Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
DISTINCT CHECK
is INFLICTED ON
TEUTON ARMIES
Official Reports from Petrograd Tell
of an Important Victory Over
the Invaders Near the
City Of Krasnik.
CONTRADICTION FROM VIENNA
Austrian War office Says Musco-
vites Were Defeated in This
Battle,
WEST is COMPARATIVELY QUIET

LONDON, July 7.-Petrograd as
serts a distinct check has been in
flicted on the Austro-Hungarians
near Krasnik, in southern Russian
Poland. where the invaders are
threatening one of the most impor-
tant railroad connections with War
saw. The claim directly contradicts
the Vienna official report, which
states that the Russians have sut-
fered defeat in this section. other
wise the Russian and Austro-German
reports agree that quiet prevails
along the remainder of the eastern
front. where for the first time in sew
eral weeks the Austro-German arm
les have ceased to win daily sue
cesses.
Italy keeps up It's heavy battering tao
tics against the Austro- Hungarian posi-
tions along the Isonzo river. Vienna re-
ports particularly fierce but fruitless at
tacks on the lower Isonzo. between
Gorilla and the sea.
Rumors continue TO reach London from
many scattered sources OF 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.
General Sir Hamiltons report of the
British landing at the Dardanelles has
caused much comment in tho British
press, which shows great pride in the
achievements OF the allied troops. This
is not unmixed with criticism, however.
OF the strategy which directed the cam
paign Lord Northcliffe's newspapers are
particularly strong In denunciation OF the
tactics which led to such fearful
slaughter. The Times, describing the
naval dash which proceeded the land oper-
atoms, says II was a naval Balskava
and denounced the whole operations,
characteriEing them as "unforgivable
bungling."
French official Report.
PARIS. July The French official
statement Of operations along the west
ern front today said:
I'm the region TO the north Of Arras
the bombArdment continued all last
night. Two German attacks. neither one
~ AOlNSt dkahlSA Lut bbhOOn III
SoucheE, were repulsed
"on the heights Of tho Msuse at about
o'clock at night. a fresh German attack
against our positions on the southern
side of the ravine OF Sonvaux was
checked by the fire from our barricades.
At the same time the Germans delivered
an attack to the west OF this ravine.
which also was repulsed.
ITO the southeast of St Mlhlel the
enemy, after bombardment OF great
violence took the offensive last night
along a front stretching from the hill
which commands the right bank OF the
river Meuse to the south OF ALLEY, as
far as the locality known as the Cows
Head Ua Tete-A-Vachc) In the forest Of
Apremont At one single point in the
Vaux Ferry region they were successful
In penetrating our first line along a
front Of about 100 yards At all other
points they were repulsed with heavy
losses.
In the eastern part OF the LIE Pretre
forest we checked fresh GerIaan attach
which was preceded by the throwing of
flaming liquids.
There is nothing 70 report from ths
rest OF the 'front.'