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Show RUSSIANS GRAPPLE WITH piS HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED ON EASTERN FRONT FROM GULF OF RIGA TO BUKOWINA. Total of Prisoners Taken by Russians Since Their Offensive Began Placed at 1 14,000. French Repulse Re-pulse Assaults st Verdun. London. Heavy fighting is in progress pro-gress over virtually the entire eastern front from the Gulf of Riga to Buko-wina, Buko-wina, a distance of between U00 and 700 miles. From Riga to the Jasiolda river, northwest of the Pripet Marsh region, the Germans have taken the offensive against the Russians, probably in an effort to divert the attention of the Russians who are in the second week of their drive against the Austrians and Germans from the Pripet marshes southward to Bukowina. Although the Austrians at numerous points are vigorously counterattacking, counterattack-ing, the only place the Russians have been forced to give ground was near Bobulintze, north of Buezacz, in Ga-iicia, Ga-iicia, where the Austrians were reinforced rein-forced by German troops. The Russians Rus-sians captured here by the Teutons exceeded 1,300. The total of men taken prisoner by the Russians since their offensive began has grown to more than 114,000. Northeast of Verdun the Germans have thrown successive attacks against the French positions north of Thiaumont, but all the assaults were repulsed with serious losses. The heavy bombardment by the Germans in the region extended from Thiaumont Thiau-mont eastward to the west and south of B'ort Vaux and to the French second sec-ond line positions of F'ort Souville and Fort Tavannes, about three miles northeast of Verdun. On the remainder of the front in France and Belgium there have been only artillery duels and sapping operations, op-erations, except in Champagne, where Berlin reports the penetration of French positions and the capture of more than 100 men and four machine guns. South and southeast of Trent the Italians are continuing to drive hack the Austrians, according to Rome. Gains have been made by the Italians in the Arsa. valley and the Pasubio sector along the Posina-Astico line and southwest of Asiago. Farther north in the Sugana valley fresh progress pro-gress toward the Maso Torrent is recorded re-corded for King Victor Emmanuel's men, who repelled two counterattacks near Scurelle. In the Lagarina valley the Austrians are heavily bombarding the Italians on Coni Zugna. Envying the Enginer. "It must be great to be a railroad engineer?" "Still clinging to your small-boy ambitions, am-bitions, eh?" "Oh, it isn't that. I was Just thinking think-ing what a joy it must be to be able to drive and not have to listen to the advice of the passengers." Detroit Press. |