The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-21

he side of the attacking army to destroy
he trenches more rapidly than they can
'e built, other lines of trenches are
.lways ready behind those destroyed.
only about one man to the yard is left
n the trenches to suffer from the fire OF
he enemy. Each man has machine
run and those who are left when the
.dvance comes do as much damage as
possible until killed or captured. The
osses on each side are presumed to be
bout equal. Thus far the progress
made by the English and French has
aade little change in the situation on
The Somme battle lines; that is, so far
IS is known to the world at large or to
he so-called military writer's on the
var.
On the long Russian front the changes
ave been more marked during the past
hree months. The Russians have made
gains along front Of more than 100
niles on the south and are now fighting
the passes of the Carpathian Noun
aims for the roads into Hungary. But
# late their progress has been checked
nd they are said to have suffered very
seavy losses. On the whole, the Ger
nans and Austrians have nearly held
heir own for some thirty days.
The entrance of Roumania into the
var on the side of the Allies has almost
doubled the extent of the battle front in
ne east and in the Balcans. At first
ne Roumanians made some advances on
he Austrian front, capturing a few
Guns and some prisoners, but they have
leased to advance though reinforced by
,ome divisions OF Russians.
On the Roumanian-B Hungarian front
here has been little fighting save in
Southeastern Roumania south Of the
danube River. Here an army composed
+ Turks, Bu,garians and Germans,
,nder the command Of the famous Ger
nan Field Marshall Mackensen, has
.ealt a heavy blow to the Roumanian-
sussian-Serbian army, taking some
wenty five thousand prisoners, 13U
:annon, and large war booty Of various
sinds. All Of the defeated army not
,illed or captured escaped across the
Danube, some being drowned in the
crossings. But the Bulgarians have
Uttered a severe defeas on part OF the
Macedonian front, losing thirtys six can
ION and some prisoners to the Serbians
On the Russo-Turkish fronts in Ar
nenia and Persia the Turks seem tt
AVE had rather the best of the fighting
On the Euphrates and Tlgres rivers il
Southeastern Turkey the British have
ately taken the offensive, but the Turk:
lain to have given them two blood!
| epulses.
| Since their local success against thu
Austrians some weeks ago the Italians
rave made little progress.
On the sea the Entente Allies hay.
lad the worst of the losses in warship
Ind merchant vessels.
Since the beginning Of the grea
Allied offensive in July the Contra
soowers-Germany, Austria, Bulgari;
md Turkey-have lost few squar
allies of territory in France, small
| sector on the Italian 'front.' and 2 laru
district in Gallacia and Transatlantic
they have made slight gains in Mace
.onia, Persia, Armenia and Rouu1ania
they still hold their large conquests i
Russia, about all Of Belgium, Serbia
Montenegro and Albania, and the rich
st provinces of France. 1t might Civ
clear idea of tue situation to say thu
,fter three months of the most sever
lighting of the war the conditions renal
practically unchanged with the excep
ion of the entrance of Roumania int
he war. The Allies seem destined t
vim the war, if their ability to buy mu
htions continues as great as they no
:laim it to be. 1t is a matter of CUR
md shells.
Sugar is bringing a good price, cotto
is high, there is a good market for ever
thing to eat. We have all those thing
> Louisiana and ought to deem this
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