The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-20
ANGLO-MUSCOv|1E
ARMIES PRESSING
BACK TURK LINES
Russians Force Turks to Retire
In Caucasus Where Big Of
fensive Has Begun en-
1O0-MiIe Front.
THE BRITISH REPORT GAINS
Persia and Eastern Turkey
Promise to Become Scenes
of Great Conflicts -
Other Fronts Quiet.

London, Jan. 1S.-The Russian on.
in Caucasus are growing in
Importance from indications furnished
by official reports. Following closely
the announcement from Constantinople
that a Russian offensive along a 1907
mile front, south of Arasa. had been
i~naugurated, comes an official Turkish
report by way of Berlin, saying the.
the Turks in the Caucasus have with.
drawn their advanced positions sew
eral miles at some points.
Grand Duke in Command.
Military observers have been ex-
pect1ng for some time DEVELOPMENTS
OF a notable character in his region.
When Grand Duke Nicholas was re-
leVed from the command OF the main
russian armies and sent to a
charge of the Caucasus, it was init
mated IN the Imperial order %announc-
!ng the change that additional atten-
non vol be given the operations on
mat front. 1t now ppears the drive
:nto the interior is being attempted.
The move is doubtless in conjunction
with the British operations near Mes
opotamia, and the Russian activity in
Persia.
Important developments on the other
:ronts are lacking.
British Forces Advance.
In MeSopotamia the British have
ofced the retirement of the Ottoman
roops along both banks of the Tieris
2Vef to the south of Kut-el-Amara,
IND still are closely pressing them
IN n east and the north.
Constantinople yesterday reported
nat near karadach the Russians were
created with heavy casualties, while
oetrograd asserts that at some mn
lained place a larger number of Turk
sh offcers, war materials and pro-
7lslons, eight guns and eight machine
guns We're captured by the Russians.
Successes for the Russians in the
ashtlns in Persia also are claimed
oy Petrograd. In its official statement
P~etrograd makes the first neunc
nent that the Germans are fighting
with Turks in this region. The Turks
IN retreat along the Tigris are those
VINO nave held back the British column
proceeding up the river to the relief
d the British at Kut-el-Amara.
Turks Admit Retreat.
Berlin, (by wireless to Sayville), Jan.
delaying for a week the ad-
vance OF strong Russian forces in the
the Turks have Withdrawn
lnelf posts several miles at
some points, according to the Turkish
offlclal statement of today received
here from Constantinople.
TURKS IN FLIGHT, CLAIM.
London, Jan. 17.-Turkish forces on
ooth n of the River Tigris, %
mics south of Kut-el-Amara, in Meso-
potamia. are ~retreating, according 20
an announcement today BY the official
press bureau. The war office adds
That after hard fighting, the Turks be-
gan to withdraw January 10, and that
they are being closely pursued by Brit
ISM troops under General Aylmer.
The statement follows:
~ the Caucasus h Russians re-
peated their attacks against Turkish
posltlons on both banks of Arasa, suf-
terlng heavy losses, especially in the
GlsIflct the Arasa and the
1nid valley. Here Turkish advanced
posts retired some ~kiloneters after
having delayed strong enemy forces for
one week"
Regarding operations in Mesopota-
mia the statement says:
"Ihere has been intermittent arth-
lery fire near Kut-El-Amara."
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