Evening star., 1916-09-14
ITALIANS SUCCESSFUL
NEAR LAKE BUTKOVO
Germans Reported to Have Planned
Offensive Campaign in
Balkans.
REPULsE ENEMY
Series Of Teutonic Attacks in Do
brudja Fruitless-Soha Charges
Foe With Grave
Atrocities.

PARIS, September IA, noon
Serbians and Bulgarians are en-
gagged in violent fighting on the
Macedonian front. The war office
announced today that the Ser
bians had captured Bulgarian
trenches near Vetrenik and a
height northwest of Lake Ostro.
vo. An engagement south of the
lake is turning in favor of the al
lies.
:. The British forces which
crossed the Struma river in Greek
Macedonia last Sunday have been
withdrawn, after having inflicted
heavy losses on the Bulgars, ac-
cording to a report sent by the
British press representative at
Saloniki.
Italian troops operating on the
Macedonian front have defeated
and driven back Bulgarian de-
tachments near Lake Butkovo,
west of the Vardar, beyond the
Demir-I Doiran railway line
| A wireless. dispatch from Rome says
| that at the general council of the CEN
tral powers. at the headquarters of the
German emperor. an offensive cam
paign in the Balkans was mapped out.
and that Germany will send 100000 men
and Austria 100000 for this purpose.
Rumanian troops have repulsed a
series of attacks by the Germans and
Bulgarians in Dobrudja, the war ofiice
announced today.
I'm the region of Silistria, on the right
bank Of the Danube, fighting is still
proceeding the statement says The
Rumanians repelled a series of attacks
by Germano- Bulgarian troops and cap
tured eight light guns"
portance to the Dobrudja operations
is indicated by the announcement that
Gen. A. Averesco, former Rumanian
war minister, and the Kingdoms most
brilliant invasion of Transylvania. has
been transferred from the northern
front to command in Dobrudja. Gen.
Averesco is another illustration of the
military leader who has risen from the
ranks, as he entered the Rumanian
army as a cavalryman forty years ago.
Gen Avaresco's place in Transylvania
has been taken over by Gen. Cralni-
keand, who also is a former chief OF
the general staff and war minister.
In Contact With Enemy.
rh> latest Runanian war Office official
statement issued yesterday, says:
There have been light skirmishes on
the whole of the north and northwest
fronts We took 37s prisoners.
"On the south front there has been an
exchange of glnfire all along the Danube,
while in Dobrudta we are in contact with
the enemy on the entire front. with lively
engagements between patrols and advance
"a detachment Of the enemy which had
advanced up the Danube was counter at
tackled and repulsed. leaving in our hands
eight German guns
Bulgarian Statement.
The latest Bulgarian statement from
Sofia says:
Along the Danube there was artillery
firing at Tekia, vidin, Lomorjechovo and
Ivichton.
"In Dobrudja our offensive continues.
Yesterday (Monc1y) our troops entered
silistria. being welcomed enthusiastically
color now floats over Fort Arabtabla
(probably Fort Arabadzilar. near the
Danube half way between Silistria and
TNirtukaD We captured artillery and
large quantity of material The enemy
troops retired northeastward and on both
banks Of the Danube. pursued by our
cavalry.
Horrible Cruelties Charged.
The retreat Of the Rumanians, Rus
SLAMS and Serbians was accompanied
by the most horrible cruelties. espe-
cially on the part Of the Rumanians.
against the defenseless population. A
report from the chief.
dated September 10. says: Since the
first day after the crossing of the
frontier 1t has been established that
the KumanIan army has committed
series of inhumane atrocities which
more and more prove to have been
incredibly bestial.
NJ war the Rumanian authorities took
Ali cattle without formal requisition.
when the Rumanians retreated they
formed special detachments for the
burning Of Bulgarian villages. The
villages of Ciskicy, Aitomrovo and
Screbarna and others in the vicinity of
Turtukai and Silistria are still burn
ing. One detachment defeated near
Sansalar September sent company
with two officers to the village of
Screbarna All the male inhabitants
were assassinated during the night.
The streets were filled with the bodies
Of innocent persons, mutilated in the
most horrible fashion. A number OF
children were burned in locked houses.
The women and the remaining children
were carried to Silistria.
eMen Killed Mercilessly."
..on September the men OF Alifak
were taken to the bank Of the Danubs