Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-25
.REORGAN|zED TURKS
ROUTED BY SLAvS
Russians Take Two Strong
Positions in kermanshah
Region of Persia.
CONSTAMTINOPLE CLAIMS
SUCCESS OVER BRITISH
Attack on Moslem Position at Fela-
HE, Below Kut-el-Amara,
" Repulsed

| PETROGRAD, February 25-An Off
cial dispa tch from Teheran says:
| after a series of battles in Persia.
/ the remnants of the adversary troops
| were reorganzed and concentrated in
the region of kermanshah. and with
| the help of German and Turkish sap
pers occupied and fortified two noun
tain passes - Bibesurks pass. al
most impregnable natural position. and
| Sakhae pass. News has now been re-
| ceiVed that our troops dislodged the
| enemy from Bidesurks pass and occu-
| pied Sakhae pass, and are now pursu-
ing the Turks. who are in full retreat
toward kermanshah Our forces cap
| tured three field guns, one mountain
gun. quantity of shells. ammunition,
wagons and field machine guns
sequal to Strategic Moves.
| The Russian success in the region of
| kermanshah is a sequel to series of
, strategic Russian operations in Per-
sia, with the purpose of putting an end
| to the activities of hostile mountain
forces and organized bands of kurds.
| Russian progress in Persia. however.
| is regarded here as of more than local
! significance. indicating greater possi-
bility of a junction of the Russian with
the British eXpeditionary forces in
Mesopotan4ia. On that account the for
] tunes of the ritish' forces are wliched
here with great interest.
After the retreat from Hamadan al
! hostile forces which succeeded il es-
Gaping were concentrated in the ker-
| manshah district. Taking advantage of
! the strong defensive nature of this re-
gion. they fortified themselves in the
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strongly any Russian attempt to drive
| them further. Simultaneous frontal
and flank attacks by the Russians.
however, have already forced the Turks
! to make partial retirement
Turks Claim Victory.
! coNSTANTINOPLE. February 25;:-
British forces in Mesopotamia made an
attack on the Turkish position at Fela-
| HE, below kut-el-Amara, the war Of
flee announces, but were driven back
with considerable losses. The state
ment, which is under date of February
| "a. follows:
"Mesopotamian front: An enemy de-
| tachment of about one battalion at
tempted to approach our positions near
| Felahie, but was compelled by our hre
to retreat. leaving numerous dead
Among those who fell during the last
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| officers. Recently we took prisoner
seventeen soldiers of the enemy troops,
| who, in the course of battle, fled into
the surrounding country.
| Caucasus fronts: Battles continue
| without interruption.
| Dardanelles Activity.
| "Dardanelles front: Some enemy
cruisers bombarded from time to time
between February 1s and % the beach
! es near Seddul-Bahr and TekeBurnu.
without result. Our batteries near
Kun Kaleh and Seddul Bahr forced
them to retreat without their being
able to continue to fire for any consid-
cradle time. Enemy aeroplanes recently
| few over the Dardanelles, but were
driven off and pursued by our battle
aeroplanes.
"On February 20 an enemy cruiser
under protection of mine sweepers
penetrated the gulf Of Saros. supported
by three enemy observation aeroplanes.
The enemy bomba rded without success
the coast near Galata and Gallipoli ton
the Gallipoli strait). One of our battle
aeroplanes drove off the enemy air
| craft. whereupon the cruiser ceased
fire and departed with the mine sweep
ers.'