Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-12

mD-"South of the Somme an enemy
attack against one of our trenches
east OF Belloy- En-Santerre was re-
pulsed easily by means of grenades."
says the official war office announce
ment today. "A minor operation
enabled us to occupy a German trench
south of Bicoy cemetery Everywhere
else there was the usual cannonading
during the night"
Premier BRAND announced today
that the French government had de-
cided to accept a proposal to inferno
in Switzerland all prisoners of war
who were parents of three or more
children and who have been in captiv-
ity for IS months or more.
The proposal is under consideration
of the Swiss government
BuIgars Give Up Forts.
The Petit Parisien says it learns
from a semi-official source that the
Bulgarians have evacuated all the
forts at the Greek seaport of kavala,
which they occupied last month.
The announcement says:
ION the Struma front British troops
engaged in violent fighting, during
which the village of Nevolyen was
taken by assault.
Our batteries effectively bombarded
of Makukovo west of the Vardar A
vigorous offensive of allied troops
north of Majadag gave excellent re-
suits. All Bulgarian trenches were
captured on a front of two miles and
a depth of about 500 yards
West of Lake Ostrovo Serbian ar
tillery displayed great activity near
Banica.'
The forts are said to have been
handed over to the Greeks. They were
of no military value to the Bulgarians
after the arrival of warships of the
entente allies, whose guns now domi-
nate kavala.
Arrest Socialists in Rome.
Rome, via Paris, Sept. II, 11:40 a.
m. )-Morara and Prinotti, officers of
! the Italian Young Mems Socialist asso-
citation, have been arrested charged
with organizing anti-war demonstra-
| lions in Italy and other countries for
Sept "a In the house where the men
| are arrested the police seized $4,000
| copies of an anti-militarist manifesto
| intended for distribution among the
| soldiers at the front.
| Morara and Prinotti are said to have
| been working in conjunction with the
| International Young Mems socialist as
| ISOLATION which has headquarters at
| Zurich. Isaac SchWelde VINO claims 10
| be an Argentinian and who was ex-
| PEELED from Italy last year is head OF
| Zurich bureau.
| Admit Ginchy Lost.
| Berlin, Sept. u, a 35 p. m.)-Offcial
announcement was made today of the
capture from the Germans of the town
of Ginchy on the Somme front
The capture of Ginchy was an
nounced by the British war Office on
| Sunday.
The announcement also says that on
both sides of the Somme enemy attacks
were frustrated.
, In the Foureux Leuze woods the
! British fruitlessly attempted to gain
ground" the statement asserts.
| Concerning the eastern theatre the
announcement says:
North of Stara-CZerWiscze a Rus
sian attack broke down with heavy
! losses.
In the Carpathias enemy attacks in
the region of the Letdowa railway, on
| CimbrOslawak and on kapul were re-
! pulsed. In a counter attack on CIm-
/ broslawak, 40 prisoners were taken.
The statement adds that in the Bal
kans German and Bulgarian forces
under command of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen continued their advance in
DObrudja (Rumania) and that on the
! Macedonian front artillery battles took
place in the Vardar district.