THE RUSSIAN FRONT
STRONG ENEMY OFFENSIVE. FIGHTING NEAR OKNA. Admiralty, per Wireless Press. LONDON, August 23. (Received Aug. 23, at 11.40 p.m.) A Russian official message says: The German offensive at Inkkum drove back our cavalry advanced posts. .There is a vigorous German artillery fire in the Dvinsk and Brody regions. The enemy attacked south-west of the town on the Sereth, and occupied a fortified height. Fighting continues in the direction of Okna, with varying success. RUMANIAN ATTACKS REPULSED. A GERMAN CLAIM. Admiralty, per Wireless Press. LONDON, August 23. (Received August 24, at 0.5 a.m.) A German communique says: Strong Rumanian attacks south of the Trotus Valley were repulsed, with heavy enemy losses.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17091, 24 August 1917, Page 5
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