Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-07-06

\ BY the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, July tvia London.
July s, 4:01 a. m.)--Admission that
the Teutonic allies have advanced on
the front between Krasnik and tho
River Vieprz is made in a Russian
| official statement issued tonight al
the headquarters of tho general staff
| 1t is asserted, however, that all Ger
man attacks have been repused bs-
! tween the Vieprz and the Western
Bug. The communication follows:
| I'm the Jedwabno region on july .
| the Germans unsuccessfully exploded
two mine chambers and then opened
violent artillery fire. On the scene
OF the explosion our sappers blew UP
| a German mine gallery the next day,
this success provoking another fierce
bombardment on the part of the
enemy.
I'm the direction of Lublin tho
enemy. after Stubborn fighting, adj
Vanced on the front between krasni:s
and the Vieprz river All German
attacks between the Vieprz and the
Western Bug, as well as on the latter
river, between the Village Of Krylow
and the town of Sokolka, were re
pulsed on the Sd and the morning Of
the 4th. We took some hundred prls-
oners In this fighting.
There has been no change on ths
Lipe or on the Dniester"
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, July s OBS p. m.)-The
French war office this afternoon gave
out a statement on the progress of
hostilities, which reads as follows:
Last night showed much activity
at several points along the front. Ia
Belgium the British troops, supported
H. ,,-f;I n
some German trenches at a point to
the southwest of Pilliken, on the east
bank of the canal. There was a very
spirited engagement around the rail-
road station of Souchez. The station,
however, remained in our hands III
spite of the repeated efforts of the
enemy to take it.
THE town of Arras was bombarded
all night long.
TN the Argonne there was incensant
fighting last night with bombs and
hand grenades. Our artillery OIL sew
eral different occasions was successful
in checking the attacks of the enemy.
ION the heights of the Muese the
Germans attacked on two different oc-
casions our positions on the south side
of the rayine of SonvauX, which is TO
the east of the trench of Calonne.
They were completely repulsed
I'm the vicinity of lie Pretre forest
the enemy also assumed the offensive
Two attacks were made. One spread
little by little from the western side
of the forest as far as Fey-en-H -Haye.
while the other was directed particu-
larly against that portion of the forest
which is found to the west of Croix-
des Carnes. Both were checked by tbs
fire of our artillery and our infantry
which inflicted very heavy losses on
the enemy"
BY tho Associated Press.
BERLIN, July (via London, S;2g
%. m).-The German army headauei~
ters staff today gave out the follow
Ing statement:
I'm the western theater.
Two French attacks at Lss
.Eparges were repulsed during the
night.
THE booty taken after our success
in the forest of lie Pretre has bees
increased by one field gun and thrss
machine guns Furthermore, a pioF
neer's supply station with largs
amount of material fell into our
hands.
our aviators attacked the ava,
ton ground at Corieux, cast ~
Epinal and a French camp on tne
Breitfirst, to the east of krust, IN th
Vosges.
I'm the eastern theater:
"A strongly fortified wood to tit
east of Balebloto, and west OF tns
road between Suwalki and Kalwarya
was taken by storm early this morn
ing. We took about 800 Russian pris
oners.
I'm the southeastern theater:
"The situation with the Germss