, 1916-09-30

prisoners. Our troops eutst ed tomh.es
from he ives, auj are o. ercom,uG tue enc
my's Resistance. There tuo euemy's losses
were severe.
London, Sept. 26th--A despatch to Rem
ter's Telegraph Co. from Athens says: The
PATHS today published Il statement made by
NJ. Venizelos before he departure from
Athens in which the former Premier said:
The purpose Of lua movement OF winch L
take the lead with Admiral Condonrlotis is
purely national. Circumstances compel me
to torn Il provisional Gove{nmeut not to
overthrow the Athens regime, but to fo"m a
force for the defence Of Greek Macedonia
that being the only means lett TO preserve
the unity which has already been harmed by
those who coded Macedonia to the enemy.
The Athens regime remains intact, aud II 1T
moves in the right dlfeotion | will stand be-
side it politically and m%ilitarlly and assist 1T
III every way. am acting rs n soldier who
having falled to persuade his comrades does
not turn against them, but shoulders his
rifle to fight the Enemy
Rome, Sept. 2~6th-Violent counter attacks
made by the Austriaus on positions the lta-
lians had taken near the st1nHlit OF Monte Stet
in the Upper Cordevole valley have been
repulsed, the War Office announced today.
The statement is as follows: La the eastern
district the incessant barrage fire maintained
by our artillery hos rendered futile the enc
my's attempt TO consolidate the position we
consolidated on the sum at of Monte Cismon.
Al the head Of the Varnol valley the enemy5
artillery continued unsncoessfuIIy throughout
Yesterday to shell our new defeuces north
west of Monte Cauriol. In the upper Cofd2-
vote counter attacks delivered with increnS-
80. -: 49, .~;,. a.. ,D-iti,, yHo trNEy
Saturday towards The summit of Monte Sief
were docisive'y repulsed with heavy losses to
the enemy. On the remainder of the front
there have been only artillery actions. Our
batteries caused explosions aud fires at Pes
costa aud Corvara IN the Galer valley and
the enemy SHIELDED the suburbs Of Gor'z:a.
Hostile aercpIanes dropped bombs on GriSno
aud Cismon in the Brnnta wiley. One man
was killed und a few wounded.
Berlin, Sept. 26th-Successes were re-
ceived by the Anglo-French forces on the
Sonme last night to the east Of Faucourt
Abbey, north of FIers, says the official state
ment issued by The army headquarters today.
The conquest of the villages gu the line Of
Gueudecourt aud Bouchavasnas, tie state
ment adds, must be recognized.
Paris, Sept. 26th.-Tne text of ;he com
munication regarding the Macedonian trout
follows. Between the river Struma and the
river Vardar, there has been artillery fight
lug and fairly spirited slirmishing along the
British front in the region OF Doiran lake.
There have been no infantry engagements
on the Serbian front. FrenGh artillery has
violently stalled the Bulgarian positions GA
the right bank Of the river Bcola. 70 the
east OF Floriua French troops subjected 10 4
vio,ent counter ack by important Bulge
riau forces in fr9ut Of ArneulosAor have
resisted brilliantly al the assaults of the
eneoy. NJ wed dow by the artillery and
tue fire of our infantry, the ASSISTANTS suf-
fered heavy losses aud retired ID disorder.
To the west of FIorina Russian troops, in
conjunction with French troops, delivered
some spirited engagements to the north Of
Armeusko during the course OF which they
took SO prisoners and captured 1 machine
guns. rhe statement from the western
font is rs follows: 70 the north OF the
Somnle, French troops first arrived at the
outskirts of Fregicourt aud then during the
night, they occupied all the village, French
advance detachments went as far as the
cemetary OF Combies while other reconnoi-
tering parties reached the southern bounda-
ries of this village. One OF these latter
detacbments took possession OF u trench to
the southwest of Combles and took prison
ers an entire German company. At other
,ointc olnnr thiS front French trOODs have