The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
COM4LES IS
ABOUT TO FALL
Allies Strike Together Along ID.
Mile Arc
NOTED POINTS CAPTURED
Lost Line of Retreat Covered by En-
tente Guns-Only Escape is Val.ess
ley Running North North
east, Mile Wide.

Misunderstanding simultaneousl,
on an arc OF 10 miles, running from
Martinpuich TO the Somme, the Brit
ish and French forces have delivered
another smashing blow on the Ger
man lines and pushed forward their
positions for notable gains.
From Martinpuich TO Combes, a
distance Of six miles, the British
have driven in their wedges to a
depth of more than IA mile and cap
tured in the attack the important
stragetical towns of Les Boeufs and
Morval, the latter a mile north OF
/ COmbles.
To the French fell the town Of Ran
court, two miles east, and the out
skirts Of Fregicourt, one mile north
east Of Combles. In addition, trench
es near Fregicourt, in the vicinity Of
! BOuchavesnes and to the south from
the vicinity Of the Canal Du Nord to
the Somme were taken.
The capture Of Morval by the Brit
ish and of part Of Frcgicourt by the
French apparently seals the fate Of
Combles, which the Germans have
stolidly held for weeks, despite the
violent attacks thrown against it.
4 The defenders of the virtually sur
rounded town have left to them for
escape only the valley, a mile in
width, running northnortheast, and
in the traversing Of which they must
come under the guns of the British
| and French, respectively, from Nor
val and the vicinity Of Fregcourt.
Another notable step in their APP
proach upon Peronne is marked in
the capture by the French of trench
es in the Canal Du Nord region.
Except in France there have been
no important engagements on the va
rious fronts. Berlin reports the re-
pulse of Russian attacks in Volhy-
MIA. GaliCia and the Carpathian noun
tains. Petrograd is still silent as to
! the operations on the eastern front
but unofficial advices say the Rus
slams have begun a new offensive on
large scale in the hope Of putting
down the COunter-attacks of the Teu-
tons and piercing their front before
winter sets in.
The Roumanians are still strug-
Cling for supremacy over the Teu-
tonic allies in the Szurduk and Vul-
can passes Of the Transylvanian Alps,
| hut according to Berlin. all their at
tacks have been repulsed
In the Macedonian campaign con-
tinued reports of successes for the en-
tente allies come from their various
war chancelleries. West Of Florida
! the Russians have captured hill
frim the Bulgars; the Serbians have
crossed the frontier into their own
| country, and reached a position at
! Krusograd, while the French north
east of Florina have penetrated the
outskirts of Petorak. The British to
| eastern end of the battle line, also re-
! port an advance but Berlin says that
all their attacks were repulsed
Italian Front.
Aside from the capture by the Ital-
! ians of an important mountain peak
on the Trentino front, only lombard
! ments have taken place in the Austro-
Italian theatre.
Despite the loss of two Zeppelns in
an air raid on eastern England Sat
urday night, the Germans Monday
night again returned to the attack
with airships and dropped bombs in
the northern North Midland coun-
| ties.