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Attempts t 0 Invade
Rumania Fail De.
clares Bucharest
LEUzE WOOD is
Taken by AlIiad Attaet On
West-Berlin Admits East
and West Reverses.

London. England. British
again pushed forward on the Somme
front last night. They gained pos
office announces today.
Tho text of the British statement
follows:
"Artilery of both sides has been
active north of Pozieres and in the
ncighborhood of Mouquet farm.
Last night we discharged gas success
fully opposite Commecourt.
During the night our troops gain
ed possession of the whole of Lcuze
wood. Fighting continues between
the woods and Combles village and
around Cinchy.
''Yesterday afternoon our heavy
artillery effectively shcllcd the en-
cmy in Polygon wood east of Yprcs. "
Rumanians Hold Line.
Official announcement was made
by the Rumanian war office today
that attempts of the Germans and
Bulgarians to invade eastern Ruman-
ia have been defeated and that Ru-
manians are in possession of all the
frontier east of the Danube, along
which the attack was directed.
The fire of the French south OF
the Somme broke down attacks of
the Germans on the positions newly
won by the French An official
French announcement today says
the Germans delivered number oil
assaults in the region of DeniecourI
and Berry.
Fighting At Ecrdun
In the Nerdun sector the Germans
yesterday evening directed an in
tense bombardmcnt against Fleury
but the French quickfirers prevent
ed the German infantry from advan-
cling. Violent artillery actions are
progressing in the region of Lake
Doiran and the Struma river on the
Macedonian front in the sector hello
by the Serbians, an official announce
ment says.
A Bucharest dispatch says the
capture of prisoners and supplies
with the repulse of the attack:
against their positions is announced
i'm an official communication by Ru
marian war office.
Admit Clcry Falls
Berlin, Germany-The town o.
Clcry, on the somme river, three
and one half miles northeast o.
Pcronne, has been captured from
the Germans by the troops of Tho
entente Allies. says a German otficia
statement today.
Russian Drive Gains
Petrograd, Russia.-(via London
Russian troops yesterday capturet
in,
lower Gorodcnka region toward Hal
icz, Galicia, driving the Austro-Ger
mans toward the northwest, says
Russian official statement issued to
day
The number of prisoners taken il
the fighting on the lower Gorodenka
the statement adds, SO far amount
to 4,5OO men, among whom arc 2,
600 Germans.
Press Back Archdukc
Berlin, Germany London
The Russian forces, says today
German official statement, nav
pressed back the center of Archduk
Charles front between Zlota Lipa an
the Dnicstcr river in Galicia.
10 FIRE Won Schcnck.
AlutuS, LlCcN'f--- NNia lL'iiN'''
Baron Won Schenck, the chief direc
or of the German propaganda
Greece. who was arrested last wee
in connection with the British an
French rounding up OF Gefma
agents, obtained an interview toda
with British official and as rcsu
he will be permitted to leave Greet
tomorrow. Provision has been mac
for his safe conduct,
More Positions Won
Paris. France The French trool
have captured the village OF Ommi
court. Hospital farm. Rainnettc voc
and progressed in other regions mort
OF the Somme. according to the OF
cial communication issued by tt
war office last night. South OF Y
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