The sun., 1916-11-12
3 TERRIFIC BATTLES
ON EASTERN FRONT
Russians and TeutOns Both
Claim Successes After
Hard Fighting.
NJ PIERCE 1 LINE
Struggle Is Still Going on
From Pinsk Marshes to
Rumania.

LONDON, Nov. 11.-To-day was a day
Of fierce and constant fighting on the
Russian front from north OF the Pnsk
marshes to Rumania. Repeated attacks
and counter attacks were made by both
armies. Russian and Teuton, and both
claim success.
There were three theatres In which
tho armies got to close grips, and there
was han to hand trench fighting. They
were the Baranovitchi region. north OF
the Plnsk marshes; the Narayuvka re.
gion. southeast Of Lemberg. and the
snow covered Carpathians.
The Russians sent moro troops to the
Baranovitchi region, where yesterday
the Germans cut through their front line
on "A wide front. The Russian state
ment tonight says some OF the lost po-
sitions were regaincd after fierce Eight
ing. The Germans say they held them
all.
On The Narayuvka the Germans at
tackled and say they penetrated the Rus
sian main position and during the night
repulscd five COUNTER attacks. The RUN-
slams say that the Germans after hurl-
ing themselves at the Russian trenches
all day finally got into small positions.
That %eveniir; the Russians drove them
Al again.
Germans on Summit of Smotrec.
In the Carpathians the Germans ad-
vanccd upon the summit OF Srno-
tree, In the Carpathians. TAX
ing sixty prisoners and capturing and
destroying the position. The Russians
say all attacks in the Carpathians we're
thrown back. Tho Russian statement
follows:
In the region Of the Skrobowa Farm
(nnnR ArnpnxtfrhfA .Atr Nrnnna hv
stubborn counter attacks r~ecaptured
a section OF the trench lost yesterday.
The battle slackcncd toward evening.
East of the Narayuyka lin Galicia
southeast OF ~Lembeig), In the region
OF the villages OF ~L.ipnicadolna and
Svistelniki. the enemy conducted herce
attacks throughout the day against tho
ridge We occupied. All the attacks
were repealed by our nre n by the
bsyonct. In the afternoon, after re-
peated assaults. the enemy succeeded
In pushing back portions OF one Of
our regiments. but In tho evening the
enemy was driven out Of the trenches
he had occupied and our position was
reestabli shed.
Enemy Assumes Offensive.
III the wooded Carpathians the en-.
cmy assume the offensive against our
dctachInents In tho region four versts
south 81 the village of Dxcmdron Ito
was repealed. In the region west OF
Tartarov the callant temporary regi-
mental commander Col. Opoiavski was
killed by a shell splinter. south OF
Dorns Watra all enemy attempts TO
attack our detachments in the region
81 Belhor. Hollo n Tolesh (Tolghss)
we're arrested BY our fire and counter
attacks.
The German statement says:
Front OF Prince Leopold The Rus
slams vainly tried. with strong new
forces brought there, TO recapture po-
sitions they had lost near S%krobowa
Their attacks broke down with heavy
losses.
On tho Narayuvka (sou;heast OF
Lemberg) German troops penetrated
the Russian main position southwest Of
Folv-krasnolesie. and during the night
repulsed five violent counter attacks by
the enemy.
Front 81 Archduke Charles Francis:
An advance by German riilemen upon
Smotrec. IN the tarpathians. was COM
pletely successful. They brought in 60
Russians as prisoners from the cap
tured and destroyed positions.