TTTT2 MOKXTXG OKEGONIAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1916. , FRENCH CLEAR WAY FOR DRIVE TO SOUTH Artillery and Infantry Com bine for Start of New Of fensive on Somme. DASH MADE FROM CHILLY Allied IJncs Move to Within 800 Tarda of German Munitions Depot at Hallu Teuton OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS Counter Attacks Spent. r . BY FRED B. PITNEY. PARIS, Sept. 7. (Special.) The French have cleared the way for the extension of their offensive south of the Somme. While their artillery north of the river was busy preparing the Germtii trenches for further assault. Infantry south of the river trave an other squeeze to the pincers that are rapidly closing- on the German positions. The principal attack Is against the- Berny-en-Santerre, which is an ex tremely important village. Situated on the flank of the hill that dominates Barleux. it protects the little plateau ot VI llerscarbonnell. where the Germans have massed large collections of heavy catteries. German Position Menaced. Berny-en-Santerre, three kilometers from Villerscarbonnell and four and four-fifths kilometers from the Somme, Is at the head of the system of deep ravines leading to the Somrfle and turning on southward to the German gun positions. An advance by the French in this direction would be dis astrous for the Germans, as it would make it extremely difficult for them to withdraw their big guns. In addition, the advance on Berny-en-Santerre greatly helps troops attacking Denie court. The latter village is now three fourths surrounded by the French. Another important work of the French was the advance on Chaulnes from the south. Two railroads run Into Chaulnes, one from the north, the other from the east, and the Germans have established there a large muni tions depot near an old sugar mill. The J-rench, yesterday, sweeping out of Chilly and Lihons, carried their lines right up to the north and south rail way and within 200 yards of Hallu and 800 yards of the munitions depot. The French have now under their Are not only the munitions depot, but all roads bringing up fresh supplies to all that section of the German lines. Counter-Attacks Spent. German counter-attacks on both banks of the Somme, directed against trie important positions won by the themselves. After a night of furious assaults the Kaiser's tr6ops made no effort to charge today. The French curtains of fire precluded any such at tempt. The allied armies are ready for a new lunge. Near Deniecourt the French made small gains today, but the next thrust will be directed at Chaulnes, from which Foch's line is now less than two-thirds of a mile away. The German lines of communication behind the Somme are now controlled entirely by the entente allies. Against' Combles. too, a heavy blow will be struck without much delay. Dispatches from the front say tbat the Kaiser himself is watching the defense of this stronghold. In this sector, too, the Germans attempted heavy counter blows, but their only result was a large toll pf losses. As if to prove the completeness with which &the Initiative has now been wrested from the Crown Prince, the French troops struck again at Ver dun. Before the attack was halted they had captured more than half a mile of the enemy's first-line trenches in the Vaux Wood. The Somme battle, with a renewal Imminent, however, engrosses Paris. Are the Germans tofshorten their line in the west? That is the question which many are asking just now. WOMEN HOLD CONVENTION Vamliill County AV. C. T. TJ. Gather ing Is Enthusiastic. M'MIN'NVILLE, Or., Sept. 7. (Spe cial.) The Yamhill County Woman's Christian Temperance Union closed the most enthusiastic annual convention of its history here yesterday afternoon. The convention was called to order Tuesday morning in Library hall by County President Miss Edith Minchin and- was full of interest. Mrs. I. M. Hanscom, president of the local union, welcomed the visiting dele gates and Mrs. Anna Sims, of Sheridan, responded for the guests. Rev. Nettie Riley, of Portland, very ably dissussed the subject of "Peace and Prepared ness" and Attorney Earl A. Nott, of this city, gave an address on "Prohi bition and Missions." President Levy T. Pennington, of Pacific College, New berg, was the speaker at the meeting in the city auditorium last night. KAISER PRAISES BULGARS King Congratulated on Capture ot Roumanian Fortress. BERLIN, via London, Sept. 8. The Emperor has sent a congratulatory tel egram as follows to the King of Bul garia, it