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Show 1 BRITISH TAKE A i TOWNON DIALA I Drive Turks 30 Miles to Northeast North-east of Bagdad Russians Gain Victory. LONDON, Mar. 16 A portion of the town of Bakubah, on the right bank of the Diala river, about thirty miles northeast of Bagdad, has been occupied by the British, it was announced an-nounced in a report received today from Gen. Maude, in command of the British Tigris forces. The Turks con tlnue to fall back on tho right bank of the Tigris. RUSSIAN VICTORY. PETROGRAD, Mar. 16, via London, Mar. 16, 3:57 p. m. (British admiralty admiral-ty per Wireless Press) Russian troops have dislodged the Turkish forces from their fortified positions on the summit of Narleshklang to the west of Kermanshah, in northwest Persia, says an official statement issued is-sued today by the Russian war department. de-partment. Strong Attack Made BERLIN, March 16. (B wireless to Sayville ) An attack with strong forces was begun by French troops on the Macedonian front yesterday in the region of Monustir Today's headquarters head-quarters report says the French entered en-tered advanced trenches at one point but otherwise were repulsed. |