, 1916-04-26
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Petrograd, April 23rd.-The War Office
this evening gave out the following announce
ment: During the day aud throughout
last night, the German artillery bomharded
the IkskuIl bridgehead. In the region of
the Ogiuski Canal, the Germans exploded
asphyXiating gus. In the course of the
day a party of German scouts crossed the
river Schara, north of Lake Wvgonovskoye,
and plugged into the forest at that point,
here they were surrounded by our troops
and all either killed or taken prisoners. On
Friday we destroyed au Austrian post near
Khreish oorth of Czartorysk, In the regions
OF Tpauoff and north Of kremenetz, the enc
nay exploded three mines and attempted to
occupy the craters but were driven back by
our fire, we ourselves later occupying the
craters without suffering any losses. Gu
the Caucasus front, in the region of Aschkaln,
We repulsed all the Turkish attacks, which
were Of a desperate nature, at the same
tine intlicting heavy losses on the enemy.
We launched surprise counter-Nrtack and
captured important sectors of the enemy's
positions.
Shanghai, April 23rd.-The steamer "Hsi-
nyu" of ,629 tons and belonging to Tire China
Merchant Steam Navigation Co. OF Shanghai,
acting as transport and taking troops 10
Foochow, has been sunk as the result of &
collision during u thick log off the Chusan
Islands with the cruiser "Haiyung.. Over
1000 soldiers and members Of the crew were
los in the disaster.
Rome, April 3rd.-Oficial announcement;
In the Tonale Zone on Saturday night, the
enemy attempted three successive attacks
against our lines and works in the defend
ing Pass. Considerable artillery activity and
movements Of troops by the enemy havo
been marked between the Lagnrina aud
Sugana valleys. On the upper Cordeyole,
the enemy batteries concentrated their fire
on Col-dI-Lana without effect. On the Cur,O
front, east of Seiz, our infantry yesterday
supported by the artillery occupied three
sixty metres of strong enemy trenches de-
spite fierce resistance. The enemy having
been reinforced made several violent coun-
ter-attacks during the night and succeeded in
r~etakiLg a section of the lost trenches. AT
ter a deadly hand-to hand Struggle we
drove them ont once more with heavy
losses, and captured 1873 prisoners, two ma
chine-guns, 200 rifles, several flame projectors,
and numerous cases Of ammunition and
bombs.
Paris, April 23rd.-The following Official
communjque was issued from the War Office
last night: IN the Argonne, fighting is in
progress between V~uuquois and La File
Morte and continues with considerable spir-
it. We bombarded roads Of communication
behind the enemy's front. West of the
Meuse, after a violent bOmbardment, the
Germans launched two successive attacks
against our positions between Deadman's
Hill aud the Bethaucourt stream, but on both
occasions our curtain Of fire compelled the
enemy to return to his trenches after suffer.
ing severe losses. East of the Ieuse, our
first and second lines were severely lombard
ed. Our long-range guns shelled The station
at Vigneulles, northwest of st. Mihlel. Fire
broke out in a building adjacent to the sta
ton, and railway communication vas cut.
Our aerial bombing squadrons dropped TWEEN
ty shells on enemy blvouacs neuI Azannes
and VllIers les Manziennes near Verdun.
Army of the East: In reply to u raid by en-
envy aeroplanes on a village on the Greek
frontier, one of our aeroplanes dropped four
bombs on the town of Sofia.
Paris, April 23rd-This mornings commu-
nique is as follows: South of the Somme, our ar
tlllery carried out concentrated fires on the
German trenches in the neighbourhood of
Hattencourt, south of Chaulnes. West of
tAe Meuse and iu the Woevre district, there
were outbursts Of artillery fire but no iufap-