Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-03-23 | Page 3 | Russians' Advance in East Halted by Teutons

RUSSIANS RUSSIANS' AD ADVANCE V ANGE IN EAST HALTED BY BERLIN March 23 23 via Lon don The The R Russians in spite of their great offensive on the eastern eastern east east- em ern front have made no advance says the official statement given out today by the German army headquarters head head- quarters The statement says Western front The German success sue suc cess near tho the f forest rest of A Avocourt has been completed by y the occupation of ot the French points of support on the mountain ridge southwest of Haucourt Hau Hau- court About prisoners were taken Otherwise the general situation on the western front is unchanged Eastern front The Russians showed their main aggressive activity in the evening and nighttime They advanced several times with strong forces against the German positions and bridgehead of on both sides of the railway between n and and four times Umes against the German lines north of or On the front northwest of the tile number of prisoners prisoners' taken by us has reached 14 officers and menThe men The Russians in this district undertook undertook undertook under under- took no more important attacks apparently ap ap- ap on account of the overwhelming overwhelm ing losses they had suffered They advanced several times with renewed force however between and the lakes The great sacrifices of men and ammunition brought to the Russians in these attacks as well as in several local enterprises at other places not even the smallest advantage a against the unshaken German defense I