Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-17
1,700 GERMANS
MADE PRISONER
BY THE ! BRITISH
Offensive of General Haig's Fore.
es on Somme Front Is Con.
tinued Effectively
ATTACKS AGAINST
coMBLEs REpuLsED
Roumanians are deeting With
Stiff Resistance From Kaiser's
Troops

London, Sept. 16.---General, Haig
commander of the British forces on
the Somme front, reports the capture
of additional German prisoners to the
number of 1,700, making the total
number of captures for the last two
days more than 1000.
The continuation of the battle is
reported in the British official state
ment in Certain localities south of
the Ancre river. The British proceed
ed methodically with their attack,
which was started on Friday, and the
Germans responded with heavy coun.
ter attacks, both against the British
and French. .a-
Comparative quiet, however, reign.
ed along the French Somme front, al.
though the French report some prog
ress north of Bouchavesnes and the
capture of front northeast of Berry.
Large Villages Lost
Berlin admits the loss of the large
villages of Courvellette, Martinpuich
and Flers, but declares that strong
British attacks against Comb)es were
ineffective. 1t is estimated by the
Germans that 20 tsvga,ays nr about
10000 men took part in the Anglo
French drive Friday. Berlin says the
British made progress and that the
French attacks north Of the Somme
were repulsed.
Bulgarian troops, assisted by Ger.
mans and Turks, have regained from
the Roumanians virtually all of that
part of Dobiudja taken by Roumania
during the second Balkan war. Un-
der the leadership of Field Marshall
Won Mackensen, the forces of the Cen
tral Powers have driven the Russians
and Roumanians back to a line rum
ming from north of Silistri, on the
Danube, to Mangaria, on the Blact
sea front. The Roumanian advance in
Pennsylvania, Berlin reports, is meet
ing with stiff resistance fro mthe Aus
tro-German forces. Attempt of the
Roumanias. to cross the Alp river,
were checked at Haztg. Doumanian
positions were taken.
Italians Are Successful.
Italian troops have succeeded in
their new offensive toward Triest,
Rome says. Several important posi-
tions were taken from the Austrians
and the Italians also captured more
than 1000 prisoners.
According to the Entente allies, the
advance of the French, British and
Servians against the German-Bulgar
ian forces continues successfully.
The most violent fighting is taking
place west of Lake Ostro, where the
Servians are said to have routed the
troops of the Central Powers. The
Serbians have advanced northeast of
Floria and have captured 30 cannon.
French Forces Advance.
French forces also have advanced
in the region of Vetrenik, Kaimaokal-
an and F1orina. A belated dispatch
from Sofia says the Bulgars repulsed
attacks in the region of Ostrovo. Ber-
lin says the Bulgars retired to new
defensive position after the loss Of
Malkanidze. Serbian attacks on the
Moglesica front failed, according to
Berlin.
Neither Petrograd or Berlin report
any marked activity on the eastern
front from Regia to Kapul, in the Cau'
casus.
King Constantine of Greece appar-
emily has succeeded in obtaining a
new cabinet. An unofficial dispatch
received in London says that Nicolais
Kalogeropoulos, who was summoned
by the king, has formed a cabinet to
take the place of that Of former Pre-
mier Zaimis.