Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
Central Powers Admit That
Forces in Carpathians
Yield to Russ.
BRITISH GET TRENCH
Stubborn Fighting Between
Germans, Turks and Rus
slams in Galicia.

Berlin, Sept o, Via London,
1880 p. m.)-FOrces Of the central
powers In the Carpathian noun
tafns northwest of KapuI, SAYS
tOday's official report issued by
the German general STAFF, yielded
yesterday before pressure exerted
ny the Russians.
Paris, Sept. ., (NoOn)-Renew.
in their assault on the SOmme
'front.' last night the French made
IA further gain. The capture of
small wooded area is reported to-
day by the war office. German at
lacks In the Nerdun sector were
Iepulsed.
The woods captured by the French
CT the Somme front are situated east
of Belloy.
Prisoners taken by the French since
Sept. 3, the statement says. number
z 700, including 100 officers After the
German attacks of yes
terday great number OF German dead
we're found on the field and in COM
mUnicating trenches.
On the Verdun front fighting occur
red in the region OF Vaux, where the
French successfully defended their po-
sitions.
English Capture Trench.
London, Sept. 8, Il p. m.)-The Brit
ish captured a German trench in High
wood on the Somme front, after a
sharp fight last night, It was an
~ounced officially today. Two officers
and 19 Bavarians were taken by the
British.
There has been considerable hostile
artillery activity against our front
north of Pozleries and in the neighbor-
hood OF Moquet farm" the statement
adds. Small hostile infantry attacks
were repulsed. An enemy detachment
attempting to advance from the direc-
tion Of Courcelette was stopped.
Our troops carried out several sue
cessful enterprises near Arras and the
redoubt and north OF
Neuve Chapelle."
Russ Storm Heights.
Petrograd, Sept 9, (via London,
2:50 p. m)-German and Turkish
trceps are engaged in stubborn fight
ing with Russian forces in Galicia on
tho river Narauvka in the direction OF
Halicz, the Russian war department.
today. A counter attack
made by the Turks and Teutons, the
statement adds, was repulsed by the
In the Carpathians, south OF Baran-
eff. the Russians stormed a series of
They took 500 prisoners. the
announcement says, and captured q
mountain battery OF several cannon
which had been thrown into ravines.
Russian torpedo boats bombarced
the Rumanian port OF Baltjik on the
Black sea and sank 81 barges in which
the Bulgarians, who had occupied the
seaport were shipping bread.
"German-Turkish counter attacks on
the river Narauvka in the direction OF
Halicz, were repealed" the statement
adds. "In the wooded Carpathians.
south OF Baranoff, our troops carried
a series OF heights. On the Caucasian
front in the region OF the village OF
Ognott stubborn fighting continues"
Bulgar- German Report
Berlin, Sept. 0, (by wireless TO Say
ville) Correspondents with the Bull
yarian and German forces invading Ru-
mania report that along the Black sea
coast an advance OF so kilometres
(about fifty miles, beyond the frontier
already has been made. They say the
progress OF the invaders. who have oc-
,upied several important positions on
he coast and elsewhere IN Dobrudja,
explains the irresolution and compare
i've inactivity OF the Rumanian forces
which, having invaded Transylvania.
are now merely sending out small de-
achments 10 reconnoiter.
Not only Rumanians, but Russians,
y