Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-15
CROWN PRINCE Of
GERMANY LEADING
DRIVE ON vERDUN
Allies wi! Believe Struggle For
Fortress That Long Has
. II. 81, Defied Germans Has
Begun In Earnest.
fEsut1s ARE IN DISPUTE
dispatches Reaching Geneva
Indicate Austrian Army Is In
/; Bad Plight .Mackensen
Awaits Aid.

!, LONDON, July 15.-On the 126tb an
Aatversary of the fall of the Rast,,e =
rls the French are engaged in on
p .ne most desperate struggles of tn
Mal IN the region Of verdun, wher
sns. German army. commanded by tn,
crown prince, is engaged in struggl,
p break the French line. 1t was tn,
tosEress OF Verdun that was largel,
responsible for the French victory .,
flg e., Marne last September. y
Inc latest German and Eranoh
Gtents Gtatenents do not agree. The Berlin
,sent no, tha today says that the Ger,
sA m d,.a snrust IN the Argonne resulted in
- aovance of one kilometer on a a
front of one and one-eighth miles tha
capture OF 1851 prisoners and two
E1e!d cannon. ""o t"o
moaay's French statement declared
~ ~ man .u attacks were definitely stopnel
s,an. anat. although the French iin1
fs.ie anueI a tne fury Of the German AID
!teEritory 1 oaeh ehe loel
! II Great Battle IL eeoun. Fl
.,,a ha1ever the result of the fighti4,
iMas Deen, the allies are convinced III
All tns German struggle for possession n
ANS aEnoa. formidable fort has begun In
eonnc. ] and M,tn "a assaults on both the Ar
~. me Germans, 1t is asserted. had at
.asked rs with very heavy forces from
iY lUau TI between Bfnarville and Vienne
iE Snaseau as far as the region of
49, Shavauchee. after preliminary
...l;n1s Of a violent character In
Z ~. sss.sn snn,asphyxiattng Il, shells were used.
lnoef the vicious attack but = counter
.ss,sH sceH M Mstopped the Teutons and com
neiied their retirement s.. So'ti >,l
- several other Sec
tors 81 The line In France and bonn
aSdment the French and British
pDsitious in, Belgium when the Ger
shalls' are reported by the French.
Russians Wait Attack.
For more than a week the Austro-
German offensive in Galicia and Po-
land has been hanging fire, while the
Russians, their center having fallen
back on a more advantageous line in
the heights to the north of Krasnik APP
narsntly are awaiting the next move of
the Teutonic forces.
French ammunition and reinforce
Ihents may bring sudden revival Of
activity in this war theater. but mean
time the western front, by reason of
the. uncertainty as to which side plans
q general. offensive will offer the
4I6alcSt pOSSlUllllleS OI interesting ue.
Yelapments.
IN dispatch to the Geneva Tribune
Grona Innsbruck. Austria. says:
I""Archduke Joseph Ferdinand is ex-
pected today at Cracow to preside over
a:wsar council.
t,sg; Austrians In Bad Way.
isH within the next few days the
Austrians cannot stop the victorious
Russian advance the whole front will
}akfeat. Since the loss Of the positions
South Of Lublin the revictualling of tho
Armies has become impossible. Large
Austrian reinforcements have been
hurried to the province of Lublin but
ihe Russians although fighting against
Superior forces. continue advancing.
..::The .Austrians have been returning
ko..Galicia since the 10th of July and
are now at Wrzawy. The Russians de-
,teated the Austrians at Zamosz and
tsIrrounded, ana captured two Hun
S;Sarian battalions. u y '
!s;i;.''It is reported from Lemberg that an
..ytlportant councfl' of war was held
I3Here July 10, and that as result of
tSt number. Of superior officers We're
stlsgraced."