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Show TWO SUCCESSIVE TURKISH ATTACKS BEATEN BY RUSS FKTROORAD, via London, 7:35 p. m.. July 7. The official statement regarding operations in t he Caucasus follows: In the region of DJivizlyk, early on the morning of July .", the Turk?, support e;l by artillery, attacked with 1 strong effectives a sector of our po- sitions and succeeded in torcing our trendies. They were driven out anain by us at the point of the bayonet, bayo-net, and by bomb throwing. Two iresh Turkish attacks In succession were driven back. More than 300 i enemy dead remained in front of our trenches, together with a large quan- i lily of arms and mflitary equipment. j Kast of the region of Bailburt j (pixty-five miles northwest of Erze- , rum), after having weakened by our 1 fire enemy troops which undertook violent. but fruitless. counter attacks, at-tacks, we are following up our progress prog-ress at many points and have taken i possession of several dominating heights, elaborately fort I lied by the Turks. Pairing these operations we took prisoner four officers and K'O men and captured one machine un and a large rpmntity of arms. ! cartridges and tiansport materials. |