Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-07-24
RUSSIANS STOP
RUSH OF TEUTONS
Cars Armies Finally Making
Stand After Long Retreat
i'm Poland.
MORE ACTIVITY IN THE WEST
Attacks and Counter Attacks Becom-
ing More Frequent Between the
Germans and Allies.

London, July with the exception
of certain sectors between the Vistula
and the Bug. the Austro-German rush
in the eastern war zone seems to be
losing its momentum. The Russians
have braced themselves and are hold
ing at most points along their line, al
though the Austrians claim continued
progress to the northeast of Krasnik
and farther east along the River
Vieprz, in the neighborhood of Tarno-
grod
This is a critical sector so far as a
northward blow at Warsaw is con-
cerned, but it is evident that the Rus
slams are stiffening their resistance
after their long retreat, and the Brit
ish press, for the first time in weeks,
takes a more cheerful view of the
eastern situation.
1t is noteworthy that today's Ber-
lin official communication speaks only
of a gain on the northern Poland front,
leaving the southeastern field to the
Austrians, who, in their official state
ment emphasize that an advance on
the center between the Vistula and
the Bug was made by "Austrians."
the British front in Flanders so long
has been broken. Field Marshal
French, under today's date, reports:
The fighting has been mainly con-
fined to intermittent artillery duels,
the feature of which has been the en-
ployment by the enemy of a large
quantity of gas shells, particularly in
the neighborhood of Ypres. During
this period the enemy exploded eight
mines at different points on our front
without doing any damage. On the
other hand, on the 30th of June we
blew in fifty yards of the enemy's
front line. north of Neuve Chappelle
On the evening of July 4 north OF
Ypres a German sap was blown in by
our howitzer fire and a platoon of in
fantry advanced to complete its de-
struction. The few Germans who sur
vived the artillery bombardment were
driven out with the bayonet, and a
machine gun in the sap was found to
be destroyed. Our casualties were in
significant and the platoon returned
practically intact to its own trenches,
having completely succeeded in its
mission. A German wireless report of
the 5th, claiming that they repuIsed
Pilkin road, presumably was intended
to convey the enemy's version of this
affair
War Activity Increases.
London, July 6.-Much activity was
apparent today in all the three ele-
ments where the warning powers came
into actual contact, but reports as to
results generally were contradictory.
Reading between the lines of the
various official reports, it is not diff
cult to deduce that the Russians are
making desperate stand between the
Rivers Pruth and Dniester Grand
Duke Nicholas. commander-in-chief of
the Russian forces, reports that the
hghting in southern Poland is of the
most desperate character, while Wen
ma admits that the Russians are at
lacking in strong force
General Won Linsingen's Teuton
army, after fortnight of terrific
struggles, is reported by both Vienna
and Berlin to have reached the whole
front of the Zlota Lipa river in East
ern Galicia
Germans Make Gains.
Berlin claims important successes
also on the western front, where in
the forest of LIE Pretre the German
forces are reported to have compelled
the obstinately resisting French to
evacuate trench after trench over
1,50O-yard front, until 1000 prisoners,
including a battalion staff and a num-
Der of guns fell into the hands of the
attacking troops.
The Paris version OF this claim is
that after an extremely heavy bonn
oardment, the Germans succeeded
along front of one kilometer in re-
gaining a footho1d in the old lines
which had been taken by the French.
Both sides report sanguinary but fruit
less attacks at other points along the
western line.
Naval Battle in Baltic.
London, July "a naval battle was
Waged this morning in the Baltic Sea
between four Russian cruisers and
German squadron. according to Copen-
hagen dispatches today A German
torpedo boat is reported to have
landed at Katthammarsvig with many
dead and wounded aboard