is announced: I have learned the allied troops have captured the fortress TutraKan (rurtukai). Accept my heartiest con trratulations on this brilliant feat of the army or thy brave soldiers, from which our enemy may realize that we not only know how to defend ourselves, tout may strike him even In his own country. May God help further. Faith fully thine, WILHELM." French. PARIS, Sept. 7. The French official statement today says: "North of the Somme, the Germans made a powerful effort to dislodge us from Hospital Farm, but were dispersed with heavy losses. "South of the Somme the Germans made several attacks against our new positions southwest of Belloy-en-San-terre and south of Barleux. All these attacks were stopped. "The enemy suffered great losses. Four hundred prisoners taken south of the Somme yesterday have been count ed up to now. "The German troops beaten back yes terday by our infantry in the region east of Chilly belonged to a Saxon divi sion, which was transferred hurriedly from the Aisne front. "On the right bank of the Meuse yes terday our troops attacked the German organizations on the front between Vaux-Chapitre wood and Chenois. The entire' front line of enemy trenches fell into our hands on a length of about 1500 meters. We took about 250 pris oners and 10 machine guns." A supplemental" statement issued by the French War Office tonight says "North of the Somme. in a trench recently captured, four bomb-throwers and 16 machine guns (were added to the material previously brought in. "South of the Somme the enemy, reduced- to impotence by the violence of our artillery fire, was unable to make a counter-attack. East of Denicourt we captifred some new trench elements and took 60 prisoners. "A German reconnolseance west of Maisons de Champagne was dispersed. Some prisoners fell into our hands. "On the right of the Meuse t.he enemy bombarded our new positions in the Vaux-Chapitre wood. During last even ing's attack In this sector we cap tured ISO prisoners, including six of ficer. "Aviation. 'On the night of Septem ber 6 16 of our bombarding aeroplanes dropped heavy bombs on. railway sta tions, bivouacs and enemy stores at Roisel, Athis and Villecourt. a big fire being caused at the last named place." Russian. PETROGRAD, via London, Sept. 7. Today's Russian official statement says: "In the region of Halicz our troops occupied the railway line from Halicz to Semikovitze and to Wodniki. They are bombarding with heavy and light artillery the town of Halicz. in which the enemy is still stubbornly holding out. . . "The town is now in flame3. "In this region yesterday,- we cap tured a total of 45 officers and 5600 men, including 22 German officers and about 3000 men and five Turkish of ficers and 685 men. The captures of guns and materials are being counted. in the Carpathians our advance continues." Italian. ROME, via London. Sept. 7. "In Al bania yesterday." today's official state ment says, "our batteries dispersed some enemy detachments near Hambari, on the right bank of the Voyusa, which were troublesome with their fire. Not withstanding persistently bad weather, the artillery was particularly active yesterday in the basin of the Tesino, in the zone east of Gorizia and on the Carso.. At the head of the Rio Fellson an enemy detachment which attempted a surprise attack was almost destroyed by our fire." British. LONDON. Sept. 7. Today's , British official announcement follows: "Under cover of darkness the enemy made a counter attack against our po sition in Leuze wood. After hand-to-hapd fighting the enemy was driven back, leaving two officers and 17 men prisoners in our hands. "The fighting at Ginchy continues. There has been considerable artillery activity on both sides during the rflght and this morning, the enemy using gas and lachrymatory shells." the fighting described yesterday be tween the Zlota Lipa and the Dniester our troops have been removed to pre pared positions. " British, Western Front. LONDON, Sept. 8. The British offi cial communication Issued shortly be fore midnight says: "The general situation is unchanged. Our artillery dispersed enemy working parties east and southeast ,of Ginchy. Between ' the Somme and the Anco the enemy's artillery shelled the rear of our lines. Our artillery replied effec tively. "Between Souche and LaBasse canal our artillery ' and trench mortars bom barded the enemy's lines continuously and northwest of Hollebeke we effec tively shelled tJie bridgehead of the Ypres canal. "Yesterday