, 1916-10-21

line war Ot1ce announces that the Erenc
maintained all their positions and infict d
heavy losses on the Germans. Near Berry
Ell Santerre the Germans gained a footing in
a French flstline trench but were driven
out.
vienna, Oct. 18th.-The Austro-Hungarian
tobacco monopoly within a few days will is
sue orders to it's stores forbidding the sale of
more than one cigar daily to The same GUS
toner. The sale of tobacco, cigars, or cigar
cites to minors under sixteen years Of age
will be forbidden.
Paris, Oct. 18th.-Rain fell heavily during
the night "says todays official report. Not
Withstanding this, we made progress ct var
ious points between the Albert Bapaume
RoadNand Lesboeufs. South Of the Somme,
the Germans about five O'Clock this morning
attacked one of our trenches east of Berny-
en- Sanierre. Some enemy fractions Of the
first wave succeeded in penetrating our
advanced elements. Immediately counter
attacked by our troops, the occupants were
killed or captured. South of the Avre our
reconnciterirg party penetrated enemy
trenches i'll the Frtsniers districts and brought
back prisoners. Southeast Of Rheims auo-
Their coup de main carried out in tie fort
de La Pompelle sectors was perfectly sue
c~essful.
London, Oct. 18th-The official bulletin
from Headquarters in France issued to-
night reads. San attack this morning ex-
tended our front north of Guedecourt and
toward the Bate de- Warlencourt. SO far
over $50 prisoners have been reported yes
elday, besides many reconnaissance our
aircraft carried ont three bombing raids
against enemy communications III which
railway stock and station buildings were
damaged. A train was hit and derail-
ed. There were many fights in the air
in the course of which four enemy
machines were driven down damaged one
falling into q lake, -Four OF our machines
have not returned.
Rome, Oct. 18th.-Italian troops on Mount
Pasubio in HE Trentino yesterday broke the
last Austro- Hungarian lines of resistance in
She region between Cosmagnon and Roise,
says the Italian official statement issued to-
day, and stormed the Austrian lines forth of
the summit of Pasubio. Following an fec
tive artillery preparation, the strong redonbt
which the Austrians had built On o cOmmRn =
ing position called the "TooIh Of Pasubio'
was carried by assault. Seventy-two prison
ers and a quantity of arms and ammlniti' n
were taken. Two strong enemy columns
which moved to the counter-attnek We're
allowed to advance to within a few hundred
yards of our lines, then they suddenly found
themselves unQef the concentrated uIe Ol
our batteries, and were almost destroyed.
During the night the enemy attempted fur
Their attacks, all OF which were driven off
with heavy losses. Along the remainder of
the front, only artillery actions took place,
enemy batteries firing ~ few shells Cd Asi; go
(Irentlno) and Gorilla.
Salonica, Oct. 1~8th.-1he Serbian official
announcement to-day says "On Oct, 10Th
our troops attacked Bulgarian positions at
Dobropolye and Sokol Con the MIDI Planinal
The operations were confined on the 17th
with regularity and success. On the rest Of
the front there was the usual fighting activi-
ty."
Bucharest, Oct. 18th.-The War Office
communication issued to-day says; Q the
north and northwestern fronts, here have
been artillery actions to the west OF Tulghes
and Bucaz. The enemy attacks were repuIs-
ed and we took 80 prisoners. In Boiowis we
also took 2 officers and 65 men prisoners. In
the Trous valley, fighting continues. Up
TO the present we have taken l officer and
100 men prisoners. In the Uznl valley, all
enemy attacks have been eanguinarily driven
back beyond the frontier. In the Oituz
Valley both attacks and counterattacks con-
tinued with the same violence. We have
inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, captur-