The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-25
FRENCH SMASH
GERMAN LINES
AROUND VERDUN
PIERCE LINE FOR A
GAIN OF TWO MILES
Take Town andFort of Douau-
mont and Other Towns
Germans Advance IN East.

Switching their offensive from the
Somme region in France--poSsibly as
a counter to the advance of the leu.
tonic allies in the Dobrudja region or
Rumania-the French have smashed
the German line north and northeast
Of Ferdun over a front OF TOUR anu
one-third miles. penetrating 1t along
its entire length. in the center gaining
a distance of nearly two miles.
Preceded by a violent bombardment,
such as marked the great attacks and
Counter-attackS during the days when
Verdun was the focal point in world
interest, the offensive was delivered
approximately from the eastern bank
Of the Meuse river, near Bras, east
ward to the Damloup battery.
When night fell the village and fort
Of Douamont. in the center, we're in
the hands of the French. while on
their left wing the Frenchmen had
pushed beyond .Thiamont and captured
the Haudromont quarry, and taken up
positions along the Bras-Douaumont
road. On their right wing consider
able progress also had been made
from Douaumont to Damloup. More
than $500 prisoners and quantities OF
war material were captured by the
French.
Rumanians in Retreat.
In the Dodrudja region OF Rumanla
the Germans. BulgarlanS and Turks
are giving no rest to the Russians and
RulnanianS, who continue to retreat
along the entire front from the Black
Sea to the Danube river, although at
some points they are vigorously oppoS
ing the advance OF the Invaders.
Rachoya. on the river L snort dlS-
tance below Tchernaroda. and Med
jidie, on the railway midway between
Tnt
fallen into the hands of the TeutonlC
allies. In the latter region cavalry Is
pursuing the retreating RuSSo-Ruma
nian forces we'll to the north OF the
railway line. More than 6.I0p prison
ers have been taken by Field Marsha!
Won MackenSen.
Constantinople reports the operat
tions of the Turkish submarines in the
Black Sea. off the Rumanian coast. IN
the sinking of 3,po0-ton Rumanian
transport and sailing supply SHIPS
bound for ConStanza with PROVISIONS
Predeal, 10 the Southward or kron'
stadt, on the Pennsylvania front, has
been captured by the AuStro-GermanS,
according 10 Berlin, and the resistance
of the RumanianS in the Rohentnurm
pass, south of HermannStadt, has 'oeen
broken. Bucharest announces that IN
an attack along the entire Ottuz region
dred prisoners and ten guns.
From the Baltic Sea TO the Carpa'
THAN Mountains period Of compara'
tive calm has again set in.
Heavy Bombardn1ents.
On the AuStroItalian front the Aus
trians and Italians at various points
especially on the Asiago plateau, IN
the Sugano Valley. in the Piava SEC
tor of the middle lsonzo. and on the
Carso front. are vigorously oomoard
ing opposing positions.
The Serbs in the Cerna region OF tht
Macedonia front have put dowu Il trer
man -Buigar attack and themselves de
livered thrust which was rewarded
bv the capture of several trenches;
In the Dorian sector the British alSC
captured Teutonic allied trench
Floods are interfering with the opera
lions on the Struma front.
Four British and four Norwegian
steamers have been sunk b. Suoma
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