Show BUSS US GRAPPLE WITH AUSTRIANS HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED ON EASTERN FRONT FROM GULF OF R RIGA TO total of prisoners taken by russians since their offensive began placed at french re pulsed pulse assaults Ae at verdun london heavy fighting is ig in progress over virtually the entire eastern front from the gulf of riga to buko vina EL a distance ot of between 00 and miles from riga to the Jasi olda river northwest of the pripet marsh reglo region P the germans have taken the offensive against the russians probably in an effort to divert the attention of the russians who are in tife the second week ot of their drive against the austrians Aust lans rians and germans from the pripet marshes to bukovina Buko Buk owina although the Austrian lans sat at numerous points are vigorously counterattack ing the only place the russians havo have been forced to give ground was near north of Bueza buczacz cz in ill gai ga lecla where the austrians Aust lans rians were reinforced by german tro troops aps ops the I 1 russians captured here by the exceeded 1300 th total of men taken prisoner by the ae russians since their offensive began has haa grown to more than North northeast easi of verdun the germans have thrown successive attacks against ih the french eFrench positions north of laumont Th but all the assaults were repulsed with serious losses the heavy bombard bombardment meni by the germans in the region extended from L mont im eastward stward to the west and south of fort vaux and to the I 1 trench french second line positions of fort souville and fort havannes tavannes Ta vannes about three miles northeast of verdun on the remainder of the front in prance france and belgium there have been only artillery duels and sapping operations erat ions except in Clam champagne where berlin reports the penetration of french franch positions and the capture of more than men and tour four machine guns south and southeast ot of trent tho 0 italians are continuing to drive back the austrians Aust lans rians according to rome gains have been m made ade by y the italians in the arsa valley and the sector along the bosina posina a antico astico line and southwest ot of asiago farther north in the jugana valley fresh progress toward the maso torrent is recorded for king victor Em emmanuela manuels men who repelled two counterattacks counter attacks near Sc urelle in the Lagar lna valley the austrians Aust rians are heavily bombarding the Etal italians laus on cont coni |