The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20

distance of more than 150 miles
 Reports from both Berlin and Paris indicate that the entente allies are fol- lowing the same tactics in the Balkans that signalized the opening of the great offensive on the Somme. Small bodies of troops are attacking at numerous points along the Bulgarian line, apparently with the intention of feeling out their opponents positions before the real battle opens. The French claim the capture of num- Der of villages in the initial phases of the offensive, while Berlin reports the capture of Florina, Greek town 15 miles southeast of Monastir, from the Servians. Servian headquarters ad- mits this repulse.
 On the eastern front the Russians have forced their way into the heart of the great mountain barrier between Galicia and the Hungarian plains. The Austrians admit a retirement west Of Jablonitza, the gateway to one of the most important passes through the mountains which was seized by the Russians last week. In this district the Austrians are retreating toward the Ghornahora ridge, the highest point in the Carpathians in that region. From this ridge the ground falls rapidly to
 the plains of Hungary.
 Further to the south on the Buko-
 wina end of the battle line, the Rus
 sians have been forced back in their
 advance on Kirlibaba, the next pass
 south of Jablonitza and about 50 miles from that point.
 Daily attacks by the British against
 the German lines north of the Somme,
 in France, are having their reward and London annuonced the most notable
 gain in some days in the region of Guillemont After withstanding Ger man counter attacks, the troops of Gen. eral aTIig again assaulted the opposing trenches and gained from 200 to 800 yards along front of two miles.
 | The pressure of the Anglo-French forces has been exerted strongly recently where the two forces join hands between Guillemont and Maurepas, and the latest British advance was from Foureaux or
 Highwood to the junction point. In addi- ton the British report that they have gained footing in the village of Guile | mont. Berlin says the Anglo-French at tacks north of the Somme were repulsed, except around Guilemont, where the Ger man line was shortened.
 | While not as active as the British on ] the Somme front, the French have made
 more gains in the Verdun region. Fighting I took place on both banks of the Mouse l the Germans attacking on the left and I the French on the right bank. The Ger
 man advance was frustrated Paris says
 and the French succeeded in gaining en- l tire possession of the village of Fleury, Counter attacks by the Germans failed l to dislodge the French, Paris asserts. l The Russians broke through the Austro- | German line on the Stokhod river. 4C
 miles northeast of Kovel, and captured l the village of Tobo.
 The forces of General Boehm-E -Ermolli
 have thrown back Russian efforts ir northern Galicia, Berlin states, with such eILeCt that the ftuSSldnS nave QeSlSLeQ Tn their attacks. Berlin claims advances for the combined AustrieIi, German and Turk ish troops in the Carpathians in the re- zion of Capul, while Petrograd admits retirement in the direction of Kirlibaba Pass
 Fighting is reported on the Austro-Ital- l ian front in Macedonia, in Mesopotamia and in Turkish Armenia, but nothing note | worthy has been accomplished by any of the contending forces.
 | Austrian aeroplanes have made another | raid on Venice in retaliation for the raid against Triest by the Italians The Ger
 mans have made another air raid against
 Russian military establishments on Oesel
 island, off the Gulf of Riga; Austrian
 airmen have bombed Italian works al l Avlona, and British squadron has raided German ammunition stations in Belgium
 FRENCH WIN AT MAUREPAS 1 Paris, August 19.-(Via London )-The
 French have driven the Germans out ol
 the portion of the trench north of Maure-
 pas into which they penetrated in theii
 counter attack last night, according tc
 the official statement issued by the wal office tonight.