, 1916-01-15

desnatches Indicated that the relief forces
under General Aylmer and General Camp
bell were at grips with the Turks N the
bend of the Tigris east of Kut -el-Amara.
Weather conditions, it was stated, were i'm
peding the British.
London, Jan. 11th-Tbe Turks are count
ing upon the active support of large bands
of Senussi rebels in eastern Tripoli in their
attack upon the Suez Canal, according to the
Budapest correspondent of the "Mornlng
POST. Suleiman Effendi ell Baroute, leader
of the SeDussi tribesmen, has been carried
across the Mediterrunean Sea by ali Austrian
submarine and has reached Vienna. The
correspondent states he conferred with
Austrian officials and then left for Cohstanti-
nople, where he is to be supplied with funds
and to be informed of the details of Turkeys
plan for the Egyptian campaign.
Paris, Jan. l1th-The French official re-
port this afternoon is as follows: Between
the rivers Somme and Disc our artillery has
been active. An enemy detachment attemp-
ted TO carry one of our positions III the sec
tor Of Ar!nencourt IN The region Of Roye.
1t was repulsed by our fire. To the west
of scissors our trench guns DESTROYED a
depot of rockets in the neighbourhOod of
Autreches. The latest information re-
ctived from Champagne confirms the
fact that our artillery fire, our trench
-defences and our oouuter-attack complete
ly set at paught All important attack u0der-
taken by the enemy in which at least three
German divisions took part. Counter-attocks
and band grenade fighting by our men DUR
ing the past night drove the enemy from the
outpost position he had occupied with the
exception of d NAL rectangle to the west of
AIaisons de Champagne. Our general fire,
and in particular our artillery fire inflicted
very heavy losses on the Germans. Three
of our aerOpIanes, equipped with guns, en-
gagged yesterday IN small fights above
the German lines near Dixmude with enemy
scouting aeroplanes of the Fokker type.
One of our machines attacked by a Fokker
machine had to descend, but an enemy aero
plane attacked in turn by one OF ours which
fired on it with machine-guns from a dis
lance Of 25 metres was brought down. A
third French machine also attacked another
Fokker which fell in the forest of Houthulst
to the southeast Of Dixmude.
The British official communication issued
tonight says: "Last night was quiet. To-day
there has been considerable artillery activity
on both sides about Hulluch and Ypres. Our
artillery aud combined trench mortar and
grenade practice has been particularly effec-
tive nea ArmentIeres and Steloi."
(Vla London, jar. 12th.) Petrograd, Jany.
11th-The following official communication
was,issued to-day "Russian western front:
The situation is unchanged. Caucasus front:
On the littoral front q fresh Turkish at
tempt to push to the right bank of the
Arkhava river on the night of the 9th was re-
pulsed by our fire. At daybreak of the 10th
our troops entered the village of the lew
north of lake forum and occupied it's north
eastern outskirts. Towards the south east
of the same lake our scouts on the night of
the 9th attacked Turkish forces in the region
of the village of Ardest, and after using
hand grenades attacked with the bayonet
the enemy who had attempted unsnccessfully
to cut off our scouts from the main body.
The Turks were dispersed leaving many dead
behind. Our scouts returned wi hout loss,
bringing many prisoners. There has been
fighting in the region of the Sevritchay and
Oldchay valleys. Persian front: Southwest
of lake Urumiah an Armenian detachment
made a successful reconnaissance toward the
south Of the village of Sas Norte.
London, Jany. 11th-Phe British force
in Mesopotamia under General Aylmer pro-
ceeding on the Tigris to the relief of Kut- ell
Amara is still halted at Sheik said some %
miles from Kut-el- Amara according to the
latest advices received by the Government,
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