Evening star., 1916-01-15
WAR OFFICIALLY REPORTED
TURKISH STATEMENT.

TURKISH STATEMENT.
CONSTANTTNOPLE, January II. Wis
London, January IS.
Caucasian front: South of the Aras
river. between Tahir and Wali-Baba
and north OF Aras, between Keutek
and the Harman defile. the night OF
Tuesday. a considerable force of the
enemy heavily attacked our advanced
positions in the center. but complete
1y failed in its objective.
In consequence of our counter attack
the enemy lost numerous mon. killed
or taken prisoners. and arms and
two machine guns. and, in addition,
was repuised to his old positions.
west OF Ofti. in the sector of Arak-
Geudiyi. two attacks the same night
were easily repulsed.
Dardanelles front: Wednesday one
cruiser. nine torpedo boats and one
before the straits on Tekke Burnu
and Seddul Bahr and In the direc-
tion Of kilid Bahr. The monitor, at
lacked by one of our airmen, was
Obliged to withdraw. enveloped in
flame.
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.
| SAa kOnoOus January lOs
Western (Russian) front: There is
nothing to report.
Caucasus front: During combats we
have captured more than 300 mer
and four cannon and a quantity OF
munitions. A Kurd detachment that
attempted an offensive in the region
northwest Of Ardjich, fled westward.
BRITISH STATEMENT.
LONDON, January Is:
says:
were heavily bombarded by us today
Considerable damage was done to the
parapets.
The artillery was active today on both
sides about KENNEL and hill 60.
ITALIAN STATEMENT.
ROME, January IA. via London, Janu-
ary 10:
In the zone between the Sarca and the
Adige We have occupied positions at
the outlet of the Cresta valley and
reinforced them for the protection of
Loppio.
In the Terragholo valley, on the 18th.
the enemy continued his lombard
ment with incendiary shells, but
without doing any damage.
In the mountainous zone north of the
Sugana valley the activity of our de-
tachments led to some engagements
favorable to us. In the upper Corde-
vole. having ascertained the presence
of the enemy at Zorz, we bombarded
and set fire to the village, putting
the occupying forces to fight. With
similar fortunate results We bonn
barded military buildings in the Pre-
dill pass.
On the Carso front the enemy's sys-
ergetically replied to by our artil-
1ery. has shown less activity. We
continue our work of reinforcement
FRENCH STATEMENT.
PARIS, January Is:
The night was calm. In Champagne
our artillery fire dispersed enemy
forces at work and attained con-
voy which was on the way between
Auberive and st. Souplet. In the
Argonne there was hand-grenade
fighting at Vauauois. Nothing to be
noted on the rest of the front.
Last nights French official statement
reads:
In Belgium the fire of our artillery. di-
rected against the enemys works to
Ihe nOrth OIL SteenStraete, cduSeu Two
strong explosions. To the north of
the Aisne we took under our fire
revictualins convoy in the sector of
Chivy, to the northeast of Vailly.
To the southeast of Berry au Bac,
toward slope 1Os, we exploded a ca
mouflet Ga small mine), which shat
tered the mining works of the en-
emy. Between the Argonne and the
Meuse our heavy artillery destroyed
an enemy blockhouse in the region of
Forges
The Italian minister of marine tele-
graphs to Admiral Lacaze that the
French submarine Foucaulc sank an
Austrian cruiser in the proximity of
Cattaro.
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.
BERLIN, January Is. by wireless to
Sayville,
The latest Austrian official statement
follows:
On the Bessarabian front the Russians
have again attempted to break
through near Toporoutz and east of