Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-06
FORCES OF GRAND DUKE
MAKE DESPERATE STAND
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shops and hotels. usually gay with
American flags, flew the allied flags or
none.
London is keenly interested in one
feature OF American affairs. however.
for the papers have devoted as much
space to the shooting of J. P. Morgan,
head of the firm of j. P. Morgan & Co,
commercial agents of the British gov
eminent. as they did to the resignation
Of w. J. Bryan as Secretary Of State.
VIOLENT OFFENSIVE
LAUNCHED BY GERMANS
Especial Cable to The Times-D Dispatch
LONDON. July 5.-Leveling the
French trenches with a hurricane OF
gh-eSplosive shells, the Germans have
launched another violent offensive in
the west. this time on the Moselle.
Heavy forces. sweeping forward to the
attack in LIE Pretre woods. have
stormed and captured French positions
extending over a front of more than
1000 yards. penetrating 425 yards into
the maze of bitches.
South OF Norroy, on the Moselle. the
Germans also blew up French block
house. with it's entire garrison and de
Tending guns, near Haul de Rieupt.
staff officers of an entire battalion. have
been captured by the Germans in the
fighting in lie Pretre woods. Two field
cannon and n number OF machine guns
and bomb throwers also have been cap
tured.
The attack, which was made on the
western border of the forest, was pre-
coded by n cannonade of tremendous
intensity and violence. Scores of heavy
guns. brought up on a narrow front
were opened on the French, tons OF
high explosives blowing up their
| trenches and reducing. their fortifica
tons.
The entanglements swept away, Ger
! man forces, estimated at more than a
division. were thrown into the attack
| They swept forward and over the for
mer French positions. driving the de-
| tenders back we'll into their lines
Sanguinary fighting continues amid the
maze OF communicating trenches. wag ed
with hand grenades. land mines. the
| bullet and the bayonet.
ACTION is DESCRIBED
AS ESPECIALLY VIOLENT
The midnight communique received
| here from Paris characterizes the Ger
| man artillery action in this region as
! especially violent" The earlier com
! munique admitted that the French were
| forced to withdraw from number OF
trenches 1t asserts, however that the
lines occupied by the Germans had
previously been captured from them
and that they were unable to advance
beyond these lines.
: Violent attacks by the British north
of fpres and the French in the region
OF Souchez resulted in vigorous en-.
gagements. in which the loss of life was
heavy. according to dispatches from,
Berlin. The attacking forces however
1t Is stated, failed TO gain ground, and
were forced to retire upon their owr
| lines.
| Great activity by the rival air corp.
has marked the return OF fine weather
| In the last few days this has taken the
form Of individual combats high above
the battle lines. although allied fyer.
have again bombarded Bruges. Accord
ms to Berlin report to-day, one o,
the most thrilling air engagements O,
the war was fought thousands OF fee,
up between German armored aero
and three allied machines Directt,r
! a heavy machine gun and bomb fire
on his adversares. the lone flyer ont.
Unanswered the trio, who, like vultures
swooped upon him and ESCAPED to hi,
own lines
According to dispatches tonight
from Berlin. the bombardment nj
Bruges failed to do any military dam.
age. but came dangerously near de
stroyinE n number of art treasures ir
the galleries there