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Show OPERATIONS OF BRITISH 1 EUSTDTECTHE Turks Prevented From Sending Reinforcements to Their Allies on the European Fronts. MAURICE REPORTS ON THE SITUATION Week of Raids in the West During Which 2000 Teutons Teu-tons Were Captured; Artillery Active. LONDON. FeK 2. 3:33 p. m. The present Uritifh operations In the far east are having a definite effect on the general gen-eral situation hy preventing t lie Turks from sending forces to join their allies on the European fronts, according to General F. B. Maurice, chief director of military operations at the war office, in his weekly week-ly review of military movements, given to the Associated Press Unlay. "Our recent operations at Kut-el-Amara and on the Sinai peninsula." said llc-neral .Maurice, "are having an fmpor-tant fmpor-tant bearins upon the general situation hy reversing the condition prevailins; last year, when our failures pave the Turks a chance to send troops to their allle? on the eastern front. The conditions now are reversed. re-versed. The Turks are not only unahle to dispatch such reinforcements to Europe, Eu-rope, hut are compelled to draw on th-ir available resources to enable them to hold their positions in the Kut-el-Ainara and 3inai fields of operation." Wide Swing Made. "General Maude, at Kut-ei-Amaj-a. has been making a wide swing with Ills left, pivoting on his right, which remains stationary at Sunnayyat. ltis adiance has been steady, resulting in the taking of line after line of Turkish trenches, followed fol-lowed by tiie successful action at Dehra, when the big bend In the Tigris was cleared of the enemy. We are now in a position to invest Knt-el-Amara. "cm the rlqht. at Sannayyal. the Turks occupy a narrow front protected by the river on one flank and by a marsh on the other, so that a few machine guns can play havoc with an attacking force. Therefore, our advance there may be held up for some lime. Cleared of Turks. "In t lie Slnal region we have been successful suc-cessful In clearing out several posls that the Turks attempted to renccupy. "Feeling the necessity of at least holding hold-ing their own at Kut-e!-Amara and Sinai, the Turks have stopped troop movements toward Kurope and are sending all possible pos-sible reinforcements to the threatened points. "We have had another week of raJds on the western front marked by the noteworthy note-worthy fact that the Germans made a successful raid at Le Transloy (on the Somme front), where they took thirty-five thirty-five prisoners, which Is the best they have to show against our total capture of more than 21)00 of their men." GERMAN PATROLS ATTEMPT ADVANCE AND MEET DEFEAT PARIS. Feb. 22, 10:3O p. m The official offi-cial communication tonight reads: In Belgium j-esterday aftnrnoon German patrols, who attempted to reach our lines near Roodopoort, northeast of Nieuport, were dispersed hy our fire. The enemy suffered lopfes. Thj artillery fiKhtfns was -iifte spirited on the ripht bank of the Meupe, In the sector of Cote du Polvre. There is nothing to report elsewhere. Ka stern theator: There was artillery activity on the whole front and patrol actions near Serres and the Makovo front. A raid on Brest, near Cake Doiran. permitted us to take prisoners. prison-ers. Two enemy counter-attacks at the same place were repulsed. The aviators were very active, engaging en-gaging in several fights. Knemy columns col-umns near &'-erres and Melkuk were successfully bombarded. Belgian communique: Nothing of importance occurred. BERLIN REPORTS REPULSE OF A BRITISH ATTACK BERLIN", Feb. 22. by wireless to Say-vllle. Say-vllle. A sharp attack by several British companies on the German lines In the vicinity of Armentieres is reported in today's to-day's armv headquarters statement. The British penetrated the German position, but were Immediately driven out, leaving behind, it is declared, 200 killed and thirty-nine prisoners. The statement reads: South of Armentieres, after strong artillery preparation, several British companies entered our position. They were immediately ejected by a powerful power-ful counter-attack. While clearing the trench 200 British dead were counted. Thirty-nine men were taken prisoner. Reconnoitering' advances by the enemy en-emy south of La Bassee cnnal and between the Ancre and the Somme failed. British Report. LONDOX, Feb. 22. 9:55 p. m. The war office communication thin evening says: Hostile raids attempted early this morning east of Verinelles and south of Neuve Chappelle were successfully success-fully repulsed. Tho enemy suffered a number of casualties and left prisoners prison-ers in our hands. The usual artillery activity con- Contlnuei on Page Two.) OPERATIONS OF TIE BRITISH EFFECTIVE (Continued from Pape One.) tlnued on both sides, it was marked north of the Sonime and south of Vprea. Raiding Operations. HRRLIN. Feh. 22. by wireless to Hay. vllle. Continuation f raiding operations ;i long the- Russian front is reported in today's army headquarters annuunc-e-mcnt. In Macedonia, near the Vordar, the Pritlsh were defeated In a hand-gre' nAdn eiiKagenumt. Hud weather prevails on the Rumanian front. Halted by Russian Fire. PFHOriP. D, Feb. 22. via London, 1:M P. m. Ilrltlah admiralty per Wireless I'rers. Ton Ionic: ImupH in massed fnr-nm fnr-nm tlon yenii-nlny n 1 1 nek if 1 the FMinslan pouli Iohh near I )ornt W'atra, on the norihurn jjjl of the Kunmnhin fronl. Tv 0"- y 'i?'! t 1 1- pj'j'h they ware |