Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-19
Artillery, as Before, Is
Playing Its Part in the
Greatest of Wars.
RUSSIANS ARE SILENT
Turks Claim Successes in
Part of the Line They
Are Attacking.

a LONG a one-mile front the Brit
n ish advanced another thousanu
yards and have captured a German
fortified work which previously had
resisted all their efforts. This opera
ton Is characterized by General Haig.
the British commander, as important
and highly successful. 1t is indica- =
tive Of the intention of the British
commander to force the battle along
the Somme front without cessation,
the now advance being Il continuation
OF the powerful movement undertaken
by the British and French on Friday
last.
10th north and south Of the
Somme river in France the Ert-
ish and French troops at various
points are keeping up their vigorous
offensive against the Germans and
have achieved further successes and
put down strong German Counter-a,
tacks.
South Of Combles tho French havo
taken additional
stronger their investment of the little
town which now
surrounded HaVn..
village of peniecourt, south of the
r'Vcr, the Germans have p,.u ...,
back southwark about tWo-thirds OF
mile toward AbtoincOurt. South VI
TarlcuX q German trench TO the west
of / orgpv has been captured.
T,cico artillery fighting is stlll IN
progress 30 the sectors of the Peron-
nc-papaume road recently captured
" the French. During Sunday and
Monday moro than 1900 Germans
were taken prisoner by the French III
the DeniCcouit sector.
1Iera 10 UNif ora HE artillery nc
tivity in the Champagne REGION. on
the Nerdun front the French have
captured a trench on the southern
slope Of the famous Deadman hill.
Halt q Retreat.
To stem the tide of the advance of
the army of the central powers IN the
Dobrudja region Of Rumanla, the Ru-
manians and Russians have ceased
their retreat and definitely drawn
their battle line. This extends along
the front Of RachoVR- -TXopadin-Tubl bla,
running from tho Black sea to tho
Danube Just south of the ancient
double ramparts known as Trajan's
wall, which begins at Constanza on
tho sen and runs westward TO the
river. Both Sofia and Berlin report
fresh advances I'm this region while in
Tronsylvania the Rumanias are re-
ported 20 be continuing their pro-
gross against the Teutonio allies.
Peuogred is silent with regard to
the new large offensive started by
the Russians from the Prpet marsh
region In Russia down into Tho Car
pathians, but Berlin says tho Ger
mans turned to the attack along the
Narayuvlta river in Galicla, regained
greater portion Of tho territory
lost to the Russians Saturday, in
fllcted heavy casualties on the Rus
slams and took $500 prisoners. In
the Carpathians along the Zlota
Lipa river between the Sereth and
the Strlpa rivers and to the west OF
Lutsk, Russian attacks were repulsed
with heavy losses.
Ircnch Take Town.
In Macedonia the French troops
have captured the town OF Florina,
Greece, from the Bulgarians. who
are reported by Paris to be retiring
In disorder northwest In the direc-
ton Of Monastir, In the Lake Os-
trovo region and near Cerna the Ser
bians have gained additional ground.
On the Doiran front whore the Brit
ish are engaged only artillery en-
|gagements have taken place.