Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-02
British and French Troops
Gain Over Soldiers Of
the Centrals.
RUSSIANS REPULSED
ARE BERLIN CLAIMS
Use of Tanks Is Assisting
the British to Push
Men Forward.

CTILL further gains for the British
~ and French troops north Of the
Somme in France are reported from
London and Paris.
The Germans have been cleared out
of positions near the Stuff redoub'
which they had held since the heavy
fighting of last week. and also have
been forced to give up all except a
very small portion of the Schwaben
redoubt in this region. In addition,
to the east, between lie Sars and
Flers. the troops of Gen. Sir Douglas
Haig have pushed forward their posi-
tions. During Saturday night and
Sunday German trenches near Morval
and Clery fell into the hands of the
French in grenade fighting.
Berlin reports, however, that at
taCks 10y the British east of Thiopval
and by the French in the vicinity Of
Rancourt Courcelette, MorVal and
Halle were repulsed. Tho activity
around Halle may indicate the COM
mencement Of an entente drive with
peronne as its objective.
In Galicia the Russians have started
announcer blS OIltllEiN' WIN thN PHi f''-N
OF driving on to lemberg
Russians March Onward.
Petrograd reports that thirty miles
northeast of Lemberg, along the
Brody-Krasne railway, the Russians
are forcing their way forward despite
the stubborn resistance of the Teutonic
allies, and have captured 1887 officers
and men. Also south of BrZezauy,
fifty miles southwest of Lemberg. and
along the right bank Of the Zlota Lipa.
Austro-German positions arc reported
to have been taken and l12 officers
and 22Gs men made prisoner,
Berlin asserts that the Russian
forces along the Brody- y-Lemberg rail
way were stopped by the artillery of
the Teutons. But on the southern
wing Berlin admits the Russians
gained Il foothold and also advanced
in the angle between the Tseniuvka
and Zlota Lipa rivers.
Austr.ans Gain.
In the Carpathians in tho Ludowa
sector the Austrians have turned TO
the offensive and, according to Vienna,
in an attack captured four Russian
officers and 532 men and eight ma
chine guns.
The Rumanian theater is witnessing
only local engagements. The number
of prisoners taken by the army Of
General Won Falkenhayn In the Her
mannstadt region exceeded three thou
sand. Thirteen guns and large quanti-
ties of supplies also were captured, IN
cluding threo hundred railroad cars
laden with munitions.
Bulgarians Beaten.
In Macedonia the Serbians, after
days of bitter fighting, have at last
captured the Kaimakcalan height on
the Greek Serbian border from the
Bulgarians. The British on the
Struma have taken n portion OF the
Bulgarian line near the Orljak bridge.
Another air raid by Zeppelins over
eastern England has taken place, One
Zeppelin IS reported to have been
brought down In flames.
British troops in the center along
the Somme line have made an ad-
vance on a three thousand yard front
from east Of EaucOurt EAbbaye to
the Albert -Bapaume road, according
to the official statement from head
quarters, issued at midnight,
Still Use Tanks.
Eaucourt L'Abbaye itself is reported
TO be IN the hands OF the British. The
operations were aided by the armored
tanks"
During the night progress was
made between Flers and Lo Sars
There was heavy shelling in that
neighborhood and around Gueude-
court.
"In the Thiepvai area the enemy
was driven out Of ground held near
the Stuff redoubt. Wa increased our
gains at Schwaben redoubt.
sixteen raids were carried out sue
cessfully last night on our front he
tween Ypres and Neuve Chapelle.
Many prisoners were taken and much
loss was inflicted on the enemy,
"a captured German army order,
dated September 81. emphasizes the
Importance at that time OF the posi-
ton at Les Boeufs as the last protec-
tion Of the artillery, which must in no
circumstances be lost. We captured
this position few days afterward."