The state herald., 1916-10-27
ALLIES GAIN IN
S0MME ATTACK
TEuToN LINE PUSHED BACK BS
BRITISH ON FRONT OF
5000 YARDS.
TWO TRENCHES TAKEN
ARMIES OF CENTRAL POWERS
MAKE IMPORTANT GAINS IN
BALKAN SECTOR.

we.,ern yevrpaper Union News Service.
London.-Between the Ancre river
and the Pozieres-B Bapaume road on the
Somme front, Saturday, British troops,
after checking an offensive by the
forces Of Crown Prince Rupprecht OF
Bavaria, attacked successfully and
pushed forward from 800 to 500 yards
on front of 5000 yards.
The advance was made between LIE
Sars and the Schwaben redOubt, which
was the scene OF the earlier attack
by the Germans. Gen. Haig's men cap.
tured the Stuff and Regina trenches,
advanced posts north and northeast OF
the Schwaben redoubt, and several
hundred prisoners.
In the face of continued violent al
tacks by the Teutonic allies IN Do
brudja from the Danube to the Black
Sea, Rumanians and Russians are
falling back. Toprai Sari and Coba-
din have been taken by the combined
Austrian.G German, Bulgarian and Turk
ish forces.
On the transylvanian front hard but
indecisive fighting continues IN the
mountain passes. Petrograd says the
Rumanians have been forced back
In the Buzeu valley. Bucharest, how.
ever. does not concede this. asserting
that Teutonic counter.attacks ware re-
pulsed at the point Of the bayonet.
The battle last week along the Nary
uvka river in Galicia has resulted In
an important victory for the Austro-
German forces over Russians. accord
ing 10 Berlin.
Here the Russians now hold only
small part OF the front on the west
bank of the river after general at
tack by the Teutonic allies between
Svitelniki and Skomovochy. Petro-
grad says. however. that the lighting
is still going on and that the positions
have changed hands several times.
Twice on Sunday-in tie mornin
and In the afternoon-the Germans
launched violent attacks against the
positions newly won by the French in
the Chaulnes wood. south of the
somme. Both attacks were repulsed.
according to Paris.
London.-ln France, In Galicia and
in the Dobrudja region OF Rumania.
the armies OF the central powers sue.
cessfully have taken the offensive
against their opponents. They also
are holding the entente allies in check
In northern Macedonia and are con.
tinuing the fighting on the Transyl
vania.Rumania frontier. Crown Prince
Rupprecht OF Bavaria. assuming the
initiative on the Somme front In
France. has. according to the Berlin
war office. recaptured from the Brit.
ish the greater part Of the positions
won from the Germans Oct. is be-
tween Eaucourt l'Abbaye and lie
Barque. between the Pozieres. Ba.
paume road and Gueudecourt and to.
ward Beaucourt.
The Germans also successfully have
withstood British attacks near Cour.
cellette and lie Sars and on the Po-
zieres-B -Bapaume road.
On the eastern front the Teutonic
fcrccs have stormed Russian positions
on the left bank OF the Narayuvka
rl,c.. southeast OF Lcmberg. and held
tn, conquered ground against counter
attacks. Fourteen officers and 2,O5O
men and eleven machine guns were
taken here by Prince Leopold's
troops.
Twenty-Five officers and COO men OF
the Athens garrison have gone over
to the nati?nal movement and loft
for Saloniki. according to an Ex.
change Telegraph dispatch from Ath.
cns.
London claims repulsc OF heavy
German attack near Thiepyal.
serbians capture town OF velyesolo,
near Brod. In drive toward Monnstir