Petrograd, Feb. 4.
In the region of Plakanen, eastward of the Mitau road, a party of our scouts dispersed the Germans with hand grenades and returned safely. Southward of Ikskul the Germans attempted during the night to accomplish some work on the Dvina, but were repulsed by our fire. During a reconnaissance northward of Lake Narroch our aviators, in spite of the enemy's violent artillery fire, bombarded the German lines and convoys on the road to the borough of Vidza. All our machines returned without sustaining any damage from the fire of the enemy's heavy end light artillery.
Southward of Dubno the Austrians are using an apparatus for repulsing attacks which emits flame from thirty to forty metres in length. On the front of the Middle Strypa our aeroplane dropped bombs on the station of Ezernn and on a train which was there. On the Dniester the enemy is continuing to shell our trenches with his heavy and light artillery. North: eastward of Czernowitz our heavy guns bombarded, with the assistance of aeroplanes, the enemy batteries.
In the region of the villages of Toporovzeh and Raranche, north-
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