, 1915-07-21

5ntmy developed "a small attack north Ji
\ PIES aud gained a footing in our front IN
but our local supports Immediately r zap
tured what we had lost. On the 1854 the
enemy rushed an advanced post on the Ypres-
Menin roud, but WAS immediately driven
back. and AGAIN farther north Tue sane
night our line was heavily shelled and we
lost trenches held by one company, but again
the Germans were Immediately driven out
by our bombing parties and the trenches
were reoccupied. Tbs feature Of this Incl
dent was the employment by the enemy Of
a large quantity Of gas shells
The Russian front from the Baltic, ia
the NORTH, to Bessarabia, in the south,
or nearly one thousand miles, is beng
subjected to violent attacks by the Ger
mans and Austriars, and in places. nc
cording to q German official statement, IL
has been pierced. In the Boltic Provinces
General Won Bnelow, using large forces Of
cavalry, has crossed the Wlndau river and Is
moving towards Riga. In the Plza4nysz
district Field Marshal Won HinIeuhurg IS
making his fourth attempt to ropch Warsaw
and has twice broken the Russian lines and
compelled the defenders to retire to the
Narrow river.
LII Southern Poland, after n period of in
activity, Field Marshal Won Mackensen IS
again moving aud claims that he has cap
tured some Russian advanced positions which
stood between HIM and his objective, the
Dublin-Cholm railway simultaneously with
these main attacks the Austro-Ge Germans are
on the offensive west Of the Vistula in Cen
trail Poland, and along the D%niester. in Cali
cia. The Russians fight stubbornlv am
occasionally turn and deliver blows, bat
whether they are Ablo to hold thor present
limos is plobIematical. The probability Of
the Russians having to eyacunte Warsaw.
which is threatened by Field Marshal Won
Hudenburg from the north and Field MIR
shall Won Mackensen from the south, is be-
ing seriously discussed, and tho possibility
Of further retreat is being calmly cousid-
cred il Russia, where the OLD theory that the
farther the enemy is drawn into the country
the worse it is for him buoys up the hopes
of a final victory.
The DAILY Mails" correspondent at
Athens states that heavy fighting continues
in the GallipOli Peninsula. Tbs Allies are
attacking yehomenlly along the whole front,
each attack being preceded by q bombqrI-
meut from heavy French artillery md the
wnrshipa. An the attacks ore reported to be
successful but here is no definite news.
In official COMMUNICATES issued by Paris
and Berlin both claim successes on Sunday,
but neither shows that any important fight
ing has occurred since the previous commu-
nications. The French report "a somoubat
violent artillery duel around Souohez. DUNG
which about ten shells Of large oalibro ioll
into Alras. and "a sharp infantry action oc-
CURED on the heights. as q result of which
they recaptured the trenches q section Of
which the enemy had occupied on Saturday
on "a ridge Oh the aide of the Sonyaux rayiue.
Ii the course Of the day a new German at
tack was made in whioh burning liquid was
employed. but it was repulsed with heavy loss
es aud two officers and 200 men were taken
prisoners. The Berlin statement save cite
French attack against the clurchyard an
hill at SoucheE was repulsed. Fighting con
tinues on the heights near Les Eparges, in
Lorraine, aud enemy attacks near Embermo-
Ill. east of InnaYille. and In tie raoinn -