Evening star., 1915-12-22
tor on the Caucasus front was re-

tor on the Caucasus front was re.
On the Dardanelles front hostile ships
violently bombarded until late in the
evening different camps. in order tc
destroy tho booty abandoned by the
enemy. The bombardment failed te
achieve its purpose. Hostile attacks
at seddul Bahr repeatedly were re.
pulsed.
The counting Of the war material and
military equipment left behind by the
enemy at Ari Burnu and Anafarta
has not yet been completed. Among
the booty near Ari Burnu were two
heavy guns. one Schneider field gun
q great quantity of ammunition (es.
pecially cartridges). rifles. great
number Of mules. ammunition carts
and tents filled with provisions and
telephone material.
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.
VIENNA. December n. via London, De.
cember ~
Russian war theater: Opposite Rafa.
lowka, on the Styr river, q Russian
reconnoitering detachment was blown
up. Otherwise there were only local
artillery battles.
italian war theater: The artillery
fighting on the Tyrolean southern
front continues. Two italian compa-
MES attempting an advance during
the night against San Michele noun
tain were annihilated.
war theater: In pursuing
the battles against the Montenegrins
yesterday we stormed hostile posi-
tions north Of Corona. In the last
two days our troops have brought In
about 900 prisoners.
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.
PETRoGRAD. December n. via Lon
don, DecembeF n,
Our aviators successfully bombarded
the rear approaches to the enemy's
positions in the Godutzychki-Komag
region east of Svientziany. causing q
panic among the convoys.
On the Galician front. at Novo Alexi-
niec-Buczacz and southeast Of Ia
liechtchiki, the enemy attempted to
pass to the offensive with small de-
fachments. but all his attempts were
frustrated by our fire.
On the Caucasus front there is nothing
to report.
BRITISH STATEMENT.
LONDON. December n (statement dated
December 2).
= hSA y WV . oOAoAh6 Cheo6 N'ASAA
day night about the quarries north
of Loos and a considerable enemy
rifle fire opposite Armentieres. where
some mine craters are in dispute
There also was considerable hostile
shelling north of Loos and about
Ypres. We retaliated.
Today enemy artillery has been active
at the same places. Our artillery re-
fQ1iQfod offacfiva1v Tho made
determined efforts to occupy the era
ters opposite Armentieres, accompa-
nying his attacks with an artillery
barrage (curtain Of fire). After stub
were repulsed. The enemy exposed
himself freely and lost heavily.
GERMAN STATEMENT.
BERLIN. December q. via London. $3.50
PINT
Western theater of war: During the
afternoon the French attacked our
positions of Hartmans Weilerkopf
and in the Hirz forest. north Of Watt
weller. with strong forces. They
succeeded in taking the summit OF
Hartmans-W -Weilerkopf and a small
portion of trench on Hilsenfirst
The summit of Hartmanns- Weller.
kopf. according to official French re.
ports. has been in possession of the
French since the end of April.
A portion of the lost position on Hart
mans Weilerkopf was recaptureG
during the forenoon today.
An attack made upon Metzera1 broke
down in front of our position.
Along the rest of the front, where bat
weather prevails and snoW has fall
en-. there has been only slight &C
tivity
There is nothing to report from thu
eastern and Balkan theaters of war.