Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-10-23 | Page 1 | Austro-German Attack Repulsed

AUSTRO GERMAN ATFACKRFPULSED Attempt to Cross River North of Brody Fails Battle Slackens. Petrograd, Oct. 23. Via London, 12:21 p. m. Austro-Gorman forces made a new attack yesterday, striking north of Brody, near the Volhynlan-Galician Volhynlan-Galician border. Tho war office reports re-ports that the assault waB repulsed. The announcement follows: "North of the little town of WIdsy. south of Dreswity lake, an enemy aeroplane descended In our lines. "Enemy attempts to cross the river I Boldurka, a tributary of the Stripa I north of Brody, were repelled by our fire. "On the river Narayuka in the re. glon of Svistelniki and Skomorocby (southeast of Lomber) the battlo has slackened. On the remainder of the front to events of importance occurred. oc-curred. "Along the whole Caucasian front reconnaissances and exchanges of fire aro taking placo." . Russians Totally Repulsed. Berlin, Oct. 23. Via London, 3:59 p. m. Tho total repulse of the Russian Rus-sian forces from tho western bank of the river Narayuvka in Galicia has been completed, nays the official statement state-ment issued at German army headquarters head-quarters today. At Predeal pass on tho Transyl-.vanian Transyl-.vanian front, the statement adds 5560 'Rumanians have been captured.