensive.
North Of the Constanza-Chernayoda
railway, the Russo-Rumanian forces
have pushed back Field Marshal Won
Mackensen's men to q from. running
through the towns OF Topal. Inancesne
and Karanasuf.
Saillisel, east of the Peronne-Bar
paume road in the Somme region, has
fallen entirely into the hands Of the
troops Of Gen. Foch. The French IN
flicted heavy casualties ON the Ger.
mans.
In the Transylvania zone the Rus
SLAMS have gradually reinforced the
Rumanians on the northern sector Of
the line until they now are fighting
side by side with them over q front
of about fifty miles south Of the Bu-
kowina border.
Little important fighting is going
on in the Russian, Macedonian-Austro-
Italian theaters. The town Of Polos
and Culse hill have been captured BY
the Serbs from the Bulgarians. accord.
ing to Paris. Berlin admits an ad-
vance by the Serbs in this region.
London, Nov. 11.-Driving against
the center Of the Russian line on the
Eastern front, German troops have
gained possession of Russian positions
OF a front of about two and . half
miles.
The attack, which resulted also in
the capture of more than 5000 pris-
oners, took place in the district OF
Skrobowa, twelve miles northeast Of
Baronovichi, north of the Pinsk
marshes, and where only isolated
fighting has occurred lately. The Rus
SLAMS. Berlin also says, lost twenty
seven machine guns and twelve mine
throwers.
The success Of the Germans is ad
n tilted by the Petrograd war office.
which announces thai the Russians,
after stubborn resistance against
seven onslaughts, were compelled to
fall back to their second line OF
trenches.
Elsewhere on the eastern front to
the Carpathians there has been little
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communications.
In Dobrudja the advance of the Rus
so-Rumanian forces southward con-
tinues, and Petrograd reports q battle
with Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
troops in the region Of Tchernavoda.
recently abandoned by the Rumanians.
At Tchernavoda is the bridge Of the
railroad running between Constanza
and Bucharest, and 1t is for this bridge
the Russians and Rumanians are fight
ing.
Petrograd also announces the occu-
patton of several towns between Hir
sova and Tchernavoda. Berlin says
there have been no important changes
in Dobrudja.
On the Transylvania-Rum front
Archduke Charles has assumed the
offensive and pushed back the Ruma-
mans. In the Predeal sector stub
born fighting continues. with beth the
Austro- Germans and the Rumanians
claiming progress. The Austrians
have almost completely recovered the
ground lost in the Georgen mountains
Nov 4.
Several trench elements north Of the
Somme near Les Boeufs and Saillisel
have been captured by the French.
Berlin states Franco-British attacks
between Gueudecourt and Sally were
repulsed.
There has been much aerial fighting
on the western front Berlin records
the destruction of seventeen entente
airplanes and Paris asserts that ton
German machires were brought down.
London admits that seven B=itish air
craft failed to return to their base
after fights in the air. In one of the
fights squadron of thirty British air
planes and a German squadron of be-
tween thirty and forty were engaged.