The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-07-14
RUSSIANS BALK
TEUT0N PLANS
Delay Strong Offensive In
West Front.
ALLIES TO TAKE OFFENSIVE
Now Probable Allies Will Take o.
fensive In Flanders and Arras-
German Plans Upset by Russian Re-
sistence In East.


German Plans Upset by Russian Re-
sistenee In East.
London, July 12.-Lublin and Kras-
nostaw, in Poland, southeast of War
saw, are the centers of interest in the
eastern theater of the war.
The German official statement takes
cognizance of the struggle in this sec
tor, but insists that the fighting,
which It describes as Of local char
acter, everywhere has been in favor
of the Teutonic allies. The Berlin
statement speaks of these local en-
counters us covering the last few
days.
Here the Russians are on the often
sive against Archduke Joseph Ferdi-
nand's Austrian army, which the Rus
SLAMS appear to have succeeded in
separating from the German forces
to the north.
The check which the Russians have
imposed on Archduke Joseph Ferdi-
nand in southern Poland and the ad-
ditional strain which this has placed
on the German General Won Macken-
sens army to the right has post
poned, it is believed in military cir
Giles here. the threatened German Of
fensive in the west, and there is now
possibility that the allies will be
the first to take the offensive.
In support of this it is pointed out
that the attacks by the German
crown princes army in the Woevre,
which the German press announced
was the commencement of a general
move forward, have ceased and what
fighting is going on along the western
front consists of artillery engage
ments and few isolated attacks and
counter attacks by infantry, which
make little or no difference in the
positions Of the opposing forces.
So far az the Germans are con-
cerned, military observers assert they
are bound to carry out their offensive
against the Russians until there is
some decisive engagement, such as
the capture of the Lublin-Cholm rail
way, which it is asserted would have
been in their hands before now if the
Austrians advancing toward the city
had not been driven back.
Reports from neutral sources are
to the effect that to make good their
efforts against the Russians the Ger
mans are moving troops which were
intended for the western front to the
east. To certain extent this seems
confirmed by the statement in the
Russian official report that reinforce
ments have reached Archduke Joseph
Ferdinand and that Gen. Won Macken-
sen also commenced an offensive
which, however. broke down under
the Russian fire.
The French war office announced
that German infantry attacks in Flan-
ders and in the sector north of Arras
were repulsed. Elsewhere on the
front there we're artillery lombard
ments without infantry action.
nc biitioh Amy icpuiScu ucT-
man attack which had gained for the
enemy footing in some first trench
es, and by an immediate counter at
tack drove the Germans back.
In the region north of Arras the
allies managed to dislodge the enemy
from portion of entertainments
where he had succeeded in maintain
ing hold.
On other parts of the fronts there
were particularly commandments in
the region of Newport in the sector
of the Aisne, also in Lorraine, in the
lie Pretre forest and near Point De
Moncel.
An aviator attacked a German avia-
tor in the region of Altkirsch. The
enemy aviator fell.
The italian forces. which are press
ing northward through rugged coun-
try toward Innichen, where their OBJ
jective is to cut the Franzenfeste rail
road, one OF the lines serving Trent,
have begun the bombardment of the
Landro Notifications.