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forces had TO be supplied with necessary
artillery and reinforcements to enable
them 20 attack the Turks. who occupied
very strong positions, and have been de-
livering repeated attacks on the British
and French lines. Nothing official has
been received from either side for sew
eral days. but dispatches from Athens
state that the allies have repulsed all
the attacks. the last Of which. seainst
the Australians and New zeaianders on
Monday. resulted IN very heavy Turk
ish losses.
would Give Britons Joy.
A successful ending to these operations
would be ioyfully received here, as in
dditlon to the heavy losses sustained by
the land forces. the warships which are
supporting them are IN danger from
would mean an end to Turkey. no Tar as
Europe Is concerned.
Turkey Is reported to be near the end
OF It's resources in the Caucabus. whore
the Russians are making steady prog
ross. and the TURKS may have 20 meet
on italian landing in Asia Minor.
The attempted German offensive in the
west seems 20 have failed. as Berlin adj
mits today the loss Of the sugar refinery
at soucheS, which is considered an inn
portant position and TO gain which many
lives have been sacrificed Fighting,
however. is stiii going on between the
Germans and British at HODGE. first one
and then the other taking the offensive.
Russ official Report.
PETROGRAD CVia Iondon), June a.
The war office Issued the following state
ment:
mo important change has occurred on
both banks Of the Niemen river or on the
front along the Narew river and the left
bank OF the Yistula.
sour offensive ON the lower San has
developed successfully. On June and 4
tho Fourteenth Austrian army corps,
which suffered defeat on preceding days
on the front OF warohol, Podvoiine and
stritza. fell back on fortified positions
between the rivers Leng and San on the
front Of the villages OF stsny ana Jata
and the stations Of Lentownia and Ear
zina. Fighting for possession Of this po-
sition continues. We took over 1000 pris-
oners IN this region on June 4
'ro help the Austriana. who were hard
pressed By US, q strong force Of German
reserves concentrated ON the left hank
of the river Leng and delivered three
furious attacks on the night Of June ~
on the front between Krowica and
Burdzl Theses attacks were repulsed-
ION the right banks Of the river San,
between the rivers Lubaosowka and sklo.
our infantry on June 4 captured several
German trenches IN the region Of the
village OF KoFzenica-
Village Captured.
"The enemy succeeded on June in
capturing the village Of starzAwa, which
In situated on the laft bank OF the Wysz-
ula. our counter attack dislodged him
from this village. but he holds the ground
In the nelghboring heights.
1.-THE enemy on the night OF June ~
attacked our positions between the VIII
lagos OF Krukenica and the river strwiaz,
but was rapuIsed with great losses. Tho
enemy on June continued his attacks
on our bridge heads on the pniester river
between Tysmeniea and strY and the
Nikoiaieff railway We repulaed during
the course OF the day four desperate as
nauits on our positions near Vanrbberg,
we using the bayonet and hand grenades
About noon on the following day on the
whole OF the above line the defeated
enemy began 70 make new front be-
yond the range OF our artillery fire. Our
troops, taking the offensive attacked the
enemy meas Kryniea- Ths flshting con-
tiuues."