, 1916-10-18

WOAOC p'NI
There were artillery duels and infantry fight
ing oil along the Danube. In Dobrudia
quiet reigns.
London, Oct. 13th-The official report
from British headquarters in France issued
tonight reads. South Of the Ancre there
was considerable hostile Smelling during the
day, especially in the Guedecourt aud Mar
tinpuich areas and north of Courcelette.
Otherwise there is nothing to report. This
MOI ming after a bombardment, an enemy
party attempted to raid our trenches north
west of WuIverghem, but was driven back
by our fire.
Petrograd, (via London) Oct. l3th-The
War Office announced that the Germans cap
tured a trench section, but were subae-
quently expelled with heavy losses. The
statement is as follows: The Germans last
night opened artillery fire on our trenches
along the western bank of the I YER Shara in
the region on our trenches in the region of
the village Of Goldovitchi and later delivered
au attack which, resulted III the teLn porary
capture of a trench section. The enemy was
soon driven out by our counter attacks, being
repulsed with heavy losses. In the region
southwest OF Dubnov our patrols attacked
enemy ~outposts and put them TO aight. Oar
patrols then occupied a trench of the enemy
III which they fortified themselves. In the
region southwest Of the village OF Svlstellnd
on the river Narauvka on the front south
west of Lemberg the enemy attempted to
dislodge our advance guards, but was re-
pulsed by our fire. In the region OF Sololln
on The river Suchava in the wooded Carpa-
thians an enemy aeroplane was brought down
by our rife fire. The machine caught fire as
a result of the fall. The aviator aud the
observer who escaped death were captured.
Over the whole Caucasian front all exchange
of fire and scouting operations are taking
place. In Dobrudja our position remains
unchanged.
London, Oct. 13th-AccordiDg to Athens
dispatches received here, the Entente Allies
sent their ultimatnm to Greece because they
had unearthed q royaliat plot to fight
the Entente. It was planned, the de-
spatches add, that if the Allies should
seek to coerce Greece into joining The war
and try to force NJ. Venizelos upon King
Constantine the King should retire north
ward along the railway taking the troops
with him and concentrate at Illkala IN
Thessaly and lie entrenched there until the
arrival of the German army when he would
strike in unison with them Mt the Allies.
London, Oct. 13th-"When a high diplo-
matte parsonage besought King Constan-
tine to change his policy" says the Daily
Telegraph Athens correspondent "Ihe King
replied | prefer 10 lose my throne rather
than endanger Greece. [ am convinced
that in fifteen days Rumania will exist no
more. II GIeece went into the war then
after the conquest OF Rulnania the irresista-
BILE German forces would be directed against
Greece and she would share the fate Of
Serbia and Rumania.
Hague, Netherlands, Oct. 13th-The Datch
Government received today from the German
legation a statement to the effect that i'm,
plicit Instructions had been given to the
commanders Of the German submarines not to
sink neutral steamships in any case unless the
vessels could be destroyed i'll accordance
with German prize laws. Therefore it was
considered extremely unlikely that the
Captain of the Bloomersdijk was told by
The Captain of the submarine which sank
the steamship as reported that he would
send to the bottom every ship which other
wise might touch II British port. Such q
statement it was pointed out would have
been completely opposed to the orders given
to the Commander. The Government nlso
was Informed that should it be proved the
Bloomersdljks sinking was in accordance
with German Prize Law, Germany would
grant indemnity for the vessel aud cargo
without submitting the matter to a German