THE NEAR EAST.
_i , RUSSIANS RESUME THE OFFENSIVE. I TURKS FORCED BACK. Admiralty, per Wireless Press. . LONDON, Juno 23. (Received June 24, at 5.5 p.m.) Russian official : In the region of Rayaisk we forced back the Turks on the right I bank for two miles. We advanced as far t as the Abisliiroan River, in the region of v bakkiz. ' Another Russian official report states : c Our detachments attacked a position west- i ward of Kalkat and bayoneted the Turkish I defenders. Only a few escaped. We de- c teated the Kurds northward of Terdesht c and .occupied the summit. Our advance 1 continues. s
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19170625.2.31.12
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 17039, 25 June 1917, Page 5
Word Count
105THE NEAR EAST. Otago Daily Times, Issue 17039, 25 June 1917, Page 5
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.