Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-26

Rafalowka, the enemy's attempt to
advance was repulsed. The enemy
launched several violent attacks in
the region of the villages of Kouki
and Komarow, west Of Czartorsk. On
one point he succeeded in thrusting
US back. but advancing reserves re-
stored the situation, and during our
] counter attack we captured many
, prisoners. One thousand already have
f, been counted. Further south to the
| River Ikwa, on the front of this river
and in the region of Novo Mlevinetz
there has been no fighting. There is
| every indication that the enemy's
| losses in the recent fighting near Move
Mlevinetz were enormous.
In Galicia there have been small en-
gagements on the Stripa at several
points, and an artillery duel to the
left of the Dneister below its juno
ton with the Stripa. East OF Czerno-
witt everything is quiet.
| On the Caucausian front on the 23d, In
the region southeast of Khopa, near
Lake Tortum, and on the southern
shore of Lake Van, near Vastan, there
were advance guard engagements.
FRENCH STATEMENT.
PARIS. October %.
The close fighting in the Champagne
district has continued in the center
Of the position known as La Courtfne.
and the fluctuations of the tide of
battle have been held to a limited
area. The stubborn resistance of our
troops and their immediate return to
the offensive were successful In
breaking the counter attacks of the
enemy.
A lively attack to the northeast OF
Massiges made us master of Ger
man trench close to the positions re-
Gently conquered by us.
Army of the orient: During the day OF
October % Bulgarian forces attacked
the French forces in the region of
Strumitsa along the entire front.
They were completely repu!sed. The
information according to which
French forces have been repulsed on
the right bank of the Vardar river is
erroneous.
BULGARIAN STATEMENT.
SOFIA. via London, October %:
Our troops have captured Negotin and
Prahovo on the Danube. The booty,
so far as now known, is one commits
sariat storehouse, twenty railway
carriages and war material. We cap
|. tured also one officer, 270 men and
found on the battlefield the bodies of
800 Serbs.
Prince Cyrille and the commander OF
the army were solemnly received at
Uskub.
The last official statement from Sofia
before this said that the Bulgarians
had captured the greater part OF
Uskub in Macedonia. but that the
October %. Prince grille is the sec
ond son of King Ferdinand OF Bull
garia.
TURKISH STATEMENT.
CONSTANTINOPLE, October 20, Vi
LOndOns
Apart from local reciprocal lombard
ments there is nothing in particular
to report.
ITALIAN STATEMENT.
ROME, October Is. via Paris, October
26s
In the zone situated between Lake
Garda and Adige our troops descend
ing from Monte Altissimo de Mayo,
under a cross-fire from the enemy's
artillery posted on the Biaena and
Riva Notifications, stormed on the
Gath the position of Dossecassina and
Dosseremit. This, with the heights
conquered the 18th and 18th north
of Brentonico Grossono, gives them
complete command of the road from
Riya to Moro by Mayo. In the enemy
Entertainments we found arms, NUM-
lions, bombs, field kitchens. search
lights and other war materials.
The enemy made three attacks against
our new positions in the upper Rlenza
valley during the night OF the z4tn-
25th. All of them were repulsed. Our
troops followed up the retreatlng
enemy closely, and were able TO get
md m
breaches in the barbed wire en-
tanglements.
Further successful raids by our columns
in the Fella valley are reported. LUIS
nftz has been burned.
In the Monte Nero zone the enemy
twice attacked our positions above
Mrzli, but was repulsed. leaving
twenty-one prisoners. He then direct
ed a more violent attack from the
summit on Vodil against our line ex-
tending from below Zatclmin to
Mrzli, which he succeeded in piercing
and partly occupying. Later, however.
our Alpine troops with irristible dash
reconquered the lost trenches. taxing
seventy prisoners, two of whom were
officers We buried 302 enemy bodies
on the scene of the action.
On Santa Pucia heights our troops
reached a small eminence between
hill 588 and the hummock situated
Immediately to the south.
In the PLAYA zone we stormed an in
trenchment known as Casa Dirova
yesterday. The enemy counter at
lacked to retake 1t, but was repulsed
with heavy loss. leaving eleven
prisoners.
on the Carso front during the whole
day there was in intense action on
the part of the artillery on both sides.
Our batteries on the lower 1sonzo
caused a serious outbreak of fire in
the environs of Dunno.
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.
VIENNA. October Is. via London. Oc-