Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-08
TEUTONS STOPPED
RUSSIANS ASSERT
Petrograd Claims German Of.
fensive Has Been Defin-
iteIy Halted d-Rumors of
Drive In West.

London. July S.-Petrograd asserti
A distinct check has heen inflicted on
the Austro- Hungarians near Krasnlk
in southern Russian Poland. where tho
invaders are threatening one of the
most important railroad connections
With Warsaw. The claim directly con-
tradicts the Vienna official report
which states that the Russians have
suffered defeat in this section. Other
wise the Russian and Austro- German
reports agree that quiet prevails along
the remainder of the eastern front,
whore for the first time in several
weeks the Austro German armies have
ceased to win daily successes
The force of the Teutonic thrust in
southern Poland seems to have slack
ened for the time at least. and there is
less apparent anxiety on the side OF
the entente allies over the outcome OIL
the campaign In this region. The lat
est official statements from Vienna,
| however. claim that the Austrian ad-
| vance is continuing in at least one
section of the front south of Warsaw.
1t is noteworthy that the Berlin Of
ficial communications speak of gain
| only on the northern Poland front.
leaving the southeastern field entirely
to the Austrians, who in their official
statement. emphasize that an advance
| on the center between the Vistula and
| the Bug was made by Austrians.
Italy Pounding Away.
| Italy keeps up her heavy battering
tactics against the Austro- Hungarian
positions along the Isonzo river.
| Vienna reports particularly fierce but
| fruitless attacks on the lower lsonZo
| between Corizia and the sea.
Rumors continue to reach London
from many scattered sources of u great
German offensive against the western
front with Calais OH the English cham
Incl as the objective. but actual report
from this war theater show no more
than the usual activity.
The most recent Austrian official
statement declares the Italians have
been on the offensive and have been
repulsed in attacks at several points
Unofficial dispatches from Italy em-
phasize the violence of the fighting
along the Austrian frontier and declare
the troops of that nation are making g
determined attempt to open the way tc
| Travis regarded as the key to interior
Austria.
In the Caucasus the Russians report
|having checked Turkish attempt al
nm offensive west Of Ahlavat. frenef
destroyers have been operating on the
/ Asia Minor coast sinking Turkish ves-
/ sells and inflicting other damage.
4 iass,.-
/ FRENCH CONcEDE ENEMY
ONE SLIGHT ADVANCE
Paris. July 1.-THE French officia
statement of operations along the west
ern front today said:
In the region to the north of Arras
the hombardment continued all last
night Two German attacks neither one
in force, against the railroad station al
Souchez. were repulsed
"On the heights of the Meuse a
about 9 o'clock at night a fresh Ger.
man attack against our positions or
the southern side of the ravine of Son
varaux, was checked by the fire from
our barricades. AT the same time thu
Germans delivered an attack to thu
west of this ravine which also was re-
pulsed.
ITO the southeast of ST. Mihiel thu
enemy, after bombardment OF grea
violence. took the offensive last nigh
along front reaching from the hill
which commands the right bank of thu
River Meuse. to the south OF ALLY, al
far as the locality known as the Cow
t Head Ola Tete-a-N Nache) in the for
est of .Apremont AT one single point II
Naux Fiery region they We're successful
in penetrating our first line along
front of about 100 yards. All all otne
points they We're repulsed with heav,
losses.
I'm the eastern part of the Lepretr
forest. we checked a fresh German at
tack. which was preceded by the throw
ing Of flaming liquids.
There is nothing to report from tn
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