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ABOUT THE WAR
Aastrians are entrenching for a new
stand west of Lutsk.
British capture two towns from
Germans In East Africa.
The British have seized two vil
lages In German east Africa.
Czernowlu has been evacuated by
Austrian 3, according to Petrograd re
port. Battle continues near Buczacz be
tween Russians and combined forces
of Austrians and Germans.
British claim to hav advanced on
Tigris river, but Turkish official re
port asserts they weru repulsed.
The northern sweep of Gen. Brus
lloffs army has thrown back the Ger
man counter offensive in the north.
French report capture of German
irenches on front of .two-thirds of a
rile near Dead Man's hill nt Verdun.
Official announcement was made at
military headquarters at San Antonio
of the capture of Luis de la Rosa at
Monterey.
Russians continue forward drive,
hiking 14,000 more prisoners, making
Kains in territory and p pulsing count
er attacks. Over 170,0(10 prisoners
vere taken In two weeks.
The forward drive of the Russian
rrmies in Voihynia, Giiic'a and Bu
kowina continues with apparently un
diminished successes. The Germans
may stop Verdun attack and rush
troops to Voihynia.
Americans routed twenty-five Villa
bandits, killing three, wounding sev
eral and capturing all their horses
and saddles, some rifles and several
thousand rounds of ammunition, crip
pling the band completely near Santa
Clara in a surprise attack.
