Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-09-19 | Page 3 | Berlin Reports Recovery of some Lost Territory

BERLIN REPORTS RECOVERY OF SOME LOST TERRITORY BERLIN, Sept. IS, via London, 6:03 p. m. A German attack against the Russians who arc attempting to capture cap-ture the Galician town of Halicz resulted result-ed in the defeat of the Russians, who " lost the greater portion of the terri-- terri-- tory (rained on Saturday, the war office f announced today. In addition to in-I in-I fiicting heavv casualties on the Rus-I Rus-I sians, the Germans took 3500 prisoners I and sixteen machino guns. The state-I state-I raent is as follows: J Eastern theater, army group of 8 Prince Leopold: West of Lutsk our I effective curtain of fire impeded jl an attempt of the enemy to launch 8 a rush attack against the troops of J General von Marvritz. North of I Czelvov a feeble attack was re- : milsed easily. Many thousands ot Russian dead cover the battlefield I of (Saturday. 9 Between the Sereth and the 9 Stripa repeated Russian attacks 8 against the troops under General I von Eben resulted in tho same com- plete failure and heavy losses for I the Russians as on the preceding I Army group of Archduke Charles J Francis: In heavy fighting west I of the Zlota Lipa Turkish troops, fi supported by their allied comrades, l successfully defended themselves 1 9 ugainst superior forces of the en- V emv. Hostile detachments which ' i penetrated their lines were driven ,1 German troops under the eorn- 'I mand of General von Gerok made j counter-attacks on both sides of the 1 Xarayuvka (a tributary of the finila Lipa). The Russians were unable to stem the advance of these trooj'S. A. greater portion of the territory lost Saturday is again in our hands. Not taking into account ac-count the heavy casualties of the enemy in killed or wounded, he lost 3500 prisoners and sixteen machino guns. Tn the Carpathians Russian attacks at-tacks were repulsed. Southeast of Hatzep, in Trnnsyl-vania, Trnnsyl-vania, fresh fighting is proceeding in our favor. Among the booty taken aro seven guns. Turks Surprise Russians. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sunday, Sept. 17 via London, Sept. JS, 13:40 p. m. A 'successful Turkish surprise attack against the "Russians in southern Armenia Ar-menia is announced in today's official statement, which follows: Caucasus front: On the right wing a Turkish surprise attack w-s crowned with success. On the left wino- we pressed back an enemy re-con re-con noitering detachment, inflicting losses. Kgvntian front: Enemy airmen operating bv moonlight dropped ten bombs on 'El Arish. No damage was caused. Enemv cavalry detachments which tried to advance east of, Suez were repulsed.