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Show tacks hi the Gallcta district were re: pulsed. The communication follows: In the western theater: On a large part of HM front there was lively artillery activity, successful success-ful mine explosions in the Champagne anil Argonne caused heavy damns'- to French trenches. Early yesterday morning enemj airmen dropped tombs on Ostend. No damage was done and no one was injured. Von Hirsdenburg's Army. In the eastern theater: Army croup of Field Marshal ion llOnC'therKfront hctween Duna. Mereo. "n the Niemen. the flKhtine at" various points assumed grca ter proportions. ISOn prisoners and five machine puns brine taien. Between lozinrv and tile Niemen stubborn battles bat-tles lasted throughout the day. and only this morning did the enemy "ease his resistance. He is hems pur-Jnia pur-Jnia On the Zelwianha the enemy ,es have been hrohen through at several points. The enemy lost seventeen sev-enteen officers and 194 men taken prisoners, as well as seven machine S1The Russian official report of the 10th mentions fighting by Russia n advance guards to the north of Abel. Or-rman troops did not take par in anv operations there. On the other hand. Russian advance guards were seen vcslerday northwest Of tne Viliya They were attacked and thrown back. Story Not Cabled. Mso mentioned in the same report is a victory by two Russian soldiers over six Germans at the confluence or the Zelwianka. No report of this Pas reaHied the German army administration. admin-istration. (The Russian oficlal : statement state-ment referred to. which was cabled to the rnlte.l States did not mention the victory of two Russians over six Gcr- "Trmy group of Prin-e Leopold of " These1 troops are In close co-opera-Hoi with the right wing of tin. arm-group arm-group of Field Marshal von Hinden-burg Hinden-burg Enemy positions south of -.elba were taken. Near Koszele the -.elwlanka has been crossed. On botn sides of th" Beresha-Kart.ishka-Kos-row-SIOnlm road the enemy has been driven hack. This enemy group took S7B9 prisoners and eleven machine EUArroy group or Field Marshal von AttaSw?j on both sides of .lie rail-wav rail-wav to Pinsk some advance positions were taken by surprise during the "'in'thc southeastern theater: German troops. In conjunction h others repulsed further attacks Wn severe loss to the enemy. GERMAN REPORT CLAIMS VICTORY OVER RUSSIANS BKRMN. Sept. 12. via London. 4:20 p. m. Further progress for the German troops at vaijous points along the battle line in Russia Is claimed in an official statement issued today at the headquarters headquar-ters of t he general sta ff. but no mention is made of operations tn the Riga district. The assertion Is made that Russian at- |