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Show RUSSIAN TROOPS MAKEJEADWAY Capture Austro-German Positions Po-sitions on Galician Front Meet Check in North. Petrograd, Oct. 6, via London, 1:45 p. m. Russian troops have made headway on tho Galician front in their campaign for Lemberg, according accord-ing to today's war announcement, capturing Austro-German positions In the district south of Brzezany. southeast south-east of the Galician capital. Counter attacks are holding up tho Russian offensive along tho line of tho north. The official statement reads: i "Western front: In the direction of Zlochoff (forty miles east of Lemberg) Lem-berg) in the region of Peniaki (south of Brody) Gugolovace and Mlynovce battles arc proceedings. The enemy Is obstinately resisting our offensive by making counter ateacks. Wo took prisoner 15 officers, two surgeons and 522 men. "In tho region south of Brzezany our troops captured some enemy positions." |