The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-07-16
A GENERAL survey OF
The WAR.

Thursday, July 8.-The Russians
seem to have brought their enemies
to a halt in the district north anc
east of Krasnik where, for a day,
it looked as if the Teutons were If
resistibly headed for Lublin or Cholm
and the strategic railroad connecting
them
Fighting east of the Meuse has re-
suited favorably to the Germans be-
tween ALLY and Apremont, where the
French positions were occupied on a
front of nearly a mile. North Of these
positions, at Les Eparges, the Ger
mans admit losing 100 yards of trench.
While engaged in reconnaissance
III the upper Adriatic the Italian ar
mored cruiser Amalfi was sunk by an
Austrian submarine. Practically all
the officers and crew were saved.
ENGAGEMENTS are reported at many
points along the AustrO-Italian front,
in several of which the Austrians are
the aggressors. The struggle to cap
| ture Goritz continues, and Rome
| claims the resistance of the enemy
| is being gradually overcome.
| Friday, July 9.-DevelOpments have
| been few in the main war zone dur
ing the last twenty-four hours. From
| Petrