The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-08
Official Reports Indicate that
Russians are Making 4
Desperate Stand.
1EuI0As CLAIM GAIN IN WEST
Paris Virtually Admits Berlin Report
Of Advances In France to Be
True-sIavs Lose Heavily.

apparent today in all the three ele-
ments where the warning powers came
into actual contact, but reports as to
results generally were contradictory.
Reading between the lines of the
various official reports, it is not diff
cult to deduce that the Russians are
making a desperate stand between the
Rivers Pruth and Dniester. Grand
Duke Nicholas, commander-in.chief OF
the Russian forces. reports that the
lighting in southern Poland is of the
most desperate character, while Wen
ma admits that the Russians are at
lacking in strong force.
General Won Linsingen's Teuton
army, after fortnight of terrific
struggles, is reported by both Vienna
and Berlin to have reached the whole
front of the Zlota Lipa river in East
ern Galicia.
Germans Make Gains.
Berlin claims important successes
also on the western front, where In
the forest of LIE Pretre the German
forces are reported to have compelled
the obstinately resisting French to
evacuate trench after trench over a
1,500-yard front, until 1000 prisoners,
including battalion staff and mum.
Der of guns fell into the hands of the
attacking troops.
The Paris version of this claim is
that after an extremely heavy bonn
bardment, the Germans succeeded
along a front of one kilometer in re-
gaining a foothold in the old lines
which had been taken by the French.
Both sides report sanguinary but fruit
less attacks at other points along the
western line.
Russians Lose Heavily. ~.
Berlin, via London, July 5.-A dis
patch from Czemokitz, Bukowina, re-
ports that the Russians are cOntinu.
ing desperate but unsuccessful attacks
in the region between the Purth and
Dniester rivers. and are meeting with
heavy losses, amounting to 10000 men
in the last few days.
Naval Battle in Baltic.
London, July "a naval battle was
waged this morning in the Baltic Sea
between four Russian cruisers and
German squadron, according to Copen-
hagen dispatches today. A German
torpedo boat is reported to have
landed at Katthammarsvig with many
dead and wounded aboard.
THE naval action occurred this
morning off the East coast of the is
land of Gothland,' says the Stock
holm correspondent of Reuters Tele-
graph company. THE German mine
layer, Albatross, was chased by four
Russian cruisers and ran aground to
escape capture. Twenty.one of the
mine layers crew were killed and
twenty-seven wounded
The Copenhagen correspondent OF
Reuters Telegram company states
that message has been received
from Gothland telling of=the naval
battle of the east coast Of that is
land. According to the message, gun
fire was heard last night and at $50
o'clock this morning naval action was
observed from Ljugarn Harbor and
later warships steamed north.
Two 6attIeships Damaged.
Copenhagen, July 3.-The German
Wittelsbach, which is dam
aged and a battleship OF the kaiser
class, with many shots under the
water line, from the battle in the
Baltic, have returned to Kiel.
The Politiken's Petrograd CORE
Ipondent states that it is reported
that not only was a German torpedo
boat sunk at Windau. but q cruiser
II the Magdeburg type also was lost
Part Of Big Plan.
Copenhagen, July BIN prepare
ion for an advance north. supported
BY German fleet, the Politikens
9etrograd correspondent states that
light German army corps were con-
'entrated at Riga and in the Shawl
egion. The attack on Windau, the
believes, was an evil
lence that this was the object OF
he German military and naval au. ,
Teutons Have Two Mllllons There.
London, July 1.-The northward
rive Of the Austro-G German armies
rom Galicia into Poland IL daily be-
oming more formidable and England
, pushed 20 to whether they propose
D make their main effort In this d.
seton. instead Of maintaining . con-