The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
FRENCH CLOSING
IN ON PERONNE
Recent Advances Have Placed
Allies Front on West Bank
of SOmme River.
NO DECISIVE RESULT IN EAST
Violent Fighting Continues in VoIhynia
and GaIicia Without Appreciate
Gain for Either Side.

London, Oct. 20.-GTadually the
French are drawing their front closer
to the town of Peronne, on the east
ern bank of the Somme- river, in
France. After Wednesdays advance
along mile front between Biaches
and La Maisonette, on the west side
of the river, an attack yesterday
brought them to bank of the stream
To the north and east of Sally
Saillisel, where the French have ad-
vanced their line in the last few days,
the Germans have made a violent
counter attack, which was repulsed by
the French.
Berlin admits that in their attacks
on the SENSATIONAL front the British
captured German positions, but says
these later were retaken.
As yet no decisive result has been
achieved by either the Austro-Ger-
mans or the Russians in the violent
fighting that has been going on for
several days in VoIhynia and Galicia.
near Kiselin and Sviniusky, in Vol
hynia, violent attacks by the Teutonfc
Allies were repulsed.
Won KIuck on Retired List.
Berlin, Oct. s0-Field Marshal Alex
ander H. R. Won KIuck, who com
manded the right wing of the German
army in its sweep toward Paris in the
fall of 1914, has been placed on the
retired list at his own request. He
had never returned to the front since
he was wounded by shrapnel fire in
March, 1915, while inspecting ad-
vanced positions. The field marshal
was 20 years old last May.
Rumanians Stop Teutons.
London, Oct. 19.-Apparent1y the
Rumanians have been successful, at
least temporarily, in stopping the ad-
vance of the Teutonic allies all along
their border. At no point along the
line does either the Berlin or Vienna
officials claim fresh advances against
the Rumanians, while the Bucharest
war office asserts that the troops of
King Ferdinand at various points have
repulSed the attacks of the Teutonic
allies, inflicting heavy losses on them
and capturing numbers of their Off
GERS and men.
Violent fighting is still in progress
in Galicia, where on the Naraygvka
front the Bavarians have stOrmed a
Russian position and captured $50
men and twelve machine guns. Der
lin asserts that west of Lutsk, in Vol
hynia, following the repulse of the
Russians, the troops of Emperor Mich
o1as have not returned to the fray
and are merely bombarding the Teu
tonic positions.
Both north and south of the Somme
the French troops have made fresh
gains. The village of SailIy-Saillise
is now entirely in their hands, and
the Germans have been driven from
the hills northwest and northeast.
Over front of a mile, south Of the
river, between La Maisonnette and
Biaches, the German first line de
lenses have been driven back by the
French. East of Thiepval, gains by
the British north of the Guedecourt
and near Butte de Wariencourt are
recorded by the London war office.
Patrol encounters and lombard
ments feature the fighting in Mace
donna.
In the Austro-Italian theater the
| Italians are another step forward il
/ their advance in Trentino, havinl
broken the Austrian line between Cos
magnon and Roite and also taken
commanding position on Noun
Pasubio.
Heavy Fighting In East
London, Oct. 18.-VoIhynia, Galici;
! and Pennsylvania are still the point.
where the heaviest fighting is taking
| place. Along the Somme front il
France commandments alone have pre-
vailed, except to the east Of Belioy
| en-Santere, where the Germans threw
two attacks against the French onl.
to be repuIsed.
In Macedonia the hostilities hav,
been confined mainly to patrol en-
gagements and artillery due1s. Bal
weather has set in throughout tn,
AustroItalian theater and with snow
in the mountains and rain in the val
Ieys little fighting Of moment ha!
taken place.
Continuing their violent offensive il
/ GaIicia the Austro-Germans, accord
ing to both Berlin and Vienna, hav,
taken trenches over a front Of on
and one-fourth miles from the Rus
SLAMS and made prisoners thirty OF
ficers and 1900 men.