The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-07-02
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR,

Thursday, June 24.-Renewed bonn
bardment of positions on the extreme
vest end of the Franco-Belgian battle
line indicates that Germany has not
abandoned her hope of reaching Calais.
70 important changes on the western
front are reported in today's dis
patches.
AS for the Warsaw front, it is re
ported today that the Russians are re-
treating between the upper San and
the Vistula, in the Kielce region of
Poland, and if this be true it is not
unlikely it will carry the Bzura, Raw
ka front with it.
On the Italian front a check is
noted to the Latin invasion. Rome
claims the repulse of Austrian attacks,
but the usual story of Italian advances
is lacking.
Friday, June 25.-Southeast Of Lem
berg the AUstrO-German forces cross
ed the Dniester at two points in their
effort to clear a path nOrtthward an
drive the Slavs back to their own soil
PetrOgrad claims that in counter at
tacks the Teutons suffered heavy less
es, being driven back to the river
Vienna reports the occupation Of
Sandomierz. near the junction of the
San and Vistula, on the Polish from
tier Ostrowiec is said to have been
captured
On the Italian front there is little
to report. 1t is evident the Austrians
have greatly strengthened their de-
fensive forces, and thai Latin progress
has been largely checked.
The western front presents no new
features. There is a lull in the strug-
sic north Of Arras. Minor gains are
claimed by Paris in the Fecht region,
Alsace
Saturday, June 26.-The Russian
resistance is proving greater than was
expected by the victorious Teutons
when they took Lemberg Russian sue
cesses along the Dniester are admit
TED by Germany, and there is signifi-
canoe in the statement that no change
has taken place in the situation as it
affects General Mackensen.
On the Franco-Belgian front fighting
is general all along the line, from
north of Arras to Alsace In the
Champagne, in the Argonne and on
the heights of the Mouse more or less
localized actions are reported. in
which the Germans have been the ag-
gressors without important success.
The struggle for the Calonne trenches
IS a see-saw warfare the advantage
remaining with the French at present.
The occupation of Globna. north of
PLAYA. on the IsOnzO, is reported from
Rome, and the gaining of a foothold
on the plateau between the Sagrado
and MOnfalcone Hard fighting con-
tinues in the Monte Nero region, and
the big guns of the Latins are still
tombarding Malborghetto.
Sunday, June 27.-The Teutonic ar
mics. momentarily checked in their
sweep through Galicia after the fall
of Lemberg last week, have resumed
their advance and are driving the
Russians before them along the en-
tire front. according to the official
statement from Vienna North of the
Galician capital, the Germans have
penetrated the Russian lines in their
drive toward the fortress of Ivangorod,
one of the southern defense of War.
saw.
Gorilla, which has been one of the
principal detectives of the Italians in
Gtheir march on Trieste. has been cap
tured by the forces under General
Cadorna, it was reported unofficially
in Rome.
On the western front a terrific bat
tie, in which both combatants restored
10 the use of hand grenades, was
fought by the French and Germans in
the vicinity of Quennevieres, and near
the recently captured German posi-
tiOns called 'the Labyrinth A Ger
man surprise attack on Arracourt,
near the Lorraine border failed. &C
cording to a statement from the
French war office.