, 1916-09-13

officially here to-day. "Activity Of the ar.
ti!iery continued on our Doi'an front and
our patrols carried out successful raids. On
our S;ruina front The enemy slelled The
bridge at Kopriya during the night. Orr
patrols crossed The river aud inlded JeA!J J.
East of Gndeili, y strong enemy patrol was
encountered and driven back.
Vienna, Sept. 8ih.-AusIrian tro9 pS have
been Withdrawn from tb5 il positions west Of
Cisk Szereda, fifty miles north OF Kronsladt,
before Roumanian attacks, says the official
communication issued from Austio Hunga-
liau Headquarters to-day. Heavy hghung
continues east of HalIcz Galicia, the state
ment adds. The statement follows: Rou-
manian front. West Of Cisk Szereda oar
t oops have been withdrawn before superior
enemy attacks against HaIeit (8}x miles west
of Cisk S|zereda) Russian trout. Heavy
fighting continues east Of Halitz. All post
lions still remain in our hands.
London, Sept. 8 h-Ihe official commn-
nication issued this evening say 'rhe
NUN feature Of toduy's operations was an
intense artillery bomb 5romeht by both
sides. The general situation is unchung-
ed. The Irish regiments which took
part in the capture Of Guiilemont on Sun
day behaved with the greatest dash AID
gallanlty and took 10 small share in the sue
cess gained that day. This afternoon we
successfully exploded a mine near Railway
wood south Of the Ypres Rou,ers railway.
Yesterday artillery was directed by one OF
our aeroplanes on a hostile machine which
landed behind its own lines. The machine
was set on fire and Destroyed. Ten OF the
enemy's aerOpIanes were bOmborded with
good effects. There were many aerial com
bats and l enemy machine was forced down.
Amsterdam, Sept. 9th.-Accordiug to Ber-
lin dispatches received here, Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg, the new German Com
underline Chief, has arrived for the first time
on the Western battlefront and will inspect
all the. principal positions on the western
lines in company with Grown Prince Frederik
William.
Amsterdam, Sept. 8th.-German news
papers greet the news Of the Ronmauian
fortress of purtutkai by Bulgarian and Ger
man forces with jubilation. The COLOGNE
G~azette'' recalls that Field Marshal Won
Moltke considered that the best point for
crossing the Danube. The "Koelnische Yolks
Zeitung'' says: "Thi crossing Of the Dan
ube il barred to the Bulgarians and Russians
and the capture of the fortress itself is q
Weiohty victory, even if one leaves out of
consideration possible further successes"
Berlin, Sept. 8th.-French and German
troops again engaged in infantry fighting
Yesterday in the region south of the river
Somme in France, says the official statement
issued by the German Army Headquarters
Staff. The French were repulsed With great
losses with the exception Of u point to the
west of Berry where some portions of
trenches remained in his hands. The text of
the statement is as follows: Western front
north of the river Somme considerable ar
tillery activity continues. South Of The river
infantry fighting again started in the after
noon. The enemy was repulsed with great
losses. West of Berry some portions Of
trenches remained in the hands of the enemy.
On the right bank Of the Mouse (Verdun
'front.' it only now becomes known that we
lost ground in the fighting northeast of
fort Souville on the day before yesterday.
A heavy reciprocal artillery fire continues.
Repeated Russian attacks against the Ger
man positions on the Zlota Lipa, southeast
of Brzezany in Galicia, failed wi b consider
able Russian losses. The text of the state
ment is as follows: Front of Archduke
Charles: On the Zlota Lipa south east of
Brzezany and on the Nuj"romka repeated
Russian attacks failed with considerable
losses to the enemy"
Washington, Sept. 8th-Congress adjourn
cd sine die this morning at 10 o'clock conclud-
ing O session recordbreaking in many res