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Show RUSSIAN FORCES SDELL AUSTRIAN POSITIONS ALONG THE DNEISTER I Lively Engagements for Advanced Points Are in Progress Near Mouth of Lower Stripa Vienna Reports Heavy I Losses of Italians in Vigorous Artillery Duels No I j Infantry Fighting in Verdun Region Germans I j Continue to Sink Non-combatants Paris, April 15, 11:50 a. m. There' was no infantry fighting in the Verdun Ver-dun region last night. French positions posi-tions between Malancourt wood and Hill 304, west of the Meuse, were subjected to heavy bombardments and there were lively artillery exchanges near the western edge of Corbeaux wood. East of the river an Intermittent Intermit-tent bombardment was carried on. The operations aro described in the following statement by the war office this afternoon. "North of Roye a reconnaissance on the part of the enemy who were endeavoring en-deavoring to occupy our trenches in the region of Parvillers was dispersed by our fire. No Infantry Fighting. "There was no infantry fighting last night anywhere in the Verdun region. West of the Meuse there has been a fairly spirited bombardment of our positions between the Wood of Malancourt and hill 304. Our batteries batter-ies evidenced great activity along this front, particularly west of Corbeaux wood and at various points along tho Forges brook. "East of the Meuse and in the Woevre there have been intermittent bombardments. "In the Vosges there have been encounters between patrols. A reconnaissance recon-naissance on the part of the enemy was checked by our fire at a point south of Sainte Marie-Aux-Mines." Austrian War Report. Berlin, April 15, Wireless to Say-ville. Say-ville. The official Austrian statement of Friday follows- "Russian front- Russian artillery actively shelled our positions on the lower Stripa, along the Dnelster and northeast of Czernowitz. Near the mouth of the lower Stripa and southeast south-east of Bugzaz there wero lively en gagements Tor advanced positions, some of which are still In progress. The occupants of one trench which formed a salient were forced back to the main positions. Northeast of Jaa-lovlce, Jaa-lovlce, the enemy entered an advanced position but was ejected at once by a counter attack. One Russian offi- cor, three ensigns and 100 men were captured. An Austro-Hungarlan detachment de-tachment by a surprise attack occupied occu-pied an advanced Russian position on the road between Bugzaz and Czort kow. On the front held by Archduke Joseph Ferdinand the enemy's artll lery was active. Italians Suffer Heavy Losses. "Italian front: The artillery duels continued, in so far as the weather permitted. The Austro-Hungarlans captured an Italian position at Mrz-livrh Mrz-livrh and repulsed several counter attacks. at-tacks. The Italians suffered heavy losses. "Our artillery vigorously shelled the Italian positions at Flitsch and Hon-tebra Hon-tebra Attempts by Italian troops in the Sugana sector to occupy our positions posi-tions on the heights of Movaledo failed. fail-ed. On the Ponale road our troops evacuated adefenslve position south of Pperone. In the Adamello sector. Alpini occupied the Dosson-Digenova ridge. An Italian attack ngalnst Monte Boorluzzo, south of Stilfser. failed." The text of the official statement, issued at German army headquarters today said: "Western fronf A strong English advance against our crater positions south of St. Elol, being nrule was completely repu'sed after a hand grenade gren-ade engagement "In the Argonne and east of that region there were lively local artil-lcrv artil-lcrv and mine duels "On tho left bank of the Meuse enemy en-emy attacks against our positions ou Dead Man's Hill south of the Bols des Corbeaux. and in the Bois des Cum-leres Cum-leres could only be carried by a few-battalions few-battalions against Dead Man's Hill "The attacking enemy waves broke down with the heaviest losses before our Hues. The few men who penetrated penetrat-ed our trenches were killed In hand to hand fighting. "On the right bank of the Meuse and on the Woevre plain the fighting activity chiefly was limited to violent artillery duels. Two weak enemy hand grenade attacks southwest of Fort Douaumont failed. "Eastern theater: Attempts made by the Russians yesterday to deliver local attacks northwest of Dvlnsk wore unsuccessful." Rev.iew of War Situation. Heavy artillery exchanges continue along the front beforo Verdun but the German infantry has not returned to the ussault. Increased activity on the Galiclan front is indicated by a statement from tho Austrian war office. In the Austro-Itallan campaign repeated re-peated attacks were made on each side. Austrian troops captured an Italian position at Mrzlivrh. Near Sperone tho AuBtrlans abandoned a defensive position and fell back to the next line. The British steamship Shenandoah, of 3.SSG tons, has been sunk by a mine. Two men are missing. A news agency dispatch from Tho Hague says the German foreign office is perturbed on account of tho dissatisfaction dis-satisfaction expressed In tho United States at tho German note in regard to the Sussex. Acordlng to these advices, ad-vices, German officials now seem wil ling to do everything possible to avoid a rupture with the United States. Today's German war office an- j nouncemruit says that waves oXj 'I French Infantry have assaulted Ger- man positions on Dead Man's Hill. j The French charges broke down, the !E report states. Thoso who reached tho 1 German trenches being killed in hand- to-hand fighting. No mention of this J battle was made in the official French I statement |