The Penn's Grove record., 1915-07-09

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forts of the Russians to check the
Austro-German rush, and the Cars
forces, at last organized in their last
stand before Warsaw for an effectual
resistance after their long retreat,
held the enemy at almost every point
Nevertheless, the Austrian official
report claimed continued progress in
a critical sector, so far as Warsaw is
commemorative region to the north.
east of Krasnik, and further east
along the River Vieprz, in the neigh.
borhood of Tarnogera.
Under the pressure of the Austrian
advance the Russians are retiring be.
yond Tarnogora along the Vieprz
River, according to the Austrian off.
cial statement, but the Russian Wa
Office asserts that the Austrian often.
sive to the east of Krasnik has been
sopped by a blow delivered by the
Russians on the Austrian flank. re.
sulting in heavy losses.
The London and Paris official re.
ports feature the gain of 200 yards OF
trenches to the north of Ypres by
British troops, supported by French
artillery. This movement is the first
of any Importance in this region in a
long time.
Field Marshal French again recount.
ed how the Germans have been bonn.
harding Ypres with gas shells.
In the Italo-Austrian campaign the
fighting in the Gorilla district devel.
oped into a general battle, when an
attack was made by the third Italian
army. The Italians advanced under
the protection of a fierce artillery fire,
but, according to an Austrian official
statement, the attacking forces were
completely repulsed.
Advices from General Sir Ian Hamil.
ton, commander at the Dardanelles,
took the Anglo-French expedition no
further forward. 1t praised the gal
lantry of the British and French
troops, saying they are fighting under
almost unsurmountable difficulties.
ACTIVE IN TYRoL.
Rome.-In the Italian theatre of the
war the activity of the contending ar.
mics is undiminished. In the region
of the Tyrol, Trentino and Carnia ar
tillery attacks have been made by the
Italians, supported by infantry
charges. The Hensel fort has been
reached several times.
The Austrian troops, supported by
a heavy artillery fire, attempted to re
take trenches in the northern slope
OF Val Grande, but were repulsed. The
Austrians, in force, made repeated
counter-attacks against several lines
on the Carso plateau with machine
guns and artillery, but failed to drive
their way through and retired after
losing 300 men and guns and NUM-
tions.
A dramatic story comes from
Queenstown of the escape of the Brit
ish steamship Anglo-C Californian from
a submarine which, with greater
speed, overhauled the vessel and tried
to send her to the bottom with a tor
pedo. The captain of the Anglo-Cali-
forinan Unanswered his vessel four
hours, until a shell blew him from the
wheel. Then his son took his place,
and British destroyers came to the
rescue. Nine of the crew of the steam
ship were killed by shell fire and eight
were wounded.
German submarines have added
three more merchant ships to their
list of victims.
A dispatch from Czernowitz, Buko.
wilma, reports that the Russians are
continuing desperate but unsuccess-
full attacks in the region between the
Pruth and Dniester Rivers and are
meeting with very heavy losses. These
have amounted to 10000 men in a
few days.