Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23

The army OF Gen. Won GaLw1tx has
pushed forward as far as Salevac,
Savinovac and Trnovca, in the re-
gion of Ranovac.
The army of Gen. Royadjieff Is making
further, progress north Of Kniacevac.
Reports regarding other sections OF
the armies have not yet arrived.
Kumanovo has been occupied by other
Bulgarian army divisions.
Velez has been taken.
South of Strumitsa the enemy has been
driven across the Varda river.
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.
VIENNA, october n. via London. oc-
tober 70,
Russian war theater: In east Galicia
calm prevails. Near Novo Alexinetz
the Russians continued their attack.
We retired to our front before the
pressure of superior forces over a
length of five kilometers (3.11 miles)
and a depth of 1000 PAGES. All at
tacks against this new position
were unsuccessful. as likewise were
attacks against our front east Of Ia
locze, owing to the crosstire OF our
batteries. GO" -
The fighting on the Styr has increased
in violence. The Russians. employ
ing strong forces, lately had driven
tro- Hungarian front west of Ciarto-
risk. Yesterday, after reserves had
been brought up, we counter at
tackled. Near Okonek the enemy was
caught and thrown back ION three
The enemy's attempt to create a diver
sion in his favor by attacks north
west of Ciartorisk and against koiki
was unsuccessful. owing to the re-
sistance of the German troops. The
forces
fighting south of Ko1ki. suddenly left
the trenches and put the enemy to
fight, capturing. officers and 600
men.
During the fighting between Kormyn
and the Styr. which has not yet end
ed, we have captured since October
Is. IS officers and $500 men, l gun
and machine guns.
The enemy several times attacked our
forces in Lithuania and succeeded in
some places. in entering our posi-
tons. but all his attacks were finally
repulsed.
italian war theater: AS expected. yes
terday forenoon, after an artillery
preparation of more than fifty hours.
the main forces of the Italian army
began generally to storm our posi-
ttons in the coastal district, the third
attack since the war began: Bitter
Tolmino bridgehead, especially at
the edge of the Doberdo plateau.
An attack against the TKrn point of
support miscarried. under heavy
losses. A second attack in this re-
gion after a short time was unsuc-
cessful, owing to our fire. The field
before our position was covered with
Italian corpses.
The Tolmino bridgehead attacks were
chiefly directed against Mrzlivrh and
the southern part of our defensive
front All the attacks were sangui-
narily repulsed. The Italian losses
Were heavy here.
At Monte San Michele strong hostile
forces in the afternoon penetrated
the covers of our trenches, but ev-
erywhere were repulsed by our coun-
ter attacks, and our former positions
are again in our possession. After
several attacks the Italians also sue
ceeded in penetrating trenches in a
neighboring sector. but none of them
returned.
The southwest plateau likewise was
the scene Of sanguinary struggle:
There were repeated hand-to-hand
encounters, and the losses were par
ticularly heavy.
During the previous night the fighting
on the plateau Of Doberdo continued
with undiminished violence.
In the Carinthia. Iochweiszensten.
Monte Peralba and Plocken regions
and the subach valley weaker at
tacks were repulsed. There is con-
tinual violent artillery hghting on
On the Dolomites front new italian at
tacks broke down against our strong
positions.
Southwestern theater: The allies Of
fensive In Serbia proceeded every
where yesterday. The Austro-Hun-
garian troops under Gen. Koevess
stormed the height OF Slatina, south
of Ralja, and advanced upon the
Kosmaj position.
On both sides of the lower Morava the
German forces gained terrain north
of Palakna and Petrovac.
vranya, Kumanovo and Veleze, in the
Vardar valley. are In the hands of
the Bulgarians.
BULGARIAN STATEMENT.