The Archive · 1915

German Night Attacks Poland

ACTIVITY OF THE BLACK SEA — FLEET

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Petrograd, Jan. 11.

On the left bank of the Vistula there were only partial engage: ments.

The Germans delivered four attacks on the night of the 8th and on the following day in the region to the northward of Sukh, all of which were repulsed.

A small detachment of Russian troops made a sudden attack on some Germans who were spproachour position at Folivark and Dolovatka by sapping. The Russians threw a number of hand grenades, drove the enemy out and destroyed part of their trenches. Woe vanced and seized " part of the German trenches at Mogely, where we fortified ourselves, There have been no important changes on the Austrian front. The Austrians retreated at all the points where we attacked and we took some prisoners.

In the Black Sea, on the 6th during the night, our fest met the Breslau and Hamidieh and " short duel ensued after which the enemy's ships withdrew. Our ships were not hit.

While. reconnoitring the Anatolian coast on the 7th and 8th our fleet burned or sank many of the enemy's sailing-vessels, feluccas and other boats. The crews ut ships sunk st some distance from the shore were taken on board our vessels. On the 8th we bombarded

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