Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-29
RUSSIANS PIERCE
TEUTON|C FRONT
ON TWO-M|LE LINE
Numerous Prisoners and
Considerable Amount of
Booty Captured.
WITHDRAWAL OF FORCES
ADMITTED By BERLIN
French Carry Out Successful At
tack Between Les Eparges
and Calonne Trench.
BRITISH ALSO WIN TRENCHES
Considerable Aerial Activity Again
Takes Place in West
ern Thcatcr.
WITHDRAWAL OF FORCES
ADMITTED BY BERLIN
BRITISH ALSO WIN TRENCHES
Considerable Aerial Activity Again
Takes Place in West
ern 'Thcatcr.


On the Bukowina- -RounIania fron,
kimpoluns. the Russians have deliv-
cred vicious attack. which resulted
in the piercing OF the line of the Tcu-
tonic allies over a from, Of nearly two
miles. Numerous prisoness and a con-
siderable amount of booty fell into the
hands OF the Russians Berlin admits
the withdrawal Of the Teutonic forces
along the Golden Bystritza River in
this region. saying that it was necess-
tated in tho face OF superior Russian
torccs.
Eetween Les EparEcs and tho Calonne
trench, north of Nerdun. the French
have carried out II successful attack
against tho Germans taking clements
Of trenches from tho troops OF the
German Crown Prince. North of the
River Somme. near lie Transloy the
British. in attacks. have captured
trenches from the Germans and car
ried out successful raids near MELVILLE
ST. Naast and northeast Of Festubcrt.
Considerable aerial activity has again
taken place on the western front, Lon
don rcportinC the destruction Of four
German aerop!anes and ,hc driving
down Of another.
CONsIDEnABLE FIGHTING
IN NOK'rHERN RUSSIA
In Northwest Russia, on the Riga
sector considerable fighting continues
Here both Berlin aud pctrograd record
the rcpulse OF attacks.
Artillery activity prevails in the
Austro-ltalian theatcvs. and duels with
tho big guns and operations by small
raiding parties are in progress on the
front in Macedonia
The British auxiliary cruiser Lauren
tic. formerly in the White star Lines
Canadian service, has been sunk off
tho Irish coast by either a mine or a
torpedo Twelve officers and 163 men
on board the vessel were saved.
In Mesopotama. the British and OF
toman troops continue theif fight for
the possession OF l<ut-el-Amara. The
London War Office reports the recap
turc by the British of trenches which
the Turks took from them recently
near Eut-el-Amara
RUSSIANS on OFFENSIVE
NEAR MOLDASIAN FRONTIER
fBy Associated Prcss.l
PETROGRAD. January IS tvia Lon
don, British Admiralty. per Wireless
lery preparation, assumed the offensive
yesterday against the Austro- German
fortified positions on both sides Of the
kimpolunE -Jacobeni Road. near the
northwestern frontier of Moldavia. and
after stubborn lighting. broke through
the Tcutonc lines along a front OF
nearly Nwo miles. says the official
statement issued to-day by the RUS
sian War Department. Prisoners and
booty weIe taken by the Russians, the
extent of which has not yet been as
certained Southwest of Riga three
successive German attacks were re-
pulsed by the Russians.
The death OF two priests. who were
wounded while ministering to the SOL
diers in the front trenches. Is de-
scribed in the official statement as fol-
/ lows:
"On January 10. the Day OF Epiph-
amy. in the region of LabuZy. on the
River Shara. southeast OF Baranovichi,
the chaplain Of one of our divisions,
Archpricst Father Itohlmogorov. with
cross and holy water. made a tour OF
our front line trenches blessing the
| troops. Although under artillery and
! trench mortar fire OF the enemy. tho
brave priest did not hesitate in his
ministrations. and both lie and priest,
Il private accompanying him, were
mortally wounded. the latter dying an
hour later.
When ambulance men arrived
Father k"hlmogorov refused to have
his wounds dressed, requesting the
surgeons first 10 attend To the private.
Disregarding his heavy loss OF blood,
he pronounced his blessing on the dy-
ing soldier lying near him. and only
when the private was carried away did
the priest allow himself to be attended
to In the evening OF the day
Father kohlmogorov passed away in
the dressing station"