MESOPOTAMIA
THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN. RETIREMENT ON THE DIALA.' <Au*trali»x. axS N Z. Cabl* &*woc:A4.i<*a and Reuter., May 14. A Russian official message says : "We repulsed a Kurd attack near Belumer. Under superior Turkish pressure -ve retired to the left bank of the Diala. KURDS DISLODGED. (Admiralty per Wireless Press.) (Rec. May 16, 11-50 a.m.) LONDON, May 15. A Russian official message says that in the regions of Kellerk and Amaikbaba southward of Erzingan counter-at-tacks dislodged the Kurds from the trenches they occupied,the previous day." The fighting continues on- the ••Diala river. MACEDONIAN FRONT. SERBIAN REPORT.
&TZ»trali&£ and N.Z. Oabln A#*ociatif>7> and Renter(Rec. May 16, 12.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 15. A Serbian communique says: There j is great activity on the whole Serbian ; front. We readvanced in the region of Vetrenik and Dobropolyo, and repulsed violent counter-attacks. J
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Nelson Evening Mail, 16 May 1917, Page 5
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