The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-07-09
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.

nuFSdayy July IE-OuCc again CAO
Dardanelles figures in the news, and
an official account of the fighting
three days ago, June %, reports de-
cided gain for the allies in the direc-
ton of Krithia. Krithia itself is a
strategic point Of strong Turkish adj
vantage, blocking the way to K1lld
Bahr, at the narrOws.
In southeastern Galicia the Rus
slams have again halted the Austro-
German advance on the Gnila Lipa
River front. This is admitted in
Vienna. Farther north, however,
across the frontier in Lublin, capital
of the province of the same name, has
been occupied.
On the Italian front no important
changes are noted.
On the western front the French
confess to minor losses near Bagatelle
in the AIRS Onne, where the Germans
penetrated their trenches after three
determined assaults.
Friday, July 2.-Unofficial reports
say the allies have captured Krithia.
on the GallipoIi Peninsula. Turkish
losses are said to be unusually heavy.
The retirement of the Russians in
southern Poland, and the unchecked
Teuton drive northward into the prov
ince of Lubin place IvangOrod in seri-
Gus peril.
The Verdun sector is again engag-
ing the attention of military OBJ
servers, and the eXpection is strong
that big events impend in this region.
A fierce assault of the Germans along
the road from Bernarville and -Four
de Paris, on June 30, drove in the first
French line. The second line, how
ever, held firm and a counter-attack
rngained the lost trenches. In the re-
glon north of Arras artillery fighting
continues, and Berlin claims the re
suits are satisfactory to the German
side.
The warfare Oh the Italian front is
marked by heavy fighting, with some
slight progress for the Latins in the
Tonale vicinity to the northwest of
Trent, and northeast of Monfalcone
on the Isonzo.
Saturday, July 3.-German and Rus
sian squadrOns are said to have clash
ed in the Baltic between Stockholm
and the mainland, and the dispatches
from Christiania say that a German
cruiser of the Magdeburg class was
sunk; a mine layer, the Albatross, and
a torpedO-boat driven ashore, and two
German battle-ships, one of the Wit
telsbach and the other a dreadnought
of the Kaiser class, seriously dam
aged. Nothing is said of the Russian
losses.
The Russian retreat from Galicia
continues and the most serious phase
Of the situation is the progress of
Mackensen's armies east of the Wis
lula and north of the Galician frontier
in the Province of Lublin. The advance
has reached line nearly fifty miles
within the Polish border, threatening
Jacslow, on the Vistula.
The western front is marked by
fierce fighting with indecisive results.
On the Italian front the capture OF
Tolmino, on the upper Isonzo, is re-
ported. This gives the Latins an i'm
portant strategic position.
Sunday, July AT rate estimated
at five miles day General Won Mack
ensen's forces are still swinging north
ward in Galicia and Poland in an eff
fort to drive a wedge into the Russian
center and dislodge the Russians from
the Vistula river and force them back
Over the Bug, thus splitting the granu
dukes forces into two sections with
marsh land between them
The Italians, with heavy forces, are
pushing the Austrians back along the
entire front between Caporetto and
Idria. Despite foods along the Isonzo,
the Italians are moving on Plaza.
German troops attacked the French
forces defending the Angres-Ablain
road, north of Arras, but were dis.
persed after suffering heavy losses.
according to the French official state.
ment. In the Argonne infantry fire
and cannonading continues.