Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-03
WAR OFFICIALLY REPORTED.
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.

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crossed Lake Ichkouv. Disembark-
Ing at night on the enerny's side OF
the lake, We penetrated several
lines Of barbed wire defenses and
attacked the enemy, breaking into
his trenches and bayoneting large
part OF the Austro German defend
ers; We took about 400 prisoners ,.;
On the Stripa river, near the village
Of Semikovltze. at the southern END
of Lake Ichkouv. the fighting con-
tinues
Monday We took by assault the village
Of Bakovitza, south of Semikovtze.
and also the forest of Bakovitza.
The Austro-German prisoners taken
in the fighting Sunday and Monday
numbered 80 officers and 5000 men.
Caucasus front: Advance guard Skin
mishes have occurred along the
Black sea coast between the Ark
have river and the confluence OF the
Rivers Tchoruk and Olti On a more
distant line fsom the Tchoruk to
Lake Tortum and Kaladgtk noun
tain. northeast Of the town OF Has.
"Reminiscences.
Engagements have occurred with the
Kurds in the region Of Ardjich. on
the north side OF Lake Van.
gan October 81 near Kemmern
twenty miles west of Riga) contin-
ues. without appreciable result 10
either side. Near 1chin. on the west
ern extremity of Lake Bapit' the
enemy attacked simultaneously with
e his offensive against Kemmern, and
at first had success; but we re-es-
tablished our former position by a
counter attack.
At Friedrichstadt the enemy attempt
ed at several points to cross to the
right bank of the Dvina river In
boats .
West Of Dvinsk our troops on the 31st
made progress in the fighting south
the village of volki, southeast of
Bafanovitchi, we captured 10 pris-
oners in a small night engagement
East of Gontlissovskaia, northwest OF
Czartorysk. the night OF the 3lst. our
sharpshooters succeeded by a sudden
attack in occupying enemy intrench-
ments and capturing a machine gun
and 400 Austrians and Germans. A
desperate fight near the village
boundary west of Czartorysk con-
tinues.
Toward night of the 31st the enemy at
tackled us in the region of komarow,
but was repulsed and driven toward
the marsh and annihilated. 1t Is dill
The battlefield is covered with heaps
of bodies. The enemy, having re-
newed his attack with fresh forces.
again suffered enormous losses and
retreated to his intrenchments.
ITALIAN STATEMENT.
ROME, November 2, via Paris, Novem-
her B:
In the Ledro valley the enemy, power
less to drive us from the Bezzeca
BASIN opened violent and intense
artillery fire on the villages. Beg
zeca and Bocca were damaged and
Menzumi was burned.
In the upper Sexten valley (Drava)
enemy troops which were seen in In
nichriedel and Knoth were shelled
by our artillery. In the valley near
Ludera, south of Lusnitz. an enemy
detachment which was attacked and
dispersed by our troops abandoned a
quantity of rifles and munitions.
Along the 1sonzo front yesterday,
under a continuous rain. our troops
renewed their attacks with undated
vigor In the PLAYA section we
stormed the Seagora region. which
was strongly fortified by the enemy.
taking 347 prisoners. including seven
officers, with one machine gun, many