THE WAR

Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 217, 23 September 1916, Page 6

THE WAR

(Reuters Telegrams.) LONDON, Sept. 21

A French, semi-official message saysthat Uie Germans were stunned at. the rapidity of ths French advance north of the Somme. It took them some days to recover. Then they decided that they must counter-at-tack. They only siuccoeded; in making a fresh show of their impotence to retake the lost ground. Fifty thousand were employed in; wild' Boar assaults, which wero of a most powerful description. The fighting, at La -PrieM Farm was especially violent. Here on four occasions attacking, masses from Combles in close fovmatioji were literally pounded to atoms. The same thing occurred at Bouchavesnes.

BUCHAREST, Sept. 21.

A conainunique \ says: An obstinate struggle continues in the Dobrudja. The Russians and Roumanians bloodily repulsed all enemy attacks, on the whole front, and delivered ''several counter-attacks. We stopped the retirement south of Petroseny, where we are justifying ourselves. PARIS, Sept. 21. A Salonika telegram states that SGQQ- Greeks,, with 55 field guns, all heavy artillery from the forts, -and enormous quantities of food and munitions, surrendered to the Bulgars at Kavala.

General Dupont has been appointed Cliiet of the Genei'dl Hiaff, in succession to General Gaaziani. who is retiring owing to ill-health. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association LONDON, Sept. 21. The Ministry £or Munitions promises an official .statement, regarding the history, development, and origination of the "tanks." Meanwhile it states that the design and construction* of the first "tank" was due to the officers of the Admiralty. The Government is evolving vhoi'.sing- schemes involving £3,000,000 c.fter the war.

Mr Walter Long, replying to a. deplitfj/tion, said that, it was the nation's duty to-provide decent accommodation ■ for returned soldiers.

A German' communique says: The Russian Guard continues to attack west of Lutzk. They made sanguinary storming attacks on a twenty kilometre front near Korytnica. The enemy gained, local successes in the Carpathians, •at Pakyr Pass, and Tatarco. They stormed Ludowa seven limes. We captured Sniotrec sriitnmitj and occupied the frontier heights astride the Vulkan Pass.