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Show RUSSIANS TAKE TURKISH TOWN IN NEW OFFENSIVE PETUOGRAl), Sept. 28. The Russians have captured Oromaru, twenty-four miles west of Meri, in the Caucasus, it is announced officially. The text of the announcement follows: Western and Rumanian fronts: There were fusillades and recon-noitering recon-noitering on these fronts. Caucasus front: On Monday our reconnoitering parties took Oromaru, twenty-four miles west of Mcri. In the Eviltlc sea, Wednesday, off the southern part of the island of Oesel, our destroyer OchotnlU was chimaged and later sunk from striking an enemy mine laid by a submarine. A ship's boat containing eleven sailors, sail-ors, including four wounded men, landed on the cqast. Motorboats and ships were dispatched in search of othr niPinbeiK of the crew. The officers of-ficers of the Ochotnik refused to leave and sank with their ship. Aviation : Our airmen dropped bombs on Turkish camps to the west of Kalkit and on Kemon. Kx plosions plo-sions were observed at the latter place. |