, 1916-03-25

tn the Jucobstadt sector WE captured after
u stubborn fght, he village ind wood east
of Augusthof and also the wood between
the forest district of Dukernock and
the village of Delvinok in the Buschhof
region. In the southern Dvinsk region
sharp artillery aud infantry fighting CON
times. Our artillery successfully bonn
barded the region north OF Mlnfziounny,
where our. avmtols observed enemy con-
central ions, after silencing tie tire OF
the eneny's batteries. Ia the Mischkeie
region our troops captured a line of the
enemy's trenches in the Mintziounny-T're-
tsekIy sector. Attempts by The enemy to
take the offensive TO the south OF Yer.
erich were rppulsed by orr fire. In the
regions of Vilieta and Kojeika to the
north of the town Of Postnvy, despe-
rate infantry fighting proceeded through
out the day. The enemy here launched sew
eral very violent ounter-att"ck against our
troops, who had at various points along the
front d%islodged the enemy from his trenches
and captured some of his machine-Snns'
Iu the Tcharpitylotrn region, north OF Lake
Miadzjol, after u vigorous artillery prepare
ton, the enemy attacked our positions, but
was successfully repnlsed. On the south
western shore of lake Murocz, The lighting Is
developing in favour OF our troops. VINO de-
spite the use by the Germnns OF asphyx-
iating gases, and in the face of a MUIR
derous FIVE, forced their lines of wire
acknowledgements and succee1ed in capturing,
by Il series of fierce attacks, three lines OF the
enemy's trenches. All attempts by the enemy
TO execute counler-attacks were reputsed by
our fIe and bv our use of projectIles cou-
taiuing asphyxiating and poisonous gases.
We are engaged III app,aislug our captures
in flic rauiop which uCcOrdInU fO TeOOTtS
SO far received, include II officers, 1000
soldiers, II machiue-guns, u searchlight, and
several trench mortals. In the StOgOn re-
gion there has been violent cnnnonnding, the
enemy energetically bombarded the sector
adjacent to the river and village. III the
neIghbourhood Of the Moscow Brest road
and north OF the village of - elechany a lively
reciprocal bombardmeut occurred. South
east of Kolki, our scouts yesterday captured
an enemy post. According to supplement-
airy reports just to hand, we took i'll the re-
gion of Mikhaltche two cannon, six undnm-
aged trench mortars, large quantities Of
Iit1es and munitions and caplu ed 1O6 prison.
ers. Persian front: After considerable fight
ing our fol ces have occupied Ispnhnu. The
population Of this city, exhausted by plIlaSe
and The treatment which they have received
at the hands of the Germans and their mer-
cenarles, gave our troops Il. most enthusiastic
welcome. The Persian Governor and their
officials who had previously fled and taken
refuge with us have now returned 10 Iepahan.
Petrogrnd, March 23rd- According to
semi, ficisl News Agency despatch, General
Soukhomlenow, Il former Minister Of War,
has been removed from bis post by m Inpe-
rial Ukase from the Council Of the Empire.
Rome, March 23rd. -Spenking in the
chamber of Deputies, the Under Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs said to-day that
Italy was adherlng to the Convention Of
London concerning her agreements with the
Allies not to nuke a separate peace, and that
she had also accepted other conditions
agreed upon by the Entente Powers, iu-
GLIDING the restoration OF Belgium.
London, March 23rd.-The Norwegian
bal que "Lindfield2 is reported sunk. Thirty
of her crew have been rescued. Lloyds have
received advices that the French barque
ssBouganville''' has been sunk. Her crew il
safe. Advices to hand also announce the
sinking of three steamers, two British and
one Norwegian. The British steamers are
the "Sea Serpent, the fate of whose crew
is not known, and the "Kelyin Bank" from
which disaster all the crew with the excep-
ton of one were rescued. The Norwegian
steamer reported sunk is the "Kaunik." Her