The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14
SLAVS BEGIN new
DRIVE IN ARMENIA
Heavy Losses Inflicted on the
Ottoman Troops Southwest
of Trebizond.
THE ALLIES WIN IN MACEDONIA
Berlin Comedies Loss of Mountain
East of Monastir-ArtiIIery
Actions on West Front

London, Oct. 6.-The Russians have
broken out with a new offensive in
Turkish Armenia, reporting an ad-
vance on a wide front extending from
the Black sea coast west Of Trebizond
well into the interior. The Russian
fleet co-operataed with the land forces
in the fighting along the coast
In the Kara Burnu river region the
Russians carried a fortified position
and west of Kalkit-Tchivtlik, seventy
miles southwest of Trebizond, broke
through the Turkish advance and in
flicted heavy losses in men and ma
terial upon the Ottoman forces. Along
the 125-mile line from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ski in Volhynia to the Dniester near
Halicz in Galicia, the Russians are
continuing their determined struggle
for Lemberg.
Kaiser to East Front
Emperor William has started for
the front to join General Won Linsin-
gen near Lusk where the principal
fighting is taking place.
At various places in this sector and
in Gilicia, Petrograd asserts that the
u
Berlin, however, takes issue with the
Russian war office statement and de-
clares that the only point where the
Russians reached the Teutonic lines
was north of Zubilno and that here
they were later driven out of the cap
tured position.
Berlin Comedies Loss.
On the eastern part of the Mace
DOMAIN front the occupation of Yene-
kui, near the Struma river, by the
British is admitted by Berlin. Like
wise Berlin comedies the taking by
the entente forces of Nidje mountain,
east of Monastir. The Italians have
captured several additional towns in
Albania.
British troops yesterday morning
captured the entire town of Yenikeui,
a village in Greek Macedonia which
lies two miles to the east of the
Struma river, says the British off
cial statement issued today. Scottish
and Irish battalions especially dis
tinguished themselves in the fighting
for this position, the statement adds,
and the BulgaTians are reported TO
have suffered heavy losses.
Little fighting except by the artiI-
lery OF the beliigerents is taking place
in the AustroItalian theater. a sim
liar situation exists on the western
front in France.
Hard Fighting in East.
London, Oct with rain still
keeping the operations of the entente
allies and Germans on the western
front in France mainly to artillery
/ duels, interest in the world war has
been transferred to the Russian, Ru-
manian and Macedonian fronts, on all
[ Of which heavy fighting is in progress.
The fierce battle which has been
raging for several days west of Lutsk,
in VoIhynia, is still without decisive
result for either side, while in GaIicia,
along the Zlota Lipa river, where the
Russians are trying to push through
to Lemberg, the Austro-German forces
are still holding back the Russians
] Berlin, in its official account of the
! fighting near Lutsk, says the Russian
/ dead numbers thousands.
Bucharest is still silent with regard
l to the operations of Rumania's troops
which crossed the Danube river be-
! tween Rustchuk and Turtukai and in
/ vaded Bulgarian territory, but Berlin
/ says these men have been hastily
withdrawn in the fear of being en-
/ circled by the. forces of Field Marshal
! Won Mackensen.
Fresh gains by the Rumanians
! against the center and left wing Of
the TeutOnic allies operating to the
I north in Dobrudja are chronicled by
Bucharest At Amzacea a position Of
| the Teutons was captured and with it
more than 1000 men and seven guns
! and much war material
Troops Destroy Coal Mines.
In Pennsylvania, from Orosova, on
/ the Danube near the Hungary-Ru-
mania frontier to the Bukowina Dor
der numerous engagements have been
| fought. Bucharest claims successes
for the Rumanian arms in the region
/ OF Odorkim, between Fogarus and
Sighiscara, and in the mountains west
Of the river Alt. 1t is admitted that
the Rumanian troops were withdrawn
from the jul valley, but before fall
ing back they destroyed the coal
mines at Petrozeny.
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