The Archive · 1915

DESPERATE GERMAN GFFENSIVE IN POLAND

TURKS SEVERELY HANDLED — ON he OLTISA

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Petrograd, Jan, 12.

On the Jeff of toe vistula, on the night of the 11th and the following day, the Germans made their usual attempts to attack ditterent points of our position with small detachments; al were repulsed by gun and mille fire with heavy losses.

The Germans advanced more stubbornly, but nevertheless unsuccessful.y, in the region of Sukha, where they made four attacks withthe twenty-four hours, and be against the Farm at Mogely, where they made two attacks. At one point our scouts advanced close to the German trenches and threw number of hand grenades, inflicting serious losses.

According to supplementary information the Germans, after their attack on the night of the 10th against Samice, left 500 dead on the battlefield. Here our field pro-lectors gave great help.

In the Caucasus in the direction of Olti a fierce fight is proceeding with the Turkish rearguard on the river Oltisa and westward thereof.

In the region of Karaurgan the battle is developing successfully for us. On the 1th we captured the 92nd Turkish Regiment, including eleven officers, three doctors and 1,500 men and a battalion of the 5¢nd Regiment was almost annihilated and the remaining 250 men taken prisoner, We, during the capture of mountain in Turkish territory, seized a Turkish encampment with stores of gun and rifle ammunition.

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