, 1916-11-22

IN DoDrudJa the artillery and infantry
fighting continued.
Salonica, Nov. lSth.-The official state
ment issued from Serbian army headquarters
today reads At 2 o'clock on Friday after
noon our valiant troops carried Hill l2l2
after u brilliant assault. The enemy was
defeated completely and fled norihward in
disorder leaving behind all his equipments,
a large number of machine guns and rifles,
an enormous quantity of ammunition and
other war maieriat- AT one place we cap
turod SO cases OF hnud grenades.
Berlin, Nov. 18th. The official statement
issued ut the German headquarters to1ay
reads. Macedonian Iront After the enemy
had succeeded in making progress on height
1912 northeast of Reeel, the German ard
Bulgarian troops took up a position north
of Monastir. Monns,ir thus was abandoned.
Regarding military operations in Dobrudia
today, the German official s:atement says,
army group of Field Marshal Won Mackensen.
On the Dobrudia front there were patrol
engagements near Silistria and also more
lively infantry and a, tillery fire.
Petroglad, Nov. 19th.-An official an
nouncement made today by the war depart
ment reads. Rumnnian front Pennsylvania.
In the jul and Alt valleys the enemy attack
ed with considerable forces, and pushed back
the Rumanian trools a little 10 the south.
In the Tirguiiulij Wiley, the Rumanisns
assumed the offensive and carried II series
of heights. Danube. There has been moth
ing of Importance t" report.
Cape Town, Nov. 19th-An official state
ment issued today at Lorenzo, Marqnez
Portuguese Enst Africa, says: GA Portu-
guese column III the Masasi district occu-
pied Lindi on Sunday. Another column
reached Moama beyond the river Row
una, and received the Homage of nu-
merous native h,admen III the German
East Africa colony. LIndi is a seaport of
German East Africa, sixty miles north of the
frontier of Portuguese East Africa.
Berlin, November 18th.-rhe official state
meDt issued today Ieads. Western war thea
ire. Army group of Grown Prince Rupprecht.
Artillery fire din ecIrd for some days against
our positions on DO h sides OF the river AD-
ere marked q continuation OF the English
attacks. Cavalry appearing yesterday be-
hind the hostile front, and the enormous in
crease OF fire beginning early in the morning
announced a new great attempt 10
break through our lines. The attempt
ended i'll a snnguinary reverse, and
gave them in only q few places an
insignificant gain If ground. Troops under
the command of General Fuchs and Baron
Marschall in tenacious resistance opposed the
English thrust. Southwest of Serre aud
Grandcourt and at some places south of the
village we were pushed back, and stand in
solid position on the south bank of the An
Gre. All the other positions III the repeatedly
attacked large front of II miles, were main
tanned by our brave troops or were recap
tured in counter attacks. A strong fire of
the French artillery III the sector south OF
Sally Saillisel Introduced attacks which
broke down under our fire with heavy losses
on the northwestern edge of st. Fierre WAIST
Wood.
London, Nov. 19th.-Lloyds shipping
agency today reported the sinking OF two
British steamers, the Lady Darlington and
the Vasco, the Portuguese steamer Snanittola
and The Italian steamer "Lela" 2,987 tons
gross. The Lady Darlington registered
1929 tons gross, the Vasco was of 1914 tons
gross.
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