Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-17
TEUTONS FORCED
TO THE DEFENSIVE
RUSSIANS AND RUMANIANS SIDE
BY SIDE ALONG A FRONT
OF FIFTY MILES.
MACKENSEN'S MEN BACKED
Gen. Foch Of French Army Makes I'M
portant capture-Litte Fighting
In Russia and Austro lillian
Fronts Past Few Days.

London, Nov. 13.-The Russians
and Rumanians on both the Dobrudja
and Transylvanian fronts of the Rus
sian theater are vigorously on the
offensive against the troops of the
Teutonic allies. Keeping up their
operations to the north of the Con-
tanza-Tchernavoda railway, begun
last week, the Russo-Rumanian forces
have been enabled to push back Field
Marshal Won Mackensen's men to
front running through the towns of
TOPAZ, Inaneesne and Karunasuf.
In the Pennsylvania zone the Rus
slams have gradually reinforced the
Rumanians on the northern section
of the line until they now are fight
ing side by side with them over a
front of about so miles south of the
Bukowina border.
Take Teuton Positions.
The latest official communications
from both Bucharest and Petrograd
report the capture of Austro-German
positions in the Trotus and Alt val
legs and the repulse of attacks at
several points. Near the Oitus pass
the Austro-Germans have made ad-
vances, according to Berlin.
After days of sanguinary fighting
the village of Sailly-Saillisel, lying to
the east of the Peronne-Bapaume road
in the Somme region of France, has
at last fallen entirely into the hands
of the troops of General Foch. In
the capture of the town the French
inflicted heavy casualties on the Ger
mans and in addition captured seven
officers and 220 men and eight ma
chine guns. On the remainder of the
front in France artillery duels are
in progress.
Serbians Take Towns.
Little fighting of moment is going
on in the Russian, Macedonian and
Austro-Italian theaters. Along the
Narayuvka river in Galicia attacks
by the Russians have been put down
by the Austro-Germans.
The towns of Polog and Cuise hill
have been captured by the Serbians
from the Bulgarians, according tc
Paris. Berlin admits an advance by
the Serbians in this region. No in
fantry engagements on the Austro
Italian front have been reported.
British Attack.
London, Nov. 14.-What may be
come known as the battle of the Ancre
opened today when the British forces
struck a fresh blow against the Ger
man forces in the region of the Ancre
river. Their had been no serious
fighting in this sector since the open
ing of the British push on the first OF
July when the British line of attack
extended five miles north of the An
ere to Gommecourt. But after a few
days no progress being made in this
region, efforts were henceforth con
centrated farther to the south.
Germans Gain Positions.
London, Nov. 11.-Driving agains
the center of the Russian line on the
eastern front, German troops have
gained possession of Russian posi-
lions on a front of two and a hal
miles. The attack, which resulted
also in the capture of 5000 prisoners
took place in the district of Skro
browa, IL miles northeast of Baran
ovichi, north of the Pinsk marshes
and where only isolated fighting hal
occurred lately. The Russians, Bar
lin also says, lost 81 machine gum
and IL mine throwers.
Violently Fighting.
London, Nov. 12.-Violent fighting
is again in progress at various point
on eastern and western fronts, but nj
great change in the positions of tn