The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-09-28
ALLIES CAPTURE
THEE VILLAGES
British Advance More TIN
Mile on West Front.
AIRSHIPS RAID ON ENGLAND
Teuton Drive In Dobrudja Halted by
Roumanians and Russlans-Entente
Make Marked Progress In Flora
Region on Road to Monastir.

He9ion on Nodo 10 MonastiF.
London, Sept. 26.-Official state
ments from both London and Paris
war Offices report gains for the Brit
ish and French on the Somme front
The London Office says that the
British troops have captured the vii
lagos Of Morval and Les Boeufs, to-
gether with several lines of trenches
on a six-mile front between Combles
and Martinpulch, south of the Amcre
river This front was penetrated to
a depth of more than a mile, accord
ing to the British claim. Many pris-
oners we're taken and heavy losses
we're inflicted on the Germans, the
statement adds.
In a violent attack launched against
the German positions extending from
Combles to the Somme the French
made noteworthy progress, according
to Paris, and captured the village Of
Rancourt. German positions were
taken in the region of Fregicourt, be
tween the Combles road to Bouchaves-
mes and in the vicinity Of the Canal
de Nord, according to the statement.
The statement issued at Berlin said
that tremendous artillery battle was
in progress between the Ancre and
Somme rivers. The statement said
that local advances of the enemy
against the Rancourt and Pouchaves-
mes positions failed.
Several hostile airships crossed the
east and northeast coasts Of England
between 1890 o'clock and midnight"
says an official communication.
Bombs are reported to have been
dropped at several places in northern
and north midland counties.
AN airship is also reported on the
south coast. No report of casualties
or damage have been received"
Latest reports regarding the impor-
tant campaign in the Roumanian pro
vince of Dobrudja indicate lessening
in the intensity of the struggle be-
tween the invading armies OF the cen
trail powers and the Russians and Rou-
manians facing them.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's ini.
tial attempt to break the allied lines
formed to defend the Constanza-
Tchernaveda railroad evidently have
failed. the opposing forces apparently
are now virtually deadlocked along
the front from the Danube to the
Black sea. The current statement
from Bucharest announces only artil-
lery duels along the Danube. II de-
clares, however, that the Roumanians
have made some progress on their
left flank. which rests on the seaco..st.
In the invasion of Pennsylvania, the
Roumaniars report success In an at
tack at Hermannstadt, where 300 men
and FIVE machine guns were captured.
Nearly 1000 prisoners have been taken
by the Roumanians so far in their
Transylvanian campaign.
One OF the fields least affected by
weather conditions is that Of Mace.
donia, Russian, Servian and French
troops are continuing to make prog
ress in the Florina region in an eff
fort to open up the road to Monastir,
according to Paris. The Russians, op-
Grating to the west. have carried q
hill by assault. the Servians are an.
nounced to have reached the Servian
border north of Krusograd and the
French also scored advances in that
region.
Bulgarian troops have beaten on at
lacks on Kalmakcalan height, north
east of the Florina region, according
to Sofia, and have driven to the west
bank OF the Struma, on the easterly
end of the line entente forces that
were operating east OF the river.