Show GERMANS DEFEAT 1 I FRENC ATTACK 1 Report That Assault on Souchez Souchez Sou- Sou chez Is Unsuccessful Say Russians Are in Retreat Berlin BerHn via London July Juh 18 IS 11 p p. p m. m m.- m. The following communication was Issued Issued is issued Is- Is sued h by the tho war office today A French attack a against the churchyard church chut- yard and ancl hill at nt Souchez W was S repulsed Fighting continues on the tho hel heights near Les In Loraine enem enemy attacks near Em- Em east cast of ot Lune llIe and ancl in the repulsed region of or Ban Sapt were Eastern front Portions of ot the tho army or 01 General von on Buelow have defeated the Russian forces near Autz where men and 6 guns and 3 machine guns gun were captured They are pursuing In ing F the enemy In an easterly direction Other portions of ot this army arrn are I fighting to th the northeast of or Kurshan East of or that town an enemy advance ance position has hns been stormed Between tho the Plea Pisa and Vistula rivers riv rl rivers ers ors the tho Russian troops are retreating and the troops of ot General von and Von Yon arc are close behind them The enemy Is attacked and driven back whore where ho offers resistance In prepared positions Reserve troops and and a n 10 levy loty of ot troops troop of ot General von have stormed tho the towns of and and regiments of General von on have broken through h tho the extended positions po po- of or 1 Nomo Nome ome and The Tho number of prisoners was considerably consid consid- considerably crabb Increased 1 and four guns were captured n Retreating Retreating- From the north north of of ot the Vistula to tho the t the tho to Russians also have hae begun begun begun be be- gun to retreat Our troops In a a. short engagement and during tho the pursuit made prisoners On tho the so southeastern front tho of offensive offensive ot- ot was taken by the tho arm army under General von on which made successful sue sue- pro progress under the hen heavy v fire tire of ot the tho enemy Our troops on Saturday morning took a narrow point In the wire en entanglements entanglements on- on of oC a strongly fortified enemy main position and through h this opening stormed an nn enemy trench on a aCront front of ot 2000 motors meters about a f mile and anda a third In the course of ot the cla day the wedge was widened and ancl pushed forward forward for tor- ward with tenacious h hand to n to fi fighting far tar Into the enemy's position In the evening the enem enemy's s Moscow grenadier troops were ere defeated defeated by our landwehr ehr and reserve troops Tho The enem enemy enemy retreated during the night behind behind be bo- hind the river to the district south of ot suffering heavy losses In their retirement Between tho upper Vistula and tho the Bug Dug ft fighting continues continues under the command of ot Field Marshal von on Mac- Mac konsen Tho The Russians have been driven by the Gorman German troops from the tho hills of ot south of ot as aa asfar astar far tar as Kro and both places have ha been taken b by storm The fire tire of or the tho Siberian army corps corp could not ward off ott defeat We wo 0 r a took more mor than a thousand prisoners nors I |