our machines bombed an important railway Junction on- the en emy's lines, causing great damage to the station and rolling stock. One of the enemy's areodromes was bombed. One machine was destroyed ' on the ground. Many other points of military importance were bombed. Some good work was done from low altitudes in locating positions reached by our troops. "Three hostile machines were wrecked and four others driven down in a damaged condition. Two of our machines are missing. . British, African Front. LONDON, Sept. 7. An official state ment on fighting in German East Af rica says: "September S a naval attack by Brit ish forces in conjunction with, a heavy bombardment of enemy positions north of the town was followed by landings at Konduchi and in Msassani Bay. The enemy evacuated Dar-Es-Salama, which was occupied by the British. The town was virtually undamaged. "On the seventh British naval forces and marines, with military landing parties occupied the ports Kllwa Ki vinje and Kilwa Kislwani, which sur rendered under threat of a naval bombardment." Thursday' War Moves SOUTH of the Somme Thursday the French,, east of Deniecourt, cap tured trenches from the Germans and brought their front more in alignment with their new line through Belloy-en-Santerre and Berny-en-Santerre. Great aerialactivity was shown by French and British aerial squadrons in bom barding points of vantage behind the German lines. South of ,the Somme so violent was the French artillery fire that under it the Germans were unable to make their customary counter-attacks, according to Paris. The Germans are heavily shelling the French Jn the old first line German trenches a mile in length between Vaux-Chapitre region and the town of Chenois. in the Verdun section, which were taken by the French Wednesday night. ROUMANIANS LOSE FORT ON DANUBE Germans-and Bulgarians Take Turtukai and More Than 20,000 Prisoners. FIGHTING NEAR BUCHAREST Austrian. BERLIN, Sept, 7. By wireless to Sayville. An Austrian-Hungarian offi cial statement, issued at Vienna under date tof Setpember 5, ,says: "Numerous strong attacks by the Russians in the Carpathians were re pulsed. "In Albania the Italians were pushed back to the southern bank of the Voyusa." VIENNA, via London. Sept. 7. The Austrian official statement today fol lows: , "Roumanian front Near Olah Toplitz (conjunction of the Maros and the Top litza Rivers) to avoid a threatened en velopment, our troops have been with drawn to the heights west of the town: "Russian front In connection with In Galicin. the 'Russians are still actively in quest of Lemberg, keeping up their pressure against the Austro Germans westward from the regions of Brzezany and Halicz. Near Brzezany the Russians have driven back the Teutons from fortified positions and advanced to the Naraiuvka River, and at some points have crossed the stream. Russians now are heavily bombarding Halicz, which, although In flames, the forces of the central powers are stub bornly defending. In Wednesday's fighting in the Halicz sector 5645 officers and men of the Teutons were made prisoner. Both Berlin and Vienna admit retreats be tween the Zlota Lipa and Dniester rivers. Vienna concedes a retreat of the Austrian forces before the Roumani ans near Olas Toplitza, 20 miles from the Roumania border. Southeast of this same region the Roumanians have occupied the Gyergyo-Citro-Orsova Pass. In the capture of Turtukai fortress the Germans and Bulgarians took more than 20,000 prisoners and more than 100 guns, according to Berlin. Bucharest says losses on both eides have been heavy. Russians in Turkish Armenia near Ognott continue to drive the Turks from their strong mountain defenses, according to Petrograd, and also have put down a Turkish offensive west of Erzingan. On the Macedonian front and in the Austro-Italian theater fighting is being done mainly by means of artillery. In German East Africa two addi tional ports Kilwa Kivinje and Kilwa Kisiwani have surrendered to the British. HALICZ UNDER FIRE Berlin Admits Serious Reverse at Hands of Russians. self at the County Clerk's office and was given a bounty of $2 by F. A. Mc Mcnamin, deputy probate clerk, for a bobcat, which she had killed in the vi cinity of Multnomah. She also had with her two mink skins, testifying to her prowess as a huntress. Miss Reed told Mr. McMenamin that she had shot a deer and a bear while on a huntinsr trip last week. AUSTRIAN CITY IN FLAMES AMERICAN SCHOONER LOST George E. Dudley .Wrecked OTf Coast of