Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-17
ENTENTE TROOPS
/. CONTINUE ADVANCE
TOWARD MONAST|R
Seriously Break Teutonic
Lines East and West
Of the Cerna.
BERLIN ADMITS LOSS
OF SOME OLD POSITIONS
Austro-German Armies Force
Further Retirement of Rou-
manians in Pennsylvania.
RUSSIANS GAIN IN DOBRUDJA
Make Further Progress Southwark,
Enemy burning Villages as
They Retreat.
BERLIN ADMITS LOSS
OF SOME OLD POSITIONS
RUSSIANS GAIN ~ DoBRuDJA
Make Further Progress Southwark,
Enemy Turning Villages as
They Retreat.
rBv Associated Press !

LONDON. November l6.--ln the Mace
donian thcntcr The entente troops con-
tinuc to press the Teutonic allies in
the ccrna River region. and. accord
ing to the Serbian War Office have
seriously broken their line both east
and west Of tho Ccrna. southeast OF
Monastir, capturing four additional
western side driving them back from
several additional points toward Mon
astir. Berlin admits that In the Cerna
region the Rulgarian-German forces
pared positions.
TO the cast the British have taken
the town OF karakaska. on the east
side of Lake Tahinos.
The Austro-German armies I'm the
Pennsylvania theater in the Alt and
jul Valleys have forced a further re-
tircment OF the Roumanans. and also
have made progress in the Rothenthurm
and Szurduk Pass regions. taking 1000
prisoners. On the west Moldavia front
Russian attacks east of the Putna VAL
ley were put down by the Teutonic
allies. as also was an offensive In the
vicinity Of the Oituz Pass.
While Berlin asserts that there have
been only minor engagements in Dob
rudja. Petrograd reports that the Rus
SLAMS have made further progress south
ward, and that the Teutonic allies con-
tinue to retreat. burning villages he
hind them. Denial is made-.hy.. Berlin
of the assertions that tho Roumanians
have captured the town of Bonascio.
on the Danube
Homba rdmcnts are taking place along
the entire eastern front in Russia and
Gahcia, according to the Pctrograd War
ONCE Berlin reports repulse of a
Russian attack southeast of Riga
SITUATION NEAR G0RIZIA
MADE SOMEWHAT OBSCURE
The situation east Of Gorilla is made
somewhat obscure by the variant claims
OF the Vienna and Rome War Offices
both of which recorded Successes for
their respective armies. Vienna as
serts that the Austrians have captured
another Italian trench in this district.
together with sixty prisoners and two
machine guns. while Rome records the
reoccupation Of trenches evacuated hy
the italians on Tuesday.
fighiinG in the Somme region of
Northern France shows little diminu
tion in intensity
The british advance in tho Ancre
region stGms TO have halted London
announces only artillery activity dur
ing tho night. Berlin. however. re-
P""'s heaNy attacks by the british
Yesterday. notably one on the village
OF Grandcourt. which is declared tn
have broken down.
INC successes against Tho French
scored by the Germans north of tho
Somme yesterday arc reported by Fer
I'M to-day They consisted. according
10 the statement. in the cupturc of tbc
eastern section of the village of Sail
hsel where the French were menacin.
the German positions in tho st. Pierre
Naast wood. and of French trenches On
IN" northern edge of this wood.
The Frcnch reacted against ~.
''ermans south OF the Somme near
chanines. where German counter
at'Ack was announced Yesterday to
nave wrested a part of the village oe
freSsi"re from French possession 1bc
: fch'h recaptured this ground last
h'Eht' fariS announces.