, 1916-04-01

NIX NV 'Rp'
our infantry still successfully held all the
ground gained yesterday in the neighbour
hood of st. Eloi. Our artillery fire has
proved very effective. The enemy artillery,
and in particular his trench mortars, have
been very active against our positions be-
tween Loos aud Hulluch. Our artillery
effectively replied.
Petrograd, March 29jh.-Last nights Off
cial mt is as follows: In the Riga Sec
tor our artillery yesterday did effective work
against the enemy trenches and batteries
near Westolai and at lkskuIl brideehead.
In the Jacobstadt sector after a pre-
p"aratory bombardment the Germans open
ed an attack in the region of the vii
lage of Vargunek. but were repulsed. In
the region OF Lake Wev and Luke N"rocz the
enemy succeeded in gaining II footing III the
wood south of the village of Mokrzyce, but
our counier-attacks delivered shortly after
wards dislodged him from the northern part
of the wood. We captured at the same time
two machipe-guns and Il nHmber Of prisoners.
In Galicia, in The region of BoJnna, we SIM
ultaneously exploded thirteen mines, our IN
fantry Immediately rushed across two lines
of the enemy's trenches. In this action we
captured 1875 prisoners, 2 machiue-guns and a
trench mortar, a NINE thrower, q senrchIight,
aud q quantity of small arms. Five enemy
guns, which were taken during this action,
were rendered completely useless. In the
Black Sea our torpedoboats have destroyed
on the Anatolia coast ten sailing ships ana
demolished two bridges and set tire to q
munitions depot. On the Caucasus troht,
on the coast line, our troops are successfully
overcoming the desperate resistance OF the
enemy after artillery preparations by the war
ships, and are d~islodglng the Turks from
their positions in the region of the river
Baltatrehi Durahsi, and after mn engagement
occupied a town on the Black Sea coast.
Counter-attack 10y the Turks were success
fully repulsed SOUTH asst of Bitlis. Last Friday
after a fight we captured the village of Hizan.
Paris, March 29th.-The War Office this
morning issued the following official state
ment: IN the Argonue, our batteries have
bombarded the German positions north OF
Huute Chevanchee and on tue southern
boundary of the Cheppy wood. A contest
with hand grenades, i'll conjunction with the
activity in the next sector, helped US to make
progress particularly iii connection with
operations against the enemy trenches north
of Avocourt. We took several prisoners.
This morning after al intense artillery pre-
paration our troops delivered a spirited at
tack against the German positions i'll the
Avocourt woods. We occupied the south
eastern corner of this wood for Il depth OF
I z III hudO III y"iOp 0hN 'HS
an important redoubt which the Ger mans
had strongly fortified. A violent and sudden
counter attack delivered by the enemy by a
fresh brigade was completely repulsed. The
enemy suffered heavy losses and we cnptur-
ed fifty prisoners. East Of the river Mense
great activity has been displayed by the enc
my artillery in the regions of Vaux and Dou-
aumont as we'll as in the Woevre district in
the sector of Moulainville.
Rome, March 29tb.-Headquarters to-day
gave out the following bulletin Our inf"n-
try successfully elected the AusttiHns from
the positions Oh the heights northeast OF
Gorilla which they took from us on Sunday
last. In these operations we took 3O2 pris-
ouers in which number eleven officers were
included.
London, March 29th.-According to a
despatch received here from Geneva, Ger
man naval officers holding temporary COM
mands in the land forces are said to have
been recalled to their ships.
Paris, March 29th.-General Lageau, the
Youngest Brigadier in the French Army, has
been killed in action at Verdun.
London, March 29th.-An Athens des-
patch received here to-day snys that the AL
lied warships are blocking the coast Of Can
din No Sims are allowed to either enter or