, 1916-09-20

ID2 is SlAI prosecuting 0IOOAA aAAos PNoAOAOD
near Coufcelette, near Flers and West of
Les Boeufs. North of Ovillers we gained
some advantage in attacks. South of the
Somme no very definite attacks developed
but the artillery fire continued without inter-
ruption.
Paris, Sept. 16th.-Ihe Somme front
was comparatively quiet according to the
official statement issued by the war office
tonight. The French are making progress
north of Bouchavesnes. A German aero
plane has dropped several bombs on Rheims,
killing two civilians. The text of the state
ment reads: On the Somme front the day
was comparatively calm. We made some
progress north of Bouchavesnes and captured
a trench northeast of Berry. A German
counter attack against our positions between
Belloy en- Santerre and Balleux failed under
the fire of our machine guns, there was
the customary canonade Oh the rest of the
front. During Friday night one Of our
air bombarding squadrons carried out the
following operations. Sixty shells of 100
milimitres and six of 200 milimitres we're
thrown on the blast furnaces at Utkingen
(Usingen( 800 shells of 100 milimetres on
the blaet furnaces at ROmbach and 30 others
on factories 10 the Mandelingen district.
The same night two Of our machines dropped
fourteen shells on the railway track south
of Metz and on the station at Binsdorf. The
station at Spincourt and LonguYOn also re-
ceived 60 proiectiles. Last evening a Ger
man aeroplane dropped several bombs on
Rheims. Two civilians, including a child,
were killed and another was wounded.
Rome, Sept. 16th.-The new offensive OF
the Italians, who are attempting to advance
on Triest. was developed successfully yester-
day. The War Office to-day announced the
capture of @ number of important positions.
More than l 900 prisoners were taken.
Rome, Sept. 17th.-Tne Italians are press
ing their offensive in the Isonzo district with
Triest as their objective. The War Office
to-day reports that further entrenchments on
y wide front have been stormed and captur-
ed by italian infantry who took some 800
prisoners.
Berlin, Sept. 17th.-Heavy offensive oper-
atoms by the Russians have been in progress
along large sections of the front in Russia
and Galicia, the War Office announced to-day.
The Teutonic forces holding their ground all
along the line except in one sector where
troops of Archduke Cha les resisting the
Russian advance toward Halicz were forced
back a short distance.
Petrograd, Sept. 17th.-The War Office
announcement to-day is as follows: Western
front: In the region south of Brazezany on
the flRnG Oank OIL tue AIOIa Alpu shuo-
born fighting is taking place. Our troops,
having dislodged the enemy, captured
part of his positions and took prison
ers IA officers and SGT Turkish mon.
In the region of the river Praiuvka
and the railway line from Podvysoke to
HaIicz fighting continues. The enemy
here has already suffered gre"t losses in
killed and wounded and left in our
hauds about 3,174 prisoners. Tie prisoners
are exclusively Germans and include 81
officers. We also captured 20 machine
guns and two trench guns. Our Crimean
cavalry squadrons attacked two enemy
batteries, and having sabred the atten-
dant gunners, threw three guns into the
ditch and captured four limbers. The
latter, however, they did not succeed in
carrying away as an approaching German
battalion opened a fierce machine-gun and
rife fire On our cavalry. In the wooded
Carpathians snow fell in some places and
water has frozen. Caucasus front: During
Saturday night the Turks launched an attack
against our advanced guards on the Kara
burma front in the direction of Esseli but
were repealed with great losses. Turkish
attacks on Eposidons southwest of Kigki and
west of Rayat were unsuccessful.
(N.ooonol - Touooiao