Show AN AUSTRIANS VY FIGHTING REPORTED ON FRONT FROM GULF eel 8 OF RIGA TO tf prison a r taken by russians their off Offe nelve began at 9 french franch heple assaults Aa at verdun don aleavy fighting Is in pro over virtually the entire eastern fee t from the cult gulf ot of riga to buko i distance ot of between and om riga to the river hest of the pripet marah region gemans have taken the offensive nt it the russians probably in an t to divert the attention of the I 1 did am 1113 who are in the second week t heir drive against tho the austrians Au germans from the pripet marshes stes 1 aard ard to bukovina Buko Buk owina though the austrians at numerous nume roua is e are vigorously counterattack 4 the only place the russians have forced to give ground was near untie fatze north of buczacz cx cz in ga where the austrians lans were rela ed by german troops the captured here by the ceded eded 1300 the total ot of men a prisoner by the russians Rus slana since r offensive began has grown to e than northeast orth east of V verdun the germans e thrown successive attacks at it the french positions north 04 0 aumont out but all the assaults were lied lilted with serious blossei the vy bombardment by the germans the region extended from it t eastward to the west and south soul b fort rt vaux and to the french sec i line positions of fort souville fort havannes tavannes Ta vannes about three miles theatt of verdun a the remainder of the front in ace ce and belgium there hive been artillery duels and sapping op Ms except in champagne where artia in reports the penetration of ch positions and the capture ol 01 re e than men and four machine louth and southeast of trent the tane ins are continuing to drive back AMt Aist rIans oc according cording to rome a s have been made by the italians the area arsa valley and tho the tor along the line 1 southwest of asiago farther tt in the jugana valley fresh proa 33 toward the maso torrent Is reed ded for king victor n who repelled two counterattacks ir Sc urelle in the lafarina Lagar La garina lna valley austrians lans are heavily bombarding italians on coni cont |