Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-17
Rerlin Estimates That No
Less Than 20 Divisions
Took Part.
RIJMANIA LOSES HER
RALKAN WAR SPOILS
Bulgarians, Assisted by Germans and
Turks, Regain ALI That Part Of Do
brudja Taken by Rumania in Sec
Ond War-Serbs ROut Bulgars.
ASSOCIATED Press Summary

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General Haig, commander of the
British forces on the Somme front,
reports the capture of additional Ger
man prisoners to the number of 100,
making the total number of captures
itnir two days more than 1000.
. The continuation of the battle is re-
norted in the British official state
ment in certain localities south of
the Ancre river. The British proceed
ed methodically with their attacks
IN Friday, and the Germans respond
ed with heavy counter attacks against
both the British and French. Com
narrative quiet, however, reigns along
The French section of the Somme
front. The French report some prog
ress north of Bouchavesnes, and the
capture of trenches northeast of
Berry.
Berlin admits the loss of the villages
of Courcellette, Martinpuich and
Flers, but declares that strong Brit
ish attacks against Combles were in
effective. 1t is estimated by the Ger
! aus that &c divisions, or about AGO.,
| 900 men, took part in the Anglo
| French drive of Friday. Berlin says
| that the British made some progress,
| and that French assaults south of the
ESomme were repulsed.
Bulgarian troops, assisted by Ger
mans and Turks, have regained from
Rumania virtually all that part of
{Dobrudja taken by Rumania during
1.-THE second Balkan war. Under the
Leadership of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen, the forces of the central
bowers have driven the Russians
and Rumanians back to line run
hing from north of Silistria, on the
Danube, to Madalia, on the Black sea
coast.
Rumanians Are Checked.
The Rumanian advance in Transyl
Fania, Berlin reports, is meeting with
btrong resistance from the Austro-
German forces in the vicinity of Fo-
eares, 20 miles north of the frontier.
The Rumanians who crossed the Alt
liver were checked, and at Hated
Rumanian positions were taken, says
Berlin.
Italian troops are successful in
he new offensive toward Trieste,
rome says. Austrian positions on
he line of Vallonee were taken by
he Italians, who also captured more
han 1000 prisoners.
According to Athens, the advance
the French, British and Serbians
gainst the German-Bulgarian forces
ontinues successful. The most vio-
ent fighting is taking place west OF
AXE Ostrovo, where the Serbs are
aid to have routed the troops OF
bulgaria. The Serbs have advanced
|orth of Florina, and captured 81
ennon. French troops have also ad-
Pnced in the region of Vetrenik, Kali
okalan and Florin.
Sofia says the Bulgarians repulsed
ftacks in the region of Lake Os-
(ovo Berlin says the Bulgarians
tired to new defensive positions,
ter the loss of Malkanidze.
Neither Petrograd nor Berlin re-
pits any marked activity along the
ng eastern front from Riga to Kali
], in the Carpathians.
King Constantine Of Greece appar-
fly has succeeded in obtaining
Nv cabinet An official dispatch re-
lived in London says that Nicholas
llagzyeropoulos, who was sum-
pned by the king, has formed a
binet to take the place of that OF
fmer Premier Zaimis.