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Show RUSSIANS CHECK GERMAN ATTACKS Pctrograd, Jan 3, 2 p m., via London Lon-don (delayed. By holding the Teutonic Teu-tonic forces on the lino of Vladimlr-Volynskyi, Vladimlr-Volynskyi, on the Galiclan frontier, while fortifying and pressing forward at some points, the Russians have checked the German attempt to advance ad-vance from the direction of Kolki and improved their position along the ICovel railway eastward towards Sar-uy. Sar-uy. North of Czartorysk, the Russians Rus-sians drovo the Germans back and occupied the town' of Khriasi. The very fact J.bat the Russians are advancing along the Kovel-Rovno railroad, rail-road, is held "by military men to be of great importance, since it indicates' indi-cates' a concentration with a view of taking Kovel, an important point of commulnlcation between the German and Austrian fronts. In order to relieve re-lieve the pressure on the Kovel-Sarny line, the Teutons counter-attacked southwest of Kolki, but without result, re-sult, It is announced here. On the Galiclan front, it is stated In reports received in Petrograd, between be-tween the rivers Sereth and Strypa, before which the Russian troops had taken up positions, the Moskovites apparently ap-parently have commenced an offensive offen-sive and advanced as far as the left bank of the Strypa between Buczacz and Solcolow. The region on the left bank of the Styr is still held ngalnst serious attempts of the Austrians to advance. The greatest activity appears ap-pears now along the Stripa on both sides of Buczacz. Here the Russians have driven the opposing forces back from 15 to 17 miles from their positions. posi-tions. It Is stated the Russians continue to hold and to fortify the newly acquired ac-quired territory although the battle is still progressing. The capture of the heights north of Czernowitz, whore nearly 900 prisoners prison-ers were takon, is held by military exports ex-ports here to be of special importance. They predict that it probably will re sult in foiclng the evacuation of Czernowitz Czer-nowitz by the Teutonic allies, giving the Russians a strong foothold in the center of Bukowina and control of the railroads into Rumania. The Russky Ivaldo prints the following follow-ing regarding the situation: "The Russian offensive on the long front of 225 miles from Czartorysk to the Rumanian frontier, started when our troops crossed to the left bank ofc the Styr, taking Khriask, at the foot of the Maddeezhskl Heights. The Austrians are making evory effort to retake these heights which command tho Styr. North of Ollka and at Sllno, our troops advanced and fortified forti-fied the occiipled region of Uscieczko, 10 miles north of Zale Szczky, and forced tho Austrians to the light bank of the Dniester," |