The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-22
British and Turks Engaged in Bitter Battle Along the
 Tigris in MesOpOtamia
MINOR OPERATIONS
 ALONG OTHER FRONTS
British, in Daylight Raid, Blow Up a German Dugout on the Front in France-Artillery Duels
 Violent

The British and Turks in Mesopo- tamia have been engaged in vigorous fighting along the Tigris river in the vicinity of -El-Amara. Both the London and Constantinople war office makes claim to successes for their troops. The British official communi- cation announces that northeast of Kut the British troops have driven the Turks from a small trip of land they were holding on the right bank of the Tigris and that King Georges men are now in control of an entire trench section on front of 2500 yards to a depth of HOO yards. It adds that the right bank of the river also has been cleared of Turks down stream from Kut- -Amara and that southwest of the town further progress has been made.
 Constantinople says that east of -El-Amara the British launched three attacks against the Ottoman po- sitions. but that none of them was successful and that the attackers suf- fered heavy casualties.
 In the capture of Nanesti, on the Se- reth river in Rumania, hard fighting of a hand to hand character took place in the streets. In withdrawing from the village German batteries raked the Russians as they made their way across the bridges over the Sereth, inflicting heavy losses on them. With the fall of Nanesti, 555 men and one officer were captured by the Ger mans.
 On the other battle fronts, only minor operations have been carried out The big guns are everywhere active. On the line in France, near Loos, the British in daylight raid blew up German dugouts causing many casualties among the occupants The artillery duels have again become vio- lent in the verdun sector Berlin, January 21. v via London.) The entire bridgenead position at Ma nesti. on the sereth line in northern lRumania. fell into Field Marshal yon Mack ensen's hands with the town. capture of which was reported yes terday. the war office announced to- day The Russians suffered severe losses in retreating across the Sereth bridges, and 556 prisoners were taken.
 An attempted attack by the Russians in the Putna valley, on the western Moldavian front. was broken up and minor attacks elsewhere along this line were repulsed Only minor oper- ations in other war areas are reported in the official statement, which reads:
 "Western front: Aside from locally livelier artillery duels and successful enterprises on our part. the day passed without important events.
 Eastern front: Front of Prince Leo- pold; East of Baranovich, German raiding attachments entered Russian positions and brought back IT pris- oners.
 Front of Archduke Joseph: In the eastern Carpathians, 9 hostile attack on the Putna valley road that had been planned was hindered in enemy troops on the march in the region of St. Quentin.
 "On the right bank of the Mouse both artilleries were very active. In the sectOIS oA NdSHSidufilie diu Chambrettes and the Caurieres wood. North of Ban de sapt, after a spirited bombardment we carried out surprise attack on the German line in the di- rcction of Senones." N Belgian communication; There was artillery fighting on the bank of the. Dixmude and on the Steenstrae ete- Bet- Sas front"