, 1916-09-20
Censored at Jamaica.)

day morning, along the six mile front from
north of Combres to beyond the PoEieres-
Bapaune road, the British hold in their en-
tirety the village of Courcelette, Martinpuich
and Flers, the War Office announced this af-
ternoOn.
Paris, Sept. 16th.-(noon.) German coun-
ter attacks were made on the French lines
both north and south of the Somme last
night. They were unsuccessful, the War
Office announced to-day. The assaults were
delivered to the east of CIery on the north
bank Of the river, and east OF Berry north OF
the stream below Peronne. During yesterdays
fighting, to-day's bulletin states, the French
took 400 prisoners. In a single trench the
bodies of 80 dead Germans were picked up.
London, Sept. 15th.-The reference IN the
Official communication issued by the War
Office Yesterday afternoon to q new type Of
armoured car, is the first official mention of
a development which has been much whis-
pered about recently in army circles. Those
who have seen the new vehicles refer to them
as s'tanks', while the soldiers, who have been
handling them, have given them the name of
"Willies". The object which the designer
sought to obtain was to render a heavily az
incurred motor car capable of being oper-
ated in the shell torn and roadless wilder
ness of trenches, where it is evident a vehi-
Gle mounted on ordinary wheels could not
be used. Although no details of the cars
construction have been published, the Times
says: Our inventors have not h~esitated
boldly to tread unbeaten paths. We may ina
CINE the feelings of German infantry in
shell battered trenches, when in the uncer-
tain light of dawn, they saw advancing
upon them an array of unearthly monsters
cased in steel splitting fire and crawling
laboriously, but ceaselessly, over trenches,
barbed wire and shell ~craters."
London, Sept. 16th-Honours awarded
as a result of the Jutland battle are emu
merated by the official Gazette yesterday
as follows: Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, Order
of Merit. Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty,
Knight of the Grand Cross of the Bath.
Rear-Admiral Sir F. c.. D. Sturdee, Com
panion of st. Michael and st. George.
The boy John Travers Cornwellaan, who
remained at his post during the as-
ton, although MORALLY wounded, was
awarded the Victoria Cross. Sub-Lieuten-
ant Prince Albert, R.N. has been recommend
ed for commentator for service.
Salonica, Sept. 16th-The Bulgarians are
falling back in disorder toward Monastir
pursued by the victorious Serhians, according
to an official statement, published here at
Serbian Headquarters. The text of the
statement follows. After two days artillery
preparation and the occupation of the enemy
advanced positions, our troops carried out r
decisive attack on the principal Bulgarian
position in the direction of Florina, which was
crowned with complete success. The Bulga-
rian positions at Malkanidze and Malarska are
now in our hands, and General Boyadjeif's
army ia retiring in disorder toward Monastir,
pursued by our victorious troops. We made
a large number of prisoners and captured 80
guns, including several of heavy calibre, a
great quantity of munitions, SO limbers and
a quantity of rifles. Several of the captured
guns are now turned against the Bulgarians
whose losses are The field of
battle is strewn with enemy corpses and pri-
soners state that one Bulgarian regiment lost
1900 men as a result of our bombardment.
Our troops have already descended to the
plain of Florina.
London, Sept. 17th.-The War Office an
nouncement this afternoon is as follows
South of the Ancre our troops achieved fur
Their success. Last evening in the vicinity
of Courcelette we extended our gains on a
front of about 1000 yards. In the neigh
bourhood of Thiepval we obtained a conei-
derable success yesterday evening by cap
turing the hostile Notifications known as the
danube trench" on q front of about q mile.