Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-28
British Gain Further Sue
cesses in Thiepval Region
and North of FIers.
FRENCH TROOPS ENTER
ST. PIERRE WAIST WOOD
10000 Prisoners Captured by
English in Last Fortnight's
Fighting on Somme.
LITTLE NEWS FROM THE EAST
Berlin Records Rcpulsc Of Russian
ATTACK in Galicia, With
Heavy Losses.

LONDON. September 27.-Thc twenty
mile battle are running from tho Amer.
River to the Sommc is rapidly being
transformed by the great offensive OF
the entente allies into an irregular tri
angular wcd-e'in the German line. with
the bases respectively in front Of, Thicp
val and west OF Pcronnc and the poiut
projecting across the Bcthunc road and
INTO tho st. Pierre Vaast wood
ON the British end of the line I'm
the region OF Thicpval and Eastward TO
the north Of Flcrs the British in We'd
ncsday's fighting gained further sue
ccsScs over the Germans. and likewise
the French. east and southeast Of RAN
court. drove their troops forward and
entered tho ST. Pierre Vaast wood.
To the south of this region from
Bouchavcsncs to tho southern edge of
the Bois rAbbc farm the French were
compelled to face n violent attack by
the Germans. which was beaten Off, the
Germans being thrown back i'm dis
order. according to Paris.
The British gains included German
trenches OH Il front OF 1000 yards north
Of Flcrs and a strong rcdoubt on
hill 1000 yards northeast of Thicp-
val TO the northwest, across tho
Ancrc. successful raids were carrieu
out by the British opposite Beaumont,
Hamcl.
Ten thousand prisoners have fallen
into the hands Of the British In tho
last fortnights fighting on the Somme
front. according to London.
REPORTED CAPTURES
TOTAL OVER 5000
Belated reports from the British
front to-day announce the capture OF
between 5000 and 1000 Germans by
General Haig's forces in tho fighting
on Monday and Tuesday. Tho reported
captures by the French bring this total
up TO more than 5000. Unofficial fig
ures show the aggregate number OF
prisoners taken by the Anglo French
armies during tho Somme offensive
from July to date have been 10000,
with some 100 square miles OF terri.
tory and fortyfour villages.
LITTLE NEWS CONCERNING
FIGHTING ON EASTERN 'FRONT.'
There is still little news coming
, from the Russian and Austro-German
war offices concerning the lighting on
the eastern front Petrograd asserts
that, aside from skirmishes at vari-
GUS points there is nothing to report.
Berlin. however records the repulsc OF
III
dova. with heavy casualties TO the
russians.
On the Roumanian front battles arc
taking place ut various points near the
Transylvanian border. Berlin reports
progress for the Teutonic allies near
Hermannstadt. while Bucharest chron-
icles the defeat OF the .Austro-Gcrmau
forces in the Jiu Valley. and their
hasty retreat north and northwest.
Quiet prevails in the Dobrudja region.
According to tho Bulgarian war Of
flee. the Bulgarians have forced back
the troops of the entente allies over
the whole front in Macedonia Paris,
however. says thrco violent Bulgarian
attacks on kaimaloalan Height were
repulsed with heavy losses
Artillery dueis continue along most
OF tho .iustro-Italian front
In tho lighting in Asiatic Turkey,
FctroErad proclaimS successes for the
Russians along tho Black Soa Coast in
Armenia. near Giumichan, and on the
Persian front. in the vicinity OF Ham-
adam.
What is to DC the final attitude OF
Greece in the war is still uncertain.
Tho latest unofficial report from
Athens. however, is that the Greek
government, in agreement with King
Constantine, has decided on military
operation with tho entente powers.
ENDS IN DECISIVE DEFEAT
or GERMANS AND BuLGARS
EUKHAREsT. Monda-.. September 25
tvia London. September 27).-Dctails
of the great battle On tho Dobrudja
front, which lasted from September II
to September 10. aud ended. according
to General !tvcrcSco, in the decisive
defeat of the Germans and Bulgarians.
arc given in official statement is
sued hy the War Office to-day. Tho
statement SAYS:
The supreme command learned OH
September II that detachmcnts OF our
forces had been compelled to retire
hcforc superior enemy forces and were
falling slowly back, ;nnicting heavy
losses on the enemy. Measures were
taken to meet the situation and des-
peratc battle began oil a front Stretch-
ing from the Danube to the Black
Sea-
"Thc lighting along the Danube,
where enemy columns consisting most
ly OF Germans. cndeavorcd to force
their way into Chcrnavoda. This eff
fort was defeated by the splendid re-
sistance Of the Roumanians. who, with
repeated bayonet attacks, supported by
the fire of three monitors In the river.
brought the advance OF the enemy to
a standstill.
In two days lighting OF the most
desperate character the enemy suffered
heavy losses. his massed formations
beinS moved down by artillery Hre.
In the center he was driven from
trenches which no momentariiy sue.