Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-12
PLANS FOR DRIVE
ON WESTERN LINE
UPSET BY RUSSIA
Germans, Checked in Po-
land, Unable to Take Of
fensive in France.
GREAT FORWARD MOVEMENT
MAY BE STARTED BY ALLIES
Troops Intended for West Now
Are Being Rushed to East
ern Front.
LULL COMES IN FIGHTING
Italians Said to Be Making Good
Progress Against
Austria.
GREAT FORWARD MOVEMENT
MAY BE STARTED BY ALLIES
COMES IN FIGHTING
Italians Said to Be Making Good
Progress Against
Austria,

LONDON. July 1.-THE check the
Russians have imposed on Archduke
Joseph Ferdinand's army in Southern
Poland. and the additional strain this
has placed on the German army to the
right, have postponed. military experts
here believe, the threatened German
offensive in the west. and there is
possibility that the allies will take the
offensive first
In support of this, it is pointed out
that attacks by the German Crown
Princes army in the Woevre, which
the German press announced was the
commencement of a general move for
ward, have ceased. and what fighting
is going on along the. western front
consists of artillery engagements and
few isolated infantry attacks and
counterattacks. which make little or
no difference in the positions Of the
opposing forces.
ATTACK OF GERMANS
REPULSED By BRITISH
The British. according to the French
report, have repulsed German attack
The German reports, however, allude
to this as n British attack, and Berlin
says it was repulsed with considerable
loss. In fact. the French and German
reports are generally contradictory in
respect to what lighting has taken
place. but from their trend it is evil
dent neither side has attempted any
thing OF decisive nature, and it is
believed here that 1t may be weeks
yet before they do.
So far as the Germans are concerned,
Military observers assert they are
bound to carry out their offensive
against the Russians until there is
some decisive engagement, such as the
capture of the Lublin- -Cholm Railway,
which. 1t is asserted, would have been
in their hands before now II the Aus
trians advancing toward the city had
not been driven back.
Reports from neutral sources are
that to make good their efforts against
the Russians. the Germans are moving
troops intended for the west to the
east. To certain extent. this seems
confirmed by the Russian statement
that re-enforcements have reached
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand, and that
the German General Won Mackensen
also commenced an offensive. which,
however. broke down under the Rus
Sian fire.
CRITICS ARE UNDECIDED
AS TO RUSSIAN STAND
"hiie military CRITICS still are un-
decided whether the Russians will
make their stand on their present lines
or fall back to the Bug River. thus
abandoning the fortresses of Ivangorod
and Warsaw. it, is agreed that the
counterattack which they have de-
veloped has postponed. for a time at
least. the necessity for further retire
ment.
There is no confirmation OF a re-
ported Italian victory on the Corso
plateau. but Rome dispatches say the
ltailans are making good progress in
their work OF capturing the mounts
around Trieste, which they hope to
take before commencing an advance on
the city itself. thus avoiding a BON.
bardment of the town, largely inhabited
by their compatriots.