Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-11-16 | Page 1 | Great Fight on Cerna River

GREAT FIGHT ON CERNA RIVER French, Russian and Italiap Forces Attack German-Bulgarian German-Bulgarian Forces in Rainstorm. London, Nov. 16, 1:44 p. m. Telegraphing Tele-graphing from the headquarters of the French army at Saloniki, under date of November 15 the correspondent of Reuter's Telegram says: "Yesterday the French, Russian and Italian forces operating west of the river Cerna attacked tho enemy's lines during a rainstorm. Despite strenuous opposition, the French captured cap-tured the whole system of defense around Kenali which also fell into French hands. "Fighting at some places was very desperate, the men being up to their neck in mud and watex. "During the night the enemy counter coun-ter attacked, recovering a. portion of the trenches, but early this morning he abandoned the whole of his front Hue, retiring upon the Bistrlca river." oo