Arizona republican., 1916-02-01
Having Driven Turks Down Mush Valley, Rus sians Cease Operations In This Vicinity Seem inglv for the Winter
MANY PRISONERS
 ARE CAPTURED
Otherwise There Has Been Little Fighting of Great Moment Anywhere In Any of the War Theaters of Europe
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 After having driven the Turks from region about forty miles in length in Asiatic Turkey to the west of Lake Van and put them to retreat down the Mush valley the Russians seem- ingly have ceased their operations in this particular district for the win ter
 Large numbers of prisoners were taken by the Russians in their drive of the Turks, in addition to heavy guns, machine guns and other war material.
 The Russian official communication confirms previous statements that the Turks, to the northwest of this re- zion, have been driven into the for tifications of Erzerum.
 There has been little fighting of great moment anywhere in any of the war theaters except by the artil- lery. German positions at Steen straete. to the south of Rove. and to the north of St. Mihiel, have come under the guns of the entente allies on the western line, and considerable damage has been done. The last French communication does not men ton fighting in the vicinity of Neu- vile or south of the Somme, where positions recently were captured by the Germans. The Berlin report, however. says these positions have been held against repeated attacks. From northwest of Riga to the mid dle Stripa there has been a cOnSidera- ble bombardment by the Germans of various Russian towns and positions. Petrograd reports the surrounding by Russians of an Austrian detachment in the middle Stripa, and the ami hilation of most of the Austrians, the remainder being captured. | The Italians and the Austrans have opened another fierce artillery duel along the lsonZo front Zeppelins invade England | LONDON, Feb IA raid by six or seven Zeppelin airships took place last night over the eastern, north eastern and midland countries of Eng land, according to announcement o1 the war office
 A number Of bombs were dropped but up to the present no considerable damage has been reported.
 Discussing the possibility of serious damage to London from Zeppelin at tack, the Times says:
 Any raid intended to do serious damage to London, the defenses oi which are still in process of develop ment, is not likely to be of the hap hazard nature of the Paris raids. II remains for us to provide really serious reception.
 "Hithertos London's principal efforts in this direction consist chiefly oi guns largely manned by cheery, but in experienced and ill equipped amateurs No one who witnessed the raids or London last autumn can have failed tC have been impressed by the made quacy of the defensive preparations Since then, considerable progress ha: been made but we should be better satisfied if we had also sufficien laeroplanes to attack the raiders" The Russian Statement PETROGRAD, via London, Jan. 31.- The war office communication issued today says:
 "The German artillery has bonn barded Shlok and opened an active fir, in the region south of Lake Babit. Th, enemy fired on our trenches near Oge (region of Mitau) with explosive bull lets from machine guns.
 North of the Poniewsch railroa, and between Lakes Medmousk am | Dcmmen the enemy opened a violent ar tillery fire.
 "On the middle stripa our scouts sur rounded an Austrian detachment c rural guards. In the hand to ham
 encounter that ensued, most of tn Austrians were bayonetted. The oth CTS were captured./
 "A great increase in the number c
 enemy deserters has been observe
 recently.
 We now descend from the noun
 tainous regions with their rigorou climate into regions well populated an
 easily accessible, and favorable for tn encampment of our troops for the per od of the winter.
 . Tn the course of these operations W
 took numerous prisoners of Turkis officers and Askarts and guns, machin guns, great quantities of artillery an , engineering material
 "On the 29th our scouts pursued u
 Turks, falling back in the. region of u | Tchoruk river, and took many Askar
 prisoner and seized a number , cattle"