Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-07-09
FIGHTING IN SOUTHERN POLAND
AS OF MOST DESPERATE
CHARACTER
GERMANS SHOW GAIN IN WEST
Claims From Berlin Are Disputed But
kaiser's Troops Have Doubtless
Made Advances on Both
Fronts

London. July 6.-Much activity was
apparent today in all three elements
where the warning powers come in
actual contact, but reports regarding
results are contradictory. Berlin uses
a reliable source" for a denial that
a German battleship was sunk by a
Russian submarine at the mouth of
the Dansig bay, but the Petrograd
assertion is accepted as correct here.
Desperate Fighting.
Grand Duke Nicholas, commander
of the Russian forces, reports that
fighting in southern Poland is of a
most desperate character, while Wen
ma admits the Russians are attack
ing in strong force, declaring, how
ever, this effort is a forlorn hope.
General ~Linsingen's, Teutonic army.
after n fortnight of terrific fighting
has reached the whole front of Zlota
Lipa river in eastern Galacia.
French Lose Trenches.
Berlin claims important successes
on the western front also, where i'm
the forest lie Prctre the Germans are
reported to have compelled the
French to evacuate trench after
trench over "a 1900 yard front, until
1000 prisoners, iscluding IA battilios
staff and a number Of guns fell into
the hands Of the attacking troops.
Paris admits only a slight concession
to the Germans at this point.
Not in years mas the American In
dependence Day been less observed
here. Shops and hotels, usually gay
with American flags, flew allied flags
or none.
Russian Attacks Fail
Berlin, July 5. - A dispatch from
Czernowitz, Bukowina, reports the Rus
slams are continuing their desperate
but unsuccessful attacks in the region
between the Pruth aId the DnIester
rivers and meeting with very heavy
losses. These amounted to 20, 900 me1
in the last few days. Violent artillery
engagements ragged Saturday in North
eastern Bukowina, the Russians re-
firing and being followed by the Aus
tro-Hungarians across the frontier.
British Losses Heavy
The ConstantinopIe correspondent to
the Zeitung am Mittag reports that the
British lost 10000 men during the IL
days of fighting around Seddul Bahr,
on the Gallipoli peninsula. He states
that he saw thousands of wounded
transported to hospital ships while the
dead were left unburied. This carnage
reached "a climax July ] after "A three
day offensive by the British, which
failed utterly"
$4,000 Wounded Turks
London, July 6.-The total Turkish
casualties in the Dardanelles between
June % to July 2 are $3.50 men killed
n $4,000 wounded, according to the
British official press bureau.
French Steamer Tor.oedoed
Paris, July 6.-lt is officially an
nounced the French steamC- Carthage,
| $500 tons gross. was torpedoed by a
German submarine yesterday and sunk.
Six of the &c members of the crew are
missing. 1t is also announced the
French squadron sighted two submar-
ines in the Channel yesterday and that
one was hit by several shells and dis
appeared.
Washington, July 6.-Germany's re-
ply to the last American note con-
corning submarine warfare probably
will not be received for at least anoth-
er week. Ambassador Gerard in his
reports to the state department has
not set IA specific time, but %conjec-
tured a week would be required to
finish the counter proposal commune
cation.
| While Gerard mas kept the Ameri-
can government constantly informed
of the gossip of official quarters in
Berlin with reference TO the German
reply. he is unable to learn definitely
just what it will outline. He knows.
however, Germany will make a counter
proposal and its exact nature is now
being discussed by the German gov
men
Hopeful Sign.
1t is apparent the delay in the
completion of the document is looked
upon by officials as IA hopeful sign
and they are not disappointed at the
prOtracted discussion. Such advises
as Gerard has sent portray "A favorable
atmosphere in Berlin from which be
, infers the reply will be friendly and
perhaps satisfactory.