, 1916-10-25

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ment CT operations on the Macedonian front
issued here today says, the Serbian forces
which crossed the Cerna river thrusting back
the Bulgarians and capturing several vii
lagos, are continuing the offensive movement
and have made further progress.
London, Oct. 21st-The King and Queen
and many members of the Royal Household
attended a special religious service i'll Buck
ingham Palace last night in connection with
tue National Mission, which is a plan for Il
.natioual religious revival. Services similar
to those held in the Palace are being held
tAroneout the Kingdom this month.
Amsterdam. Oct. 21st-Advices received
here from Berlin are to the effect that a bill
had been presented in The Relchstag asking
for a new war credit of Il, 600. 100000 marks.
London, Oct. Piston Won Falkephayn's
offensive against the RouiDaDians in lrans-
ylvania is believed TO lie Germany's last card,
says the "Iimes'' correspondent in Bucharest,
under Tuesdays date. Ii after being check
ed on all other fronts they are repuised here
their whole game can be considered lost, he
writes. Still it cannot be assumed that the
crisis is permanently passed, he continues,
although the Roumauinhs now hold the pass
e. strongly, and have spread panic among
the enemy by rolling down on them from the
mountains barrels Of flame. The Germans
and Austrians now have from II to IA divi-
sions 0n the Traniylvania front. aud pro-
badly will continue sending reinforcements
as long as the weather permits operations
10 this mountainous region. More than Il
fortnight has passed since the Roumnni8ns
Ind to withdraw before this strong force
and the enemy has not attained his aim.
The Carpathians have become the tomb of
thousands of the enemy and the impetuous
attacks of the Bnvarian highlanders have
been repulsed with enormous losses.
London, Oct. 21st.-There is every indi-
cation that winter VIII set III very early on the
Russian front according to news dispatches
from Petrograd. Snow has been falling
thickly in the Russian capital during the
last two days and there have been several
~snowtalls i'll the Carpathians. Ia RouInania
however the war theatre which is just now
attracting most attention is the probability.
that there will be some weeks vet of good
campaigning weather. Autumn in the Rou-
mania plains is prolonged and mild and it's
advantages are felt on the southern slopes
of the mountain range which forms the
northern frontier to Campaigning III either
TrausyIvania or the Dobrudja for at least
three or four weeks.
London, Oct. 21st.-A Central News
despatch from Amsterdam today says: En-
peror William in a speech 10 The troops on
the western front, after commemorative
the dead, said, but we who are living will
fight further un il nobody will! ever dare
again to assail the honour and liberty Of the
German people; the Emperor adds, the des-
patch said, he hoped God would be with the
Germans in the fight.
London, Oct. 22pd.-The official statement
issued last night from General Headquarters
in France reads. Early on Saturday the
enemy made a determined attack in consid-
able strength on the Scbwaben redoubt. AT
all points, except two, he was repulsed with
loss, before reaching our trenches. At two
points he entered the trenches, but was
elected Immediately, leaving five officers
and seventy-nine men prisoners, and a
large number Of dead in front of our
trenches. Subsequently we delivered a sue
cessful attack on IL front of some 5000 yards
between the Schwaben redoubt and LIE Sars.
We advanced our line from 800 to 400 yards
and captured the Stuff and Regina trenches,
as we'll as advanced positions north and
northeast of the Schwaben redoubt. In the
course of this fighting we took some hun
dreds of prisoners, During the day, hostile
artillery was active in the region south of
Arras and around Gueudcourt Yesterday the
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