Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-07-07 | Page 4 | Von Bothmer is Forced to Take a New Position

VON BOTHMER IS FORCED TO TAKE A NEW FOSITION BERLIN. July 6. via Tondon, 4:20 p. m. After repeated Russian attacks on positions held by troops of General Count von Bothmer along one sector of tlie front In Gallrla had been repulsed, the Teutonic lines were partly transferred to' a neighboring sector, the war office announced today. Today's army headquarters statement dealing' with the eastern front says: Army gToup of Field Marshal von Hinden'ourg: Southeast of Riga and at many points on the front between Postavy and Wlschniew, further partial par-tial attacks by tlie Russians were repulsed. re-pulsed. Southeast of Riga fifty men were taken prisoner during a counter-attack. Army group of Prince Leopold: Kx-tremely Kx-tremely fierce fighting, especially east of Worortlsche and south of Darovo, was everywhere In our favor. Tho losses of the Russians were considerable. con-siderable. s Army group of General von Llnsln-gen: Llnsln-gen: The battles of Koscziuclmowka and in the neighborhood of Kolki have not yet been concluded. Army group of General Count von Bothmer: On the front of the Earysz sector the defense aftr-r the renulse of repeated enemy attacks was partially "transferred to the Koropiec sector Russian assaults frequently- broke down before the Gern.an lines on both sides of Chocimlrz, southeast of Tlumach.