The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-09-28
German Trenches 2OO0Y ards Long and Strong Redoubt
 Captured in Battle
FRENCH EXTENDING POSITIONS-HOLDING
 BACK ALL ATTACKS
Teutons Make Strong Effort to Take Points Lost Within Past Few Days, But Are RepuIsed,
 Says Paris

London, septemebr 2T.--The 20-miIe battle arc running from the Ancre river to the Somme Is rapidly being transformed by the great offensive of the entente allies into an irregular tri- angular wedge in the German line, with the bases respectively in front of ThiepvaI and west of Peronne, and the point protecting across the Bethune road and into the St. Piere vaast wood.
 On the British end of the line in the region of Thiepvnl and eastward to the north of FIers the British in Wednes- days fighting gained further successes over the Germans and likewise the French east and southeast of Rancourt drove their troops forward and en- tered the St. Piere Vaast wood.
 To the south of this region from Bouchavesnes to the southern edge of the Bois LAbbe farm, the French were com pelled to face violent attack by the Germans, which was beaten off, the Ger mans being thrown back in disorder, according to Paris.
 The British gains included German trenches on front of POGO yards north of Flers and a strong redoubt on a hill 2000 yards northeast of Thiepval. To the northwest, across the Ancre, successful raids were carried out by the British op- posite Beaumont -Hamel
 10000 PRISONERS TAKEN
 Ten thousand prisoners have fallen into the hands of the British in the last fort nights fighting on the Somme front, ac- cording to London.
 There is still little news coming from the Russian and Austro-German war of sices concerning the fighting on the east ern front. Petrograd asserts that aside from slxirmishes at various points there is nothing to. report Berlin. however, in Galicia near Ludova. with heavy casualties to the Russians.
 RUMANIAN FRONT
 On the Rumanian front battles are talk ing place at various points near the Transylvanian border. Berlin reports progress for the Teutonic allies near Hermannstadt, while Bucharest chon- scles the defeat of the Austro-Germans in Jiu valley and their hasty retreat north and northwest. Quiet prevails in the Dobrudja region.
 According to the Bulgarian war office, the Bulgarians have forced back the troops of the entente allies over the whole front in Macedonia Paris, however, says three violent Bulgarian attacks on Kaimakcalan height were repulsed with heavy losses.
 Artillery duels continue along most of the Austro-Italian front.
 SUCCESSES IN ASIA
 In the fighting in Asiatic Turkey Petro- grad claims successes for the Russians x along the Black sea coast, in Armenia near Giumichan and on the Persian front in the vicinity of Hamadan.
 What Is to be the final attitude of Greece in the war is still uncertain. The latest unofficial report from Athens. however, is that the Greek government, in agreement with King Constantine, has decided on military cooperation with the entente powers.
 London, September 27.-German IStrenches on front of 2000 yards to the north of Flers and a German re- doubt to the northeast of Thiepval were captured by the British during the fighting on Wednesday north of the Somme, according to the official com (Continued on Page Seven,