, 1916-09-09

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f~orcements. 1t is claimed that the Chinese
attacked the japanese while the Japanese
were advancing TO mediate between the
Chinese and Mongolians.
Paris, Sept. 5th-Vigorous counter-attacks
We're made by the Germans north Of the
Somme last night in an effort to regain
ground taken in the new drive of The French.
The War Office announced today that the
Germans were repulsed with heavy losses.
Paris, Sept. 5th-The capture of Soyecourt
and Chilly by the French yesterday makes a
total of 20 villages taken since the Start of
the offensive on the Somme front. The posi-
3ions wrested yesterday from the Germans
were powerfully organized. AT Barleux, one
of the strongest positions on this front, re-
peated direct attacks were unsuccessful and
the French finally resorted to q turning
movement attacking to the southwest. The
Germans counter-attacked no less than six
timea yesterday in o desperate effort to re-
gain ground.
Paris, Sept. 5th-The advance of the Rou-
manian troops in tie first five days of their
cam paign was considerable and at some
points was as much as 50 kilometres (about
40 miles, Roumania's declaration OF war,
the despatch adds, was SO unexpected by
Austria that only a few troops of the Dual
Monarchy were on the Roumaniau frontier
ulQ tu050 W0I6 vi SutIu WH0E VIC
were begun. Half an hour before war was
declared Hungarian officers were drinking
with Roumanians at q frontier railway sta
ton. Soon afterwards a Roumanian outpost
entered the station took the officers as prison.
es and captured quantities of materials. The
Roumanian offensive was so sudden that the
Austrians had no time to blow up bridges
or tunnels.
Petro grad, Sept. 4th-Russians have
captured q series of heights in the Carpn-
THAN mountain woods on the Hungarian
frontier. In the last four days of fighting
19,405 prisoners have been taken including
131 Germans. The booty includes thirteen
cannon, rs machine-gnns and a number OF
bomb throwers. In the region Of B~rzezany
southeast of Lemberg the Russians cap
tured an enemy position aud took 2,72l
prisoners and six machine guns.
London, Sept 5th.-That another Zeppelin
airship was badly damaged in the raid on the
English Eastern Counties on Saturday night
in addition to the one destroyed was indicat-
ed in an official Statement given out this at
ternoon by the Government Press. Lit said.
An important part of an enemy alrsh1p was
picked up in the Eastern Counties. The ship
undoubtedly suffered severe damage from
gun fire. The King today awarded the
Victoria Cross to Lieutenant William Leefe
Robinson of the Royal Flying Corps for
bringing down u Zeppelin while the ship was
approaching London on Saturday night.
The British Official Press Bureau making
the announcement says: The Cross was
awarded to Lieutenant Robinson for
the most conspicuous bravery. Rob
inson, the statement adds, attacked the
Zeppelin under circumstances of great diff
Guilty and danger and sent it crashing to the
ground a flaming wreck. Robinson Ind
been in the air for more than two hours and
had previously attacked another uirship.
London, Sept. 6th.-The official statement
from General Headquarters issued last night
reads. Today's fighting resulted in further
Strengthening of positions in the Leuze wood
of which we now hold the greater part.
Sixty more prisoners were taken. Despite
the heavy enemy artillery fire and the diff
cult weather conditions our troops are
still pushing. forward and are in possession
of all the ground between Fallemont farm
and Leuze wood aud between Leuze wood
and the outskirts of Ginchy. During the
day we bombarded the enemy's positions
in the vicinity of Hohenzollern redoubt OPP
posite Givenchy and south of Neuve Chapel
le.
Rome, Sept. 5th.-Several commanding
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