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Show RUSSIANS RETIRE TO WESTERN BANK OF RIVER SHARA PETKOGRAD, Oct. 27.' via London, 1.45 p. m. German forces yesterday launched an attack against the Russian positions on the western bank of the river Shara, in the region of Goldovitchi, and forced the retirement of the Russians Rus-sians to the eastern bank of the river, says today's Rusian official statement. The announcement says: Western Russian front: Small Gorman forces attacked our positions posi-tions south of Rigf, but were repelled. re-pelled. Under the cover of violent artillery artil-lery fire the enemy, about a battalion bat-talion strong, advanced, occupying the western bank of the river Shara, in the region of Goldvitchi. Our troops were-compelled to retire to the western bank. Tn the wooded Carpathians in the region south of Rafailev and west of Yorek hta. the enemy attempts to assume the offensive were arrested ar-rested by our fire. I |