The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-02
FIGHT TO DEATH
ALLOW jP TRAIL
T.
Attempt is arrow Disorder
Into Enc J tanks Entails
! " Toll
Cars Forces Are Hoping 10
RspIsnish Their Supply Of
Munitions
Two More Boats Are Sent 10
Bottom By German
Summarizes
IAssocisr.d Press pispatcn.I


Paris, June 30.-The Hsvas
agency dispatch from Athens says
that the exhaustion Of the Turks
facing the French forces on the
GaIilpoli peninsula Is evident and
u leads to the belief that the
Turkish position at Krithia will
soon be taken by an assault. In
the recent advance made by the
French, u is added, 5000 Turks
were found dead In the trenches
l,sl
London, June 30.-A British Of
fetal statement dealing with the
operations In the Dardaneiles an.
nounces that two lines Of Turkish
trenches have been captured to
the east Of Sa9hir Dere and that
three lines have been stor,ned to
the west Of that place.
Germans and Austrians are
pressing the Russians hard In
their retreat through Northwest.
ern Galicia and Southern Rus
sian POLAND toward the river
Bug. All the official reports In
dictate this, the Russians them
selves speaking OF the desperate
German attacks" on the rear
guard positions, which u was de-
cIared have been repuised. The
energy OF the pursuit OF the re-
treating Russians, however 10
costing the German forces dear,
according to .Petroarad state
ments, which mention the "enorm-
Gus losses" inflicted In an endeav-
or Of the Austro Germans to throw
disorder into the Russian ranks
during the withdrawal from the
Dneister region north OF Haiicz.
Meanwhile Russia 10 attempting
to compass a better organization
Of her munitions supply system.
With unlimited money and vIr-
tualiy unrestricted power the new
board Of military supplies 10 ex.
pected to remedy the shortness
In munitions TO which the Rus
sian reverses In 6alicia have been
largely attributed.
The Austrians, although we'll
occupied in the Galician cam
paien, are not nesleetins to keep
a sharp watch on the italian
front, reports from the Tyroi.
and Trentino districts, for In,
stance, mentioning the notable
activity of the Austrian artillery.
itaiy's forces are making slow
Roadway on the lsonxo river, un-
favorable atmospheric conditions
being mentioned a. interfering
with the operations there.
German submarines have claim
ed two more victims, the Nor
weeian steamer ojeso, and the
ship Cambuskenneth Of the same
nationality being sunk by torpe-
does In the waters near the Eng
lish coast.
Dispatches from Mytilene re-
cord the exploit Of Q British gum
boat which bombarded the Turk
ish ports OF chesneh, lidia, and
AsIelia, destroying the petroleum
depots and several small vessels.
London, June 30.--The Russia
now are making their stand ON q
Bug river. This great stream, WIFI
offers many advantages for a stro
defense. raises near Zloczow, I'm G
licia. runs almost north. forms a gre
part of the eastern frontier OF Russii
Poland. and joins the vistula eighte
miles northeast OF Warsaw. s,
II Is along the Galician course tn
the army of Grand Duke Nicholas
believed to have taken up strong |
sitions, the loss OF which would me-
the further retirement Of the Russi
forces.
Already the Austro- Germans ha
pushed the Russians back to the b
river near Kamionka, northeast
and farther north ha
penetrated Russian Poland. capturi
the important town OF Tomaszow.
In fact. the masses Of Austrian q
German troops are advancing alo
their entire front, In the southea
forcing the Russians before them
a broad sweeping movement and
the northeast pushing forward. vi