Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17
OFFICIAL REPORTS
ON WAR PROGRESS
Continued From Page ~

French attacks delivered YESTERDAY
and the day before to the west OF the
Argonne forest failed, in the face of the
North German landwehr, who inflicted
large and sanguinary losses on the.
enemy in bitter hand to hand fighting.
We captured 462 prisoners.
"Since June 20 our troops have
fought continually in the Argonne and
to the west of that forest with the ex.
ception of short Interruptions. In ad.
dition to the gain in territory and
booty in materials, total of 116 Off
GERS and 1000 French prisoners has
been reached up to the present.
"On our front which joins the Ar
come to the east lively artillery bat
ties are in progre9s Attacks made by
the enemy in this region were repuls-
ed without difficulty.
In the neighborhood of Leintrey to-
the east Of Lnneville there have been
outpost engagements.
"Our troops have crossed the Win.
dau river, north of Koltinyani, in an
easterly direction.
Southeast of Kolno and south OF
Przasnysz we have made further PRO.
gress and are fighting VIGOROUSLY.
''In the southeast the situation with
the German troops is unchanged.
Russian Report.
London, July 16 Reinforcement
have been sent to the German troops
in the Russian provinces of Courland
and Kovno with the result that vigor-
Gus military operations have been re
sumed in that section. The Russians
are offering stubborn resistance and
are holding strategic positions. accord.
ing to an official statement issued yes
terday at the headquarters of the gen.
eral staff in Petrograd and telegraphed
to the Central News and Exchange
Telegraph Co The text Of the COM
munication follows:
"The enemy having received rein
forcements in the region of Riga and
Shawl. began on the 14th an advance
from Hazenpol on Goldingen and the
WiBdau and Venta rivers and at other
favorable positions.
"In the region across the Niemen
Wednesday night there was artillery
offensive undertaken by small infantry
sections was easily repulsed.
"A partial enemy attack the same
night in the direction Of Lomza also.
was repulsed.
! con the right bank Of the PISA and
on both banks Of the Skwa the sttua-
ton is unchanged. The enemy captur.
ed several trenches but did not repeat
his attacks because of the heavy losses
suffered in the fighting Wednesday.
Between the Orzyc and the Wkra
fronts, south of Przasnysz, several
enemy attacks were repulsed on Wed.
lnesday.
| ION the Bug and on the Zlota Lipa
there was no fighting of any signii-
canoe.
"On the left bank of the Vistula
there has been change.
| Between the Vistula and the Bug,
on the 14th the enemy made numerous
separate attacks, all OF which were 70.
pulsed by our fire.
"On the evening of the 18th Austrian
troops took the offensive in the sector
Nesviska-Okna. The enemy attacked
our bridge heads on the right bank o,
the river in the region of Koumchov<
and Coltnki. He crossed the Dniestel
in the region of Ivanijoja, Koseinik
and Sinkow Our artillery on the 14tl
bombarded the enemy successfully q
many points during the crossing Of tn,
river and compelled him at som,
places to abandon the attempt t,
!cross. The fighting continues"