Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-07
ITALIANS PRESS ATTACK
ON THE AUSTRIAN LINE
Making a Determined Effort to Open
Way for the Capture Of
Jarvis.
CALAIS MAY BE OBJECTIVE
London Hears Germans Are About
Ready to Begin New Offensive
on the Western Front, Aim
ing at England.

LONDON, July 7, 1900 PM
Petrograd claims that a distinct
check has been inflicted on the
Austro-Hungarians near Krasnik,
in southern Russian Poland,
where the invaders are threaten
ing one of the most important
railroad connections with War
saw.
This claim directly contradicts
the Vienna official report, which
states that the Russians have suf-
fered a defeat in this section.
Otherwise the Russian and Aus
tro-Germans reports agree that
quiet prevails along the remainder
of the eastern front where, for the
first time in several weeks. the
.Austro German armies have
ceased to win daily successes.
Battering Western Line.
Italy keeps up her heavy battering
tactics against the Austro- Hungarian posi-
tons along the Isonzo river, Vienna re-
porting particularly fierce but fruitless at
tacks on the lower Isonzo, between
Gorizia and the sea-.
Unofficial dispatches from Italy en-
phasize the violence Of the fighting along
the Austrian frontier, and declare the
troops Of that nation are making a de-
termined attempt to open the way to
Jarvis. regarded as the key to interior
Austria
In the Caucasus the Russians report
having checked Turkish attempt at an
offensive west of Ahlavat.
Rumors Of Calais Attack.
Rumors continue to reach London from
many scattered sources Of a great Ger
man offensive against the western front,
with Calais, on the English channel, as
the objective, but actual reports from this
war theater show no more than the usual
activity.
Field Marhal Sir John French. COM
manding the British expeditionary
forces, had captured 200 yards of Ger
man trenches on the extreme left. He
were taken prisoners in this engage
ment. The text of his communication
follows:
Charges Use Of Gas Shells.
"July s-since my last report there
has been no change in the situation on
our front. The fighting has been main
ly confined to intermittent artillery
duels. the feature of which has been
the employment by the enemy of
large quantity Of gas shells, particular
ly in the neighborhood of Ypres Dur
ing this period the enemy exploded
eight mines at different points on our
front without doing any damage. On
the other hand. on the 30th of June we
blew in fifty yards OF the enemy's line
north of Neuve Chapelle.
'On the evening of the 4th north of
Ypres a German sap was blown in by
our howitzer fre and a platoon of in
fantry advanced to complete it's de-
struction. The few Germans who sur
vived the artillery bombardment were
driven out with the bayonet and a
machine gun in the sap was found to
be destroyed.
British Losses Small.
Our casualties were insignificant
and the platoon returned practically
intact to its own trenches. having
completely succeeded in its mission A
German wireless report of the 5th
claiming that they repulsed an attack
with sanguinary loss on the Pilken
road presumably was intended to con-
vey the enemys version of this affair.
"On the morning of the 5th the Ger
mans rushed Il barricade on the Ypres-
Roulers railway after two hours arttl-
lery bombardmenr, but a counter at
tack by our troops Immediately recap
tured the position. This morning on
our extreme left north of Ypres we
captured about two hundred yards of
the enemy's trenches, taking eighty
prisoners. The French on our left con-
tributed to the success of this enter
prise with the fire Of their guns and
trench mortars."
Score Dardanelles "Blunder,"
Cen. Sir Ian Hamiiton's report of the
British landing at the Dardanelles has
caused much comment in the British
press. which shows great pride in the
achievement of the allied troops. This
is not unmixed with criticism how
ever. of the strategy which dictated
the campaign. Lord Northcliffe's news
papers are particularly strong in de-
nunciation of the tactics which led to
such fearful slaughter.
The Times. describing the naval dash
which preceded the land operations
says 1t was a naval Balaklava, and
denounces the whole operations, char
acteriZing them as "unforgirable bum
Cling"