, 1916-01-12
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muhlcatlon issued to-day says: "In the Riva
zone January 9Th our troops ACHE we'd q
new success by occupying in u vigorous sur
prise attack u position at Sangiovanni on
the southern slopes of Mount Sperone. In
the region of Dilany the enemy attacked
our line at many points bat everywhere was
repulsed. Along the rest of the front there
have been lively artillery actions in which
the enemy employed asphyxiating shells.
Enemy aircraft have appeared over the val
legs and heights of Fella aud Isonzo, and
dropped a number of bombs. No damage
was DONE"
Washington, Jan. 7th-Tho State Depart
ment was advised to-day by Ambassador
Sharp at Paris that the French Government
has ordered the captain of q cruiser to net
with great care and circumspectiou, and not
to stop any more American vessels. The
cruiser recently stopped three vessels in
Porto Rlcan waters, aud removed Germans
who since have been released.
Athens, Jan. 7th.-Reports received from
Constantinople by q local newspaper declare
that a British submarine made it's way by
the Sea of Marmora INFO the Golden Horn
and attacked an arsenal on the Pera side,
causing much damage and a panic among
the inhabitants. The "Patris' reports a fierce
two days, engagement between the Ser
blaus and Bulgarians, which resulted in the
defeat of the latter.
Petrograd, (via London) Jan. 7th.-The
following official communication wa. issued
to-day by the Russian War Office: Gu the
Riga region near Oil aud Zail, the Germans
discharged gas against our entertainments,
Near Duckern, in the region of Jacobstadt,
80 Russian scouts bravely engaged in "a
hand -to-hand fight some German scouts who
had lost their way, bayoneting q large num-
hnr onH 0urfT1rio~ DC ;ll:.
Our detachments captured the town of Czur-
torysk and a height two versts IA miles,
west. We captured 8 officers, 76 soldiers
and a quantity Of barbed-wire. Hostile
counter attacks with the object of d~islodging
us from Czartoryak failed. Northeast OF
Czernowltz the Austrians after EMPLOYING
asphyxlatlng gases, tried a couhter-attack.
but were driven back to their trenches by
our fire." Caucasian front: "On Tuesday
evening the Turk, taking advantage of the
fog, assumed the offensive near the Villages
of Aka and Bildazzo, southeast of Lake
Torhim. The offensive broke down before
our fire which opened when the enemy
reached some of our al artificial defences. The
Turks retired to their trenches with heavy
losses. In Persia some hundreds of the enemy
infantry men and cavalry tiled to take the
offensive from The town of Dowletabad,
south east of Hamadan, against the village
of Kiamary, but were driven back beyond
the Kendeliam Passes"
Paris, January 7tb.--The following off,
clal communication was issued to-night:
"In Artois during the day we again bom-
barded the station of Boisleuxaumont to the
sout Tia Of Arras, and interrupted the operation
of trains. A destructive shelling of the
enemy's positions on the Nouvron Plateau
to the north east of Scissors has proved
effective. Two German posts were destroyed.
In Champagne our artillery continued very
active. A large group of workers to the
north OF Somlnepy and q convoy near Sou
plet were scattered by our fire. We bomb
arded the enemy's trenches near Maisons-de-
Champagne and in the region of the Main
de-Massiges. In the Argonne one of our
mines blew up a small German post in the
Vauquois sector. East of the Meuse one of
our long range pieces shelled an enemy column
at the outskirts of the wood near Billy Sous
Mangiennes to the north of Etain. It's we'll
directed fire threw the column into disorder
and started a fire in the village. Ia the Bou-
Chef wood, north of ST. Mihiel, our batteries
caused three explosions in enemy works.
London, January 7th.--The British official
statement issued tonight says: Yesterday
morning a hostile bombing attack. supported