Show nta I 1 SEVERE R TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND TURKS THROWN AGAINST NICHOLAS ARMY desperate attempt to regain lost positions followed by retreat french pos positions irions violently bombarded at night london the russian army in id ask asia minor has suffered a severe repulse at the hands of the turks constan consta n dinople claims it petrograd Petro grad admits it iti 1 field marshal von mackensen hats ha apparently concentrated the main part of his reputed army ol of turks against the center of grand duke nicholass army the russian line runs from ond on the black sea sea to miles mile s south the c enter center has advanced about sixty miles from Erz erum captured february 15 with Erz ingan its as its objective it is here that the tha turks are mak ing their great fight the turks have been massed on the kope mountains northwest of er berum and on the alth drove the Riis russians from their positions on the eastern slopes orthis range A series of attempts of the russians to regain these positions have been repulsed according to the turkish reports with heavy losses to the grand duke this repulse was followed by an action in which the turks took the offensive the battle was of a most desperate character and lasted the whole day and the petrograd Petro grad official report announces that at its close the russians were compelled to retire french positions near dead man hill on the verdun front were bombarded violently sunday night but there was no infantry attack A german thrust south of roye was repulsed the war office statement announced |