The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
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 Attempts on the part of the Rug sians retreating through Galicia to make a stand behind the lake region near Grodek are frustrated The Rus sian right wing holds at Che upper san, but Che center and left retreat.
 The Allies. combining their at- tacks by land and sea. take two lines of Turkish trenches at the Dardan- elles.
 S.-The AuslrO.German advance in Galicia crosses the Dniester near Lemberg, and swings in Go the south ward. taking Stanislau and reach the gates of Lemberg.
 9.-The German invaders of Poland forced back along the Baltic from the advanced position above Libau.
 1O.-The Germans in Galicia are driven back across the Dniester river in their attempt to reach Lemberg-
 The Allies capture two more Turk ish positions on the Gallipoli benin sula. Russians now occupy whole re- zion of the Caucasus between Lake Van and Ourza. A Turkish offensive in the province of Azerbaiian ends lisastrously.
 12.-Petrograd announces that l5,- 900 prisoners are taken In three days of fighting on the Dniester river in Galic,a
 1S.-The Austro-German forces at- lacking Lemberg capture Mosicka.
 14.-News is first received of the sink of the British superdreadnaught Agemamnon in the Dardanelles
 16. - The Austro-German forces close in on Lemberg. A portion of the Russian line is driven across the Pol ish border.
 IT, The Austro-Germans lombard Groudek and occupy Tarngood, in Ga licia.
 1S.-The Allies claim to possess 10 3Quare miles of the Gallipoli Penin- sula.
 2o.-The Germans cut Lemberg's railroad communications to the north.
 22.-The Austro-German army in Galicia enters Lemberg
 The Germans push on Eastward to the Northern thordeT.
 23- Germal start a new direct attack on Warsaw. All Russian troops are now within the boundaries of their own country
 Montenegrin forces capture Scutari
 27.-British submarines in the sea of Marmora cause the Turkish fleet to Ice for safety
 S0.-London reports the capture of two lines Of Turkish trenches on the Ganipoli peninsula. 600 Turkish dead found.
 In ,he West
 Allies continue gains in the West in many sections-particularly near Arras and in Alsace throughout the month.
 June e. The Allies capture Neu- vile-St. Vaast.
 Belgian troops cross to the east bank of the Yser and fortify their position
 15.-French aircraft lombard Karls- ruhe.
 16.-In retaliation for the French raid on Krulsruhe. zeppelins raid the British coast, the second raid during the month.
 Serious fighting recommences in Belgium and the north of France. in which the British get advantage.
 It. Lieutenant Warneford, the first areoplanist to sink" a Zeppelin in aerial combat and his passenger H. B. Needham. an American journal ist are killed during a flight in north ern France
 19.-Further French advances on the north of Arras reported In AL sace. it is claimed. the Germans suf- fer repulses. The British line in Belgium presses forward for short gains at various points.
 21.-The French win the Laby- rinth. a complicated series of trench es north of Neuvine-St Vaast that have been held with heretofore un- srakable persistence by the Germans. lt is claimed to be the most brilliant victory by the Allies in this quarter since spring fighting began In the Alsace region the French gain Metz eral and four minor points.
 22-Dunkirlz is shelled again by long.range guns. The French report gains in Alsace and Lorraine.
 23.-In Alsace the Allies continue gains.
 The Germans attack in the Vosges. but are repulsed.
 25.-Fierce attempts are made by the Germans to recapture the "Laby- rinth' fails.
 27-Zeppelin hangars at Friedrich shafen are shelled by French avia- tors.
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