The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-09-07
British Advance Nearly Half
Mile and Occupy important
Points, While the French
Gain Near Combies.
FIGHTING ALONG DANUBE
Bulgars and Rumanians Holly
Engaged-Latter Still Gain
ing In Austria-Slavs
Make Progress. ~

London, Sept. 5.-As the result Of
fighting yesterday north Of the river
Somme in France, says the British
statement issued today, British troops
captured German defenses on a 5000
yard front for an average depth of goo
yards and including the village Of
Guillemont.
The whole of Ginchy at first was
captured, but the British were ON
PEELED to give ground, retaining hold
of part of the village despite heavy
counter attacks in the course Of the
night. More thar 500 Germans were
taken prisoner.
A combined attack by French and
British forces on the Somme 'front.'
Sunday resulted in an important gain
Of ground between the villages Of For
est and Clery, which lie to the south OF
Combles and to the east Of Maurepas,
over an extent Of nearly four miles.
These places were occupied by the
French, while the British captured q
part Of the village of Ginchy IND
gained total possession Of Guillemcnt.
Thus the advance OF the entente allies
Is closing in On Combles. which at
present Is a powerfully fortified Ger
man fort.
In other attacks launched by the
British and French, more than 5000
prisoners were taken, together with a
large number Of guns.
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WEATHER HAMPERS FIGHTING.
Paris, Sept. 5.-Operations on the
Somme front have been retarded by
bad weather the war office announced
today. In the action IA guns have
been captured by the French. Pris-
oners continue to arrive at the e
East of the Mouse, on the Verdun
front, the French yesterday took 400
prisoners.
TAKE AUSTRIAN TOWNS.
Bucharest, Sept. 3. (via London, Sept.
5).-The Rumanian var office an
nounced that Kumanian troops have
occupied Borszek and Sekeli in Tran
s%ylvania. The Bulgarian al
lies AVE been repulsed at Basardjik, Ia
Dobrudja, but elsewhere continue their
attack along the whole frontier be-
tween Dubrudia and Bulgaria.
A raid of three hostile hydroplanes
upon the city of Constantza on the Ru-
manian coast of the Black sea. with
the wounding of several civilians and
children is announced.
The town of Borzsck Is in h ex-
IRENE eastern portion of Pennsylvania
and is the most frequented watering
place in that province and is situated
in a romantic valley of the eastern
Carpathians. 1t exports great guam
NAtAS' - ~ 'SSSNA "AAA AAtIS " PNRN
lation of 1900.
Barsadjik is a fortified town in the
extreme southeastern portion Of the
Dobrudjan district Of Rumania.
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RUSSIANS MAKE GAINS.
Petrograd, Sept. 4.-(via London)-
The Russians have broken across the
TbenioWka river, a western tributary
Of the ZlOta Lipa and seized a position
of the AustrO-German troops, the val
office announced today. They took
2,271 prisoners and six machine runs.
The Russian forces in the Carpath-
ianS, the announcement also says, nave
captured a whole series of mountain
heights and are advancing to the Hun
garian frontier.
The Russian victory vas won in the
~neighborhOod of BrzeZany, so miles
southeast Of Lemberg. Eighty officers
and 2,641 men were captured.
A gas attack near Baranovichi was
resulsed. In the vicinity Of Vladimir
Volynski in Volhynia, fierce battles are
in progress near SheltuVoy n Korty-
MIA. Heavy engagements are also un-
der way along the upper Sereth.
Between Thursday and Sunday, the
troops of the Russian commander,
General BrusilOff captured 3S5 officers
and 1920 men. In this number were
II German officers and 1900 German
privates. Twelve cannon 76 machine
guns and seven bomb mortars also were
taken