The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-03
Progress of The War
From sundays Salt lake Tribune

From Sundays Salt lake Tribune
By the capture Of Lemberg the Austro-German armies have re-
covered threefourths of the territory held by the Russians in Gal
icia. Southeast of the city the Russians are holding a line running
through Halicz, and are said to have met with considerable success
in holding back their enemy, at least temporarily. The lighting
south of Lemberg has a twofold purpose, one military, the other
political. The military object is to cover the retreat OF the forces
which have evacuated Lemberg and surrounding territory, and to
save As much war material as possible. The political purpose is to
retain a part of Galicia for the moral effect this will have on the
people of nearby Rumania, who al debating whether they shall
enter the war on the side of the Allies.
The fighting on all fronts is tagging somewhat while the belllg-
erents make preparations for new eventuaIties. The French and
English are not ready to take the offensive on a big scale, and must
await German initiative. The Italians are conducting a persistent
but careful warfare, having learned by the experience OF the other
belligerents that warfare, as it was conducted even in the early
stages of the conflict, is out of date. The German experience at
Liege, when the losses of the storming parties were tremendous, is a
warning to the italian commander who is seeking to capture Corr
a strong fortress east of the Isonzo river. Nevertheless, Italian
losses have been heavy in spite of the scientific fighting. The ltal-
ians claim that they have taken the heights dominating PLAYA and
also an important peak commanding the Dolomite road to Vienna.
In Tyrol the Italians are making slow progress. In the last two
weeks the Austrian forces have been growing more numerous, and
as a result the Italians have been predicting an offensive on the part
of the foe. This offensive, however, has failed to materialize. The
Austrians appear to be content with holding the enemy back and
inficting as much loss as possible.
What form the new German offensive will take is a matter of
intense interest among the Allies. They n asking themselves
whether the kaiser will order a drive toward Warsaw, Paris or the
channel ports. The easiest task probably would be the capture of
pared with the advantage of capturing Paris or Dunkirk and Calais.
The defenses of Warsaw have been immensely strengthened since
the outbreak of the war, but as the Russians ire short of ammuni-
ton the power of their resistance would be limited. Moreover, the
Polish capital could be isolated by a flank movement from the south
and southeast.
The losses suffered by the English and French in the recent
fighting have been staggering. In a single charge an Ontario bat
talon lost 500 killed and wounded out of 600 or 700 electives.
This shows how costly any offensive will be in this region, whether
undertaken by the Allies or by the Germans.
Announcement has been made in the English parliament that
the shortage of ammunition is less pronounced than it was in April
A sufficient quantity of high explosives and small arms ammunition
has been obtained for the needs OF the near future, but there is still
a lack of various kinds of shells.
The Allied forces on Gallipoli peninsula have taken a long line
of trenches from the Turks. The French have been especially for
tunate in carrying a position which opens the way through an i'm
portant valley near Seddul Bahr toward the Turkish forts on the
Dardaneles narrows. Nevertheless, the advance made by the AL
lies is by no means decisive, and the Turks are encouraged to be-
ieve that they will be able to hold back their foes indefinitely. In
a surprise attack the Turks recovered one position and captured
machine guns and war materials. In the Caucasus region the Turks
appear to have won a minor success against the Russian columns
operating in the vicinity of the Turko-Russian border.
The German submarines have sunk a number of fishing vessels.
neutral ships of small tonnage and some English merchant vessels,
but on the whole the submarine warfare has been less effective than
| a week or two ago.