The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-22


potamia, with the British on the often
sive, is reported In n statement issued
ut Constantinople on September D.
The British are said to have lost 1900
men in one engagement.
The greater part of the BouleauX
wood, High wood and the towns of
Flers, Martinpuich and Courcelette
have been taken by tine British, who
also have captured all the high ground
between Combles and the PoZiereS-Bn-
paumc road. according 10 the official
communication issued at London. More
than 1900 prisoners were captured.
The Russian and Roumaninn troops
In the Dobrudja region of Roumania
are in retirement northwnrd. according
To the official communication issued ut
Bucharest.
French. British and Serbian forces,
operating at different points along the
Macedonian front, have broken the Bull
garian defenses. The French captured
positions west OF the Vardar, while the
Serbians forced the enemy to retreat
nearly ten miles west of Lake OStroNo.
The British won east of the Vardar
Prince Frederick William of Hcsse,
nephew OF The kaiser, has been killed
in action al Cara Orman, on the Bal
kan front. The Berlin war Office o'ii-
cially announced the death. He was
born M Frankfort on-the Main in 1913.
That ConStantlnople has been prom
iseu TO Russia by the entente allies
should the central empires be defeated
in the war was the statement made ut
San Francisco by NJ. Nj. ltchas, mem
Der of the duma and of the Russiah
parliamentary deputation sent by the
car TO England. France and Italy.
UalicZ. next to Iemberg and Stanis-
! lau the most important railroad juno
ton of eastern Galicia and considered
the key to Lcmberg, has been captured
by General Stcherbatchev's Russian
army after terrific 12-day battle, ac-
cording to reports received 1T London
from Petrograd.
Berlin announced the occupation by
the Bulrarians OF the forts of kavala.
on the Aegean coast. has been COM
pleted.
Commanders Of the Fourth Greek
army corps, with headquarters ut
Kavala. have placed their soldiers in
the hands Of the Germans for trans
portation to Germany, according To an
official statement given out in Berlin.
| They will enjoy German hospitality
until Greek soil is free Of the allied
invaders. says the dispatch.
The Bulgarian commander in chief
I'm Dobrudja reports at Sofia that the
retrnating Roumanians perpetrafed
horrible crueties upon the defenseless
population, which was Bulgarian in
the invaded portion OF the province up
TO the second Balkan war.
Continuing the spectacular offensive
which marked u gain OF two miles md
captured the village Of BOnchavesnes
and advanced 600 yards beyond the
Bnpanme-PerOnne highway. the French
extended their gains both north and
south of the Somme. a total Of more
than 1890 prisoners captured In this
action is officially reported by Paris.
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Following artillery preparation Inst
ing "a hours. the Serbians launched n
general attnck from the allies left
wing against the Bulgarians. An Of
fetal statement issued at the SalOniki
headquarters said That the action was
becoming general and That conditions
were favorable to the Serbians.
Defeated by the entente allies In a
38-hour battle. the Bulgarians are. re-
fres, ting along the Struma on the Mace
DOMAIN front. Heavy losses were in
iiicted on the troops ~ Car Ferli-
nnnd. whose forces are being pursued
/ by the French and British. Athens
reports that the French have cap
iured the village of Yenimah.