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Show BRITISH TROOPS REGAINATRENCH Germans Make Successful Counter Attack and Then Are Driven Out. Paris, Sept, 29. Steadily the Brit-Ish Brit-Ish troops are pushing forward toward to-ward the Peronne-Bapaume road, the main artery immediately behind the German lines north of Combles.. After taking 500 yards of trenches southwest south-west of Lesars, General Sir Douglas Haig's men made additional progress In the capture of 500 yards of German Ger-man trenches east of Les Bouefs. The British occupancy of the territory ter-ritory between Thiepval and tho Ancro is being contested strongly by the Germans. A German counter-attack after the entry of the British into a section of the Hessian trench, resulted In the forcing out of the holders, Tho section was regained later, however, by the British, London says. Heavy fighting also has occurred oc-curred around the Stuff redoubbt. Rain is hampering operations on the remainder of the Anglo-French front north of Somme, according to official statements. Paris mentions no activity after the advance between Fteglcourt and Morva toward Sallly, on the Peronne-Bapaume road. There has been no great activity on any of tho other fronts in Europe except ex-cept in Transylvania, where the Aus-tro-Germans have repulsed the Ru- m nnlinC nt UfirminnFfnrH TM nn n ....... .iw.tj in, i-iti iiiiiiiiioiLLUL. vicuna says the Teutonic forces also have occupied the heights east and southeast south-east of the town after violent fighting. fight-ing. The battle In this section, however, how-ever, has not been finished. Russ Repulsed. The intense fighting in the region of Korynitza, on the eastern front in Russia, appears to have come to an end. Berlin and Vienna say that the Russian prisoners have Increased to 41 officers and 3000 men. The forces under Prince Leopold of Bavaria here also took two cannon and 33 machine guns. Berlin records the repulse of Russians near Goduzlschkl, and Pet-rograd Pet-rograd claims tho defeat of Germans near Gukalov. In Macedonia entente allied reports say they are standing tho Bulgar attacks. at-tacks. They have checked attacks on the Kaimakcalan sea and the French have withstood assaults along the Broda river. Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, Ba-varia, commander of the German forces on tho Somme front, and Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg,, the Imperial chancellor, both declare that the efforts ef-forts of the French and British to force a breach in the German lines on the Somme have been fruitless. Entente troops will have to go through a winter campaign and continue con-tinue their efforts next year, Crown Prlnno T unnrnnli f r- lj . ..... ampj ia ijuuceu us saying. The Imperial chancellor, in his address ad-dress to the rolchslag declared that the German front there "stands firm and unshaken," and added that "tho end is not yet In sight." |