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Show HEAVY FIGHTING ON EAST FRONT Austro-Germans Vigorously Attacking and Russo-Ruman-ians Offering Resistance. ENEMY MAKES GAINS Russians Open Offensive on Caucasus Front and Making Large Advance. PETROGRAD, Aug. 20 (British Admiralty, Ad-miralty, per Wireless Press). Austro-German Austro-German vforces are making vigorous attaoks on the southern Rumanian front The war office announcement of today says that stubborn resistance is being offered by the Russians and Rumanians, who, however, were forced back at several points. On the Caucasus Cau-casus front, where the Russians recently re-cently took the offensive, a further large advance has been made, a series of villages being captured. The communication follows: "Russo-Gallcian front In the, direction direc-tion of Riga the enemy trained his artillery ar-tillery fire against our trenches west of the Riga-Mitau road. "Rumanian front The enemy yesterday yes-terday made persistent attacks in the direction of Ocna and Onecati. In the morning the enemy attacked the Rumanians Ru-manians in the region of the River Slanlc. Towards evening the enemy, after a stubborn and uninterrupted battle, succeeded In occupying a portion por-tion of the Rumanian trenches, pushing push-ing back the Rumanian troops to the southwestern outskirts of Ocna. In the morning the enemy also made a stubborn attack In the region of Gra-zestchl Gra-zestchl and the factory at Stakerlere. In the courso of the day he forced his way into the factory. An engagement lei ..r- lO 111 IJlUglCSil. "In the direction of Fokshanl yesterday yes-terday morning the Germans, after artillery ar-tillery preparation, undertook an offensive offen-sive on both sides of the Fokshani-Ajud Fokshani-Ajud railway. By midday they succeeded suc-ceeded in occupying our first line trenches west of the railway, hut a counter-attack drove them out and the, position was restored. East of the railway the Rumanians, under strong enemy pressure, were compelled to retreat re-treat to the southern approaches of tho village of Marasechti. "Caucasian front In tho direction of Kharput the Turks on Saturday undertook un-dertook an offensive against Mount Mardaundag. Towards evening, after stubborn attacks, they succeeded in occupying a portion of our trenches. At dawn the following day a counterattack counter-attack drove them out and the position was restored. In the region south of Helmir-Balumer our troops advanced and occupied a series of villages on the Agred-Mount Limos-Vagadjlk-Memban front," |