Show BOERS ITE 01 HOURN IgNs MACKENSEN OCCUPIES RAKEL BUT IS REPULSED AT OTHER POINTS F ahting continues around verdun and elsewhere along french front artillery duels in aus tro ital an theatre berlin records fresh advances tor for the teutonic allies against the rus rua and Roum anians amans in Wal lachia the invaders now are advancing to ward Pok shani shant although berlin reports that the teutonic allies in Dob rudla are keeping up their prel pressure sure against thellus the rus and Roum anians amans and have forced the russians from fortified height positions east of matchin on the east cast bank of the danube opposite brailas petrograd announces that the invade ers south of the danube have been re pulsed with havy losses except at the village of rakel which has been occupied by them british armed motor cars says petrograd did treat xe cution in this ahting considerable fighting has again taken place on the verdun sector around le mort hoidge and on the eastern slopes of hill where the bermans made an attack but were repulsed and where later the french began a bombardment of the berman german positions elsewhere along the french front there have been reciprocal bombard ments and attacks by small patrol parties interspersed with fights in the air and aerial raids by french british and germah german aviators in the in the air each side is reported to have lost machines in the austro italian theatre the weather has cleared and the artiller 3 duels have been renewed with vigor especially on the carso front in macedonia except for british attacks against the bulgarians northeast of lake doiran which berlin reports were unsuccessful comparative quiet still prevails |