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Show RUSSIANS TAKE TURKISH POSITION IN MOUNTAINS Pctrograd, via I-ondon, April 3. Tho Russian war ofllco communication communica-tion Issued today was; After ninety minutes preparation by gusts of heavy and light artillery tho Germans attacked tho bridgehead at Ikukull, but wero repulsed. In tho region of Dvlnsk and south -of It thero havo been artillery duels. Thero has been great activity by tho enemy ene-my nrtlllcry on many sectors. During tho German offensive doscribed do-scribed yesterday In tho region north of Barlnovlchl station tho cnomy fired oxploslvo bullets. In tho region of Llakovltchl Sunday morning a considerable con-siderable body of Germans, having crossed tho Sharn river, launched an attack on our posts, but wero repulsed. re-pulsed. Thero has been grcnt activity of enemy nvlators In tho Tollesslo ro-glon. ro-glon. Tho floods continue. Caucasus front: In tho courso of our offensive wo pnssed tho water Bhcd of tho uppor Tchoruk river nnd seized strongly fortified mountain positions po-sitions 10,000 feet nbovo tho sen lov-el, lov-el, taking prisoner n company of Turks. In tho courso of tho pursuit of tho enemy in tho roglou of tho Sourbkarpct convent, wo enptured a Turkish camp with tents nnd shelters shel-ters and n storo of nrms. Southeast of Mush in tho region of tho vlllngo of Mahboubouk our dotachraonts dispersed dis-persed parties of Turkish cavalry. |