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Show CONSTANTINOPLE. Iiec. S. na I-on-doru 11:05 p. m. The following official (.ommunlfatlon waa issued today; On the Irak (Mesopotamia) front Tuesday afternoon our troops, by . Ftronx attacks, prevented the enemy I from completely establishing himself in a fortified position near Kut-el- Amara. Monday our troops, after six hours of vigorous attacking, successfully success-fully approached the enemy's main position, capturing a machine gun. Our artillery Bet fire to an enemy trans; ort vessel. Dardanelles front: From several directions, by land and sea, the enemy en-emy has bombarded our positions near Anafarta. Our artillery replied. Near Ari Burnu there has been vigorous vigor-ous fighting with hand grenades and artillery- Our artillery silenced a part of the enemy batteries, drove off an enemy cruiser which attempted to approach Ari Burnu, and destroyed enemy trenches and a portion of one bomb-thrower position. Near Scddul Bahr strong enemy artillery, bomb and aero torpedo firing was pflenred by our artillery. |