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Show RUSSIAN ATTACKS ARE A FAILURE Severe Losses Sustained in Seven-day Battle on the Narayuoka River. Berlin, Nov. 3, by wireless to Say-vllle. Say-vllle. "No success whatever was obtained ob-tained by the Russians in their recent determined attack on the eastern i front which apparently was launched with the purpose of helping tho Rumanians Ru-manians and may be considered the last of the ramifications n of General j Brussiloff's great offensive move-Iment," move-Iment," says an Overseas New Agency review of the campaign. It continues: "On the Narayuvka in Gallcia the Russians sustained a severe and sanguinary san-guinary defeat in a battle that lasted seven days from October 15 to October Octo-ber 22 and were similarly defeated in an engagement on October 30. During Dur-ing the progress of this fighting Turkish Turk-ish troops especially distinguished themselves. "Tho Russians likewise paid a large price for their attacks upon our positions posi-tions on the Shara on October 30-31. While tho German losses, despite drum fire of tho heaviest sort, totalled only 40 men, thanks to the excellent constructed defensive positions. The Russians left about 1,200 men on the field in this sector. "These attacks, which were repeatedly repeat-edly launched in strong force, resulted result-ed in no relief for the Rumanians." Referring to the fighting on the Rumanian Ru-manian front, the review says: "The Austro-German attacks in the Carpathian passes and in Dobrudja continue in full swing, although the Rumanians are making efforts to check them by rapidly concentrating meir reserves. British Troops Successful. Paris, Nov. '3. British troops, following fol-lowing up their successes against the Bulgarians on the left bank of the river Struma in Greek Macedonia, have taken by assault tho village of Alitza, says the official statement issued today by the French war de-parment. de-parment. tin I |