Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-02
ENTENTE ALLIES
ABOUT TO TAKE
THE OFFENSIVE
London Experts Say French ana
British Troops Are About to
Make a Strong Drive
North of Arras.
GREAT ACTIVITY IN GALL1PoLl
Supreme Effort Being Made to Cap
ture Hill Which Dominates Pc
ninsula Below Narrows.
DRIVE AT WARSAW CONTINUES

LONDON, July while the
push the Russians back over the Gall
can border In their own territor.',
there are rumors In London of CON
templated offensives by the entente
allies. The French are credited with
the intention Of making a formidable
attack on account of the enormous
expenditure of artillery ammunition
to the north OF Arras. where per-
slstent bombardment has been kept
up for the last fortnight, while the
Anglo-French forces on the Gallipoll
peninsula are said to be on the po Mt
of making a supreme effort to cap
ture the massive hill of Achie Baba,
which dominates all the country
south Of the narrows of the Darda-
nelles.
The recent gains eiaimed by the Brit.
ish and French on the southern end Of
tho peninsula are considered important
because they indicate an approach to the
hill on three sides.
Way 20 Warsaw Open.
On the eastern front every change
leaves Warsaw. the capital Of Russian
Poland more open to the drive VI hich
the Germans and Austro-Hungarian
evidently are making toward that city.
Along the northern line the Austro-
Germans appear to be experiencing tho
greatest success, for the Russians seem
TO be making e stubborn fisht along the
Gnla Lipa. while retreating generally
between the Vistula and Bug rivers to-
ward Lublin.
In the west both sides have attacked in
the Argonne forest and beyond the
Meuse hills without decisive results.
The fighting of the last night has been
without permanent result except In the
Vosges, whore the French have con-
soldated substantial gains
From Vienna the Italians are reported
TO be showing renewed energy along tho
Isonzo river, they having brought up
Haoraaptcn and guns. but no decisive &C.
tlon Is reported.
French official Report.
PARIS. July 1.-The French war office
this afternoon gave out report which
reads
Last night passed quietly in the north
In the vicinity of Arras and as far as
Champagne. The German attack in the
Argonne. reported yesterday, wes par
ticularly violent. II is estimated that
the forces engaged amounted to two
divisions. This attack however, was
checked. Furthermore two fresh move
ments against our trenches at the east
OF the Benarville road were repulsed.
Another violent attack delivered by
the Germans In the vicinity of Metzeral
has been completely checked. The Ger
mans suffered important losses"
CarrRnsa Troop Train Wrecked.
LOREDO, Tex, July i.-Three hundred
Csrranza soldiers and their wives and
children were killed. and several hundred
injured In a wreck OF a military train
near Monte Morelos. between Tamplco
and Monterey. according TO an American.
who arrived here today from the interior.
The accident took place ten days ago, he
said.
The American travellers story was the
first animation here Of the wreck. but
this was attributed TO the censorship.
which has bene extraordinarily strict re-
Gently The train was heavily loaded and
proceeding at full speed when Il left the
track. the American said. and tumbled
into a small canyon.
The soldiers with their wives and
children and scores of women camp fol-
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