Iceland. WASHINGTON. Sept. 7 Loss of the American schooner George E. Dudley off the coast of Iceland was reported to the State Department today by American Consul Winslow at Coper hagen. The crew was saved and taken to Sigelfjord. No details of the wreck were given. The schooner sailed from New York for Sigelfjord July 13. Late Hops Are Ruined. HARRISBURG, Or., Sept. 7. (Spe cial.) Practically all of the late hops in this section are ruined and no ef fort will be made to save any of the crop- in some of the yards. The bulk of the early crop is saved and wHI be picked, of which there are 12 yards, aggregating 200 acres. Read The Oregonian classified 'ads. Czar's . Troops Occupy Railroad Between Halicz and Wodniki. Petrograd Reports Taking 5 600 More Prisoners. PETROGRAD, via London. Sept. 7. The Russians are bombarding the Galician town or Halicz, about 60 miles southwest of Lemoerg, says the Russian report issued today. The town is In flames. The Russian statement adds that Russian troops have occupied the rail way lines between Halicz and Semi kovitze and Wodniki. In the fighting in Eastern Gallcia yesterday, the announcement says, the Russians took 5600 more prisoners. BERLIN, Sept. 7. After heavy fight ing with the Russians in the sector southeast of Lemberg, Eastern Galicia, the Germans have fallen back in the sector between the Zlota Lipa and Dniester rivers, the War Office an nounced today. In the Carpathians, southeast of Zie lona and on the Bagaludova on the border between Bukowina and Hun gary, the Russians made attacks which were repulsed. We also repulsed at tacks delivered by Russian and Rou manian troops on both sides of Dorna Watra, in Southern Bukowina near the Roumanian and Hungarian borders. HUNTRESS KILLS BOBCAT Miss Lottie Reed Collects Bounty on Varmint's Scalp. Miss Lottie Reed. 394 Fifth street, is making a bid for the record as Port land's champion huntress. Miss Reed yesterday presented her- "Light" Reading All kinds of reading will be light (your light bill included) if your home is equipped with EDISON MAZDA Lamps. For with the same amount of elec tricity that old-style carbon lamps use, EDISON MAZDA Lamps will give three times as much light. EBISON MAZDA LAMPS These lamps fit an electric light socket. Simply take out the .old-styla carbon lamps and screw in these new EDISON MAZDA Lamps and you multiply your lighting efficiency with out adding- one cent to the cost. Packed five in a row in a handy cartoon WE DELIVER 10 to 40-Watt 50-Watt 50-Watt , 75-Watt Nitrogen . . ...27 Stubbs Electric Co. Russians Aid " In Defense of City Taken by Central Allies De fenders Said to Have Suf fered Ileavy Casualties. PETROGRAD. via London, Sept. 7. Turtukai, fortified Roumanian town on the Danube about 70 miles southeast of Bucharest, has been evacuated by the Roumanians, according- to the Russian official statement issued today. BUCHAREST, Sept. 6. German and Bulgarian forces, having- received nu merous reinforcements, continue to at tack with great violence the Roumanian fortress of Turtukai. The garrison of the fortress is ceaselessly counterattacking-, the Roumanian statement says. The losses on each side are said to have been serious. BERLIN.' via London. Sept. 7. More than 20.000 Roumanians were taken prisoner when. Bulgarian and German troops captured the Roumanian fort ress of Tdrtukai, says the official state ment Issued today by the German army headquarters. The official statement says that in the capture of the Roumanian fortress more than 100 guns were taken. The official account of operations in the Balkan war theater also shows that strong Russian forces have reached Southeastern Roumania near the Bul garian border, where they are now en gaged witlv the Bulgarians and the Germans. The statement adds: "The number of prisoners taken by them, according to accounts already received, exceeds zu.ouo. Among them are two Generals and more than 400 other officers. More than 100 cannon were captured. The Roumanians suf fered, heavy casualties." VIEXNA, via London, Sept. 7. Aus trian troops have withdrawn before a threatening Roumanian envelopment to the heights west of Olah Toplitza. south of Dorna Watra and 20 miles west of the Roumanian border, says the offi cial statement issued at the Austro Hungarian headquarters today. On the Russian front the Austrian troops between the Zlota Lipa and the Dniester Rivers also have been with drawn. ' BUCHAREST, via London.' Sept. 7. 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