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Show TEUIHC LI HE SI H King Ferdinand of Rumania Ru-mania Visits the Province Prov-ince and Finds the Situation Sit-uation Excellent; Bucharest Bu-charest Announces Repulse Re-pulse of the Enemy in Transylvania. SLIGHT REVERSE AT TABLE BUTZI Nn Ma- terial Change on the Rumanian - Hungarian Frontier; Berlin Claims Repulse of Russians in Region of Volhynia. X" LONDON, Oct. 16, 5 p. m. A wireless message from Petrogracl today states that tbe Teutonic lines in Dobmdja have been witlldra.wu, to the vicinity of Dobrich (Bazard-jlx) (Bazard-jlx) in the southern portion of the province. King Ferdinand of Rumania has visited Dobrudja, where the situa- 1 tion is excellent, the message declares. de-clares. BUCHAREST, Oct. 3 6, via London, 4:47 p. m. The repulse of Austro-Ger rrran attacks in Transylvania is announced an-nounced in today's official statement, which follows: On fhe northern and northwest- , ern fronts, at Tulfihes and in the upper Bicaz valley, there has been a violent artillery action. Attacks made by the enemy infantry were repulsed, aud we took forty prisoners. prison-ers. In tho Uzul valley, artillery engagements took place. At Tabic Butzi the enemy compelled us to withdraw a little toward the south. In Carnucaa our troops are offering offer-ing obstinate resistance. , In the Alt region wc occupied Stana Gligloman, Ciocadobro-G uili ana luicasirjcu.-j. uiul. LITTLE CHANGE IN SITUATION, SAYS VIENNA REPORT VTRNNA, via London. Oct. lfi, fl:05 p. m. The official communication issued today to-day reads: Rumanian - Hungarian frontier: There is no material change. The fighting continues. South of Dorna. Watra we repulsed the Russians across the N'era valley, capturing one officer and 217 men and two machine guns. At Kirllbaba, in the recent fighting, five officers and 1097 men and five machine guns wero captured and on the Smotrec three officers and 3R1 men. In both Hectors Russian counter-attacks failed. In the Ludova sector bavarian battalions bat-talions captured an enemy position. On the Xarayuvka, on the upprr Sereth fend southwest of Brody, General Gen-eral von Boehm-Krmolll's army had to resist strong Russian attacks. The enemy was everywhere repulsed wilh heavy losses. General Ters'ianszky's army all day long was heavily shelled by enemy artillery. On both sides of Zaturze enerny Infantry attacked repeatedly with great jn-:-.-5, ni-- i&n v nvi m vl Zaturze, and again experienced a severe se-vere failure. Italian theater: In fighting near Sober we captured two officers, twenty-one men and three machine guns. Southeastern theater: There Is nothing: to report. BERLIN CLAIMS BREAKING DOWN OF RUSSIAN ATTACKS EKRLTN, Oft. IS, via Iondon, 3:lfi p. m. Strong al tacks were made bv the Russian? yesterday in Volhynia. west of Luisk. To'lay's official announcement reports re-ports that these- assaults broke down with 1 I,., (r.. tin. Pnti;.r The announcement follows: West of Lutsk, In the Zubiino-7,ati::ze Zubiino-7,ati::ze sector, a strong enemy at- i tack broke down v,ith tever enemy J losses. f In tbe Carpathians German ha i - I talions neat off counter-attarks w.itlc - f extending their s-i'-uees on Smotrec m mn'miaih and made nt-isc-ner tun- I, officers and Zl men at the vil'.aye of J i Vni.-'i!... ' . i ''u. ' , r TEUTONIC LIES ii DDBHUDJA DMl li (Continued from Page One.) were attacking. The number of prisoners pris-oners brought in is more than 1000. Southeast of Dorna Watra (near the Rumanian border) allied Teutonic troops have driven back the enemy across the egra valley. TEUTONIC TROOPS TAKE OFFENSIVE IN CARPATHIANS PETROGRAD, Oct. 16, via London. 1:22 p. m. Heavy forces of Teutonic troops have assumed the offensive south of Dorna Watra in tlu southerti Carpathians, near the junction point of the Rumanian-Transylvania Rumanian-Transylvania and Bukowina boundary lines, tiie war office announced in today's official statement. Hard fighting continues in Galicia. east and soutii of the Lemberg district, without with-out either side making advances, says the statement, which also reports the repulse of strong attacks further south in the region of Kormoze and Kirlibaba, northwest north-west of the Dorna Watra region. The. Russians took nearly 1200 prisoners. The statement reads: Tarnopol-Krasne railway in Galicia east of Lemberg) obstinate battles continue. North of Stanilaus (south of Halicz) the enemy attempted to advance from his trenches, but was driven back. In the region of Kormoze and Kirlibaba Kir-libaba the enemy launched fierce attacks at-tacks wifhout success. We took prisoner pris-oner seventeen officers and 1170 of the rank and file. South of Dorna Watra the enemy , assumed the offensive with great forces. |