The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-12
AUSTRIAN LINE
|5 SMASHED BY
THE ITALIANS
IN NEW OFFENSIVE
TO REACH TRIESTE
5000 Prisoners Have Been
Taken andImportantPoint
Taken by the Invaders.

The Italians have again taken the
offensive against the Austrians III
! their endeavor to reach Triest, Aus
tria's CHIEF port on the Adriatic, and
at several points south and southeast
! of Gorilla have made good progress
and in addition taken nearly 5000
! prisoners.
! South of Gorilla, the Austrian line
was broken between Tobar and Yer
: toiba, according to Rome, and on the
! Carso front, entertainments on the
Eipacco river and hill 20S were cap
tured. Here the town of NoVaViila
and a strong position around the
Northern part of the hill fell into the
! hands of the attackers. Trenches IN
! the Trentino region also have been
: won by the Italians and $50 Austrians
made prisoner.
In Pennsylvania the forces Of the
Teutonic allies are continuing their
drive of tho Rumanians along almost
; all Of the front Eavarian troops which
canturcd the RothenIhurn pass have
! now crossed the border into Rumania.
! According to Bucharest, which admits
! the retirement of the Rumanians
around kronstadt. fierce Teutonic at
; tackS were repulSed south OF Her
mannstadt with heavy casualties to
the attackers.
. Capture Conceded :.
Berlin comedies the capture by the
French of German salient near Yer
mandovillers, south of the Somme
river ir France, and also by the Brit
! ish Of first line trenches near Sally,
! north Of the Somme. Violent counter
: attacks by the Germans Oh the newly
captured positions Of the French III
! the Chaulbes wood have been re-
pulsed. In the VoSges mountains the
Germans invaded French trenches but
later were driven out.
On the StrGnla river in Greek Mace
donia the British have made turtner
advance, owing TO the towns o1 Pup
alova and Prosenik while the French
;have taken trenches Oh the heights
west of Dcyedcila, which lies on the
Grcek-Serhian border southwest Of
! Doirar. Fierce fighting is going Oh
! between the Buigarians and tho Serbs
! on the frInt below Monastir. the Bal
garians having received reinforce
ments. Berlin says that along the Ger,
IA river aid West of the Farda- en-
tente allied attacks were repulscd.
The British official press bureau
announces the German losses during
|
dead S70lSc: prisoners and missing
! 42S,S29: and wounded. 2,257 .00T-a to-
tails of 3.5l6.0lS. The figures are de-
clared TO have been compiled from
/ German official Its.
OTTAWA, Oct 1.-THE Duke Of
| Connar2ht, retiring encouragement
! of Canada. with The Duchess Of Con.
! naugh and Princess Patricia. left Of
| tawa today to return TO England. Due
! 10 war conditions. their port of de-
parture and The date Of their sailing
is withheld.
| LONDON. Oct. II. GAS p. m.-The
| German Diet has decided to seize tho
| Stocks of tobacco throughout the enl-
pire. says an Exchange Telegraph de-
spatch from Copenhagen. 1t is eX-
pcctcd that the issuance of tobacco
! tickets will follow the seizure.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Oct. IL
via London. 6:15 p. m-The Dutch
government. il is learned. on the basis
! of facts already ascertained, will I'M
mediatclv ask Germany to explain the
sinking Of the Dutch Steamer Bloom
| ersdiik in the Atlantic off the New
| ENGLAND coast last Sunday.
! LONDON. Oct. II, 7:4S p. m.-Thc
Irish UnoniSt members OF the House
/ of Commons have passed resolution
! declaring that the government should
! extend the military service act to Ire
! land AMI expressing their readiness to
assist the government in this and all
either measures necessary to increase
! the strength of ;he armies in the field