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Show CLAIM BRITISH LOST heavily! I i ?'- London, Sept 15, 2:27 p. m Re- fc"; newal of heavy fighting in Mesopo- tamia. with the British on the offen- jj. " sive is reported in a delayed official W;ft statement issued at Constantinople, on September 9. The British are said HrV to have lost 2000 men In the engage- 1ft ment. Following is the statement received :.. by way of Berlin: Iftr: 'In the Euphrates sector the enemy attempted a surprise attack. His efJ V fort was frustrated and he was forced jjjf - tc flee, M "In the Tigris sector we carried out heavy attacks successfully. The iS enemy attempted surprise attacks in m.. the night and was repulsed by our r counter movement, sustaining heav it losses While storming a height the enemv lost 2000 men. 1L. "According to the latest news (from Rumania) our troops, supported I T- by Germans and Bulgarians, repulsed fc strong fore s of Russians and Rumar.- M lans in northern Dobrudja." |