Show i j NOW IN HN RETREAT ON ST FRONT TEUTONIC NI ALLIES QUIT NE NV VU l LY E N I AND fl Offensive Movements b by British F Followed Up Vigorously and Ground Consolidated Sofia Again Reports th the Fail Failure re of f Rumanian and Russ Rus Att Attempts to Dislodge Mackensen By Br I Pre BERLIN Via Va L London Oct The war office report of toda today concedes that successes h have ve been achieved by the British forces which crossed the river on th the Macedonian front The st statement says the Bulgarians have ev evacuated remote villages on the east bank of the thea river LONDON LONDON- The LONDON The British British British Brit Brit- ish forces which recently crossed to the eastern bank of the river on the Macedonian front have occupied it was as announced officially today The announcement follows On the yesterday and on the preceding night the enemy showed no activity Our troops have now c consolidated all the ground gained This morning our our artillery commenced commented a bombardment of or but hill after a short time the enemy evacuated evac evae- the town and anti it was occupied by us without loss The recent crossing of ot the Danube by Rumanian forces constituted a a. successful raid according to a wire wire- less dispatch from Rome today The Rumanians says this version of the affair destroyed Bulgarian depots containing large quantities of array army provisions and the Danube losing a man According to the Bulgarian official reports the Rumanians were badly cut up by Bulgarian forces from Rust Rust- chuk and which caught the invaders between two fires and compelled compelled com corn their retreat with wim heavy losses PARIS Oct Ocl 6 The The Bulgarians on the front in Greek Macedonia are retreating before the British the war office announced today The text of the statement reads read Army of the east On the the enemy retreated before the British forces In the Cerna region there was violent violent vio yb- lent fighting along the entire l front south of Monastir 1 In Serbia Our air craft report great grat activity on the enemy enemy's nem railway lines JInes SOFIA Oct 6 Via London London London-Al All All efforts of the Russians and Rumanians Ruma Ituma- to advance on the front have resulted in failure accordIng according accord accord- Ing to an tn official announcement by the war office today The statement follows tol- tol lows Macedonia Between laKe and the the situation is un un- un changed At some points there was as vigorous artillery activity East of ot the there is quiet and the situation situation situation sit sit- at the foot of the mountains is unchanged Enemy artillery ar I tillery unsuccessfully shelled the station station station sta sta- tion at but was soon silenced by our guns front Attempts of an enemy battalion under cover of artillery artillery ar ar- ar tillery infantry and machine gun fire to advance from bridgehead to toward ard village failed before our fire Rumanian front There is quiet along the Danube The enemy landing landing land land- ing operations near village were completely repulsed There is not a single Rumanian soldier on our side of the river In the all efforts of ot the enemy to advance toward our position on the line were frustrated by our counter attack Several Sev Shy eral enemy attacks also failed On the remainder of the front there was as vigorous artillery activity Black sea coast Our aeroplanes attacked an enemy war vessel off oft and and forced it to beat a hasty retreat There was quiet on ort the Aegean coast PETROGRAD Via London Oct 6 6 Russian n troops are continuing their of or Continued on page 2 2 J TEUTONIC ALLIES QU Continued from 11 i I against th the i i imi nd B garian forc forces sin in it 85 a i today by th the R Rf i vi m TV Jr fice and t took tt some pi pu I i in f The official statement r Western Vestern front In the te dm dU i on forty Horty miles ci foi d t or of Lei Lej berg in the region of ot so sam soil of Brody anti and fierce baties atles are proceeding T enemy is obstinately resisting our i o 0 by making counter We Ve took prisoner fifteen ot oin rs s t tv surgeons and men In the region south Jl n. n Br Rr our troops captured SOBI oui rn l ii p BERLIN Oct 6 i i L Ln r i i. i n it nm Hi m manian manian ni n for forces or es ea in Tran i lia hay been defeated by t the c troops o n enet Ener von Falkenhayn and I hk hiek K k owe oV ovE the Alt AU riVer the thevai war vai office today |