Petrograd, Nov. 18. Official:—Our Black Sea Fleet has bombarded the barracks and wireless station of Trebizond.
Strong forces of Turks appeared on the 17th on the frontier near Batum; small engagements ooourred in which we routed the Turks in the Valley of tho} Olitachai.
One Russian post detested the Turks in a skirmish in the direotion of Erzerum. We stormed Dutak on the 17th. This is an important centre through—which passes the road leading to the: valley of the Euphrates. There is no change on the other pointe of this front.
Petrograd, Nov. 19.
An official communique states that the Russian Division in the}
Black Sea engaged the cruisers Goeben and Breslau yesterday. The Goeben was badly hit and several explosions took place on board. The Russians had thirty-two men killed. The Goeben and Breslau disappeared in the mist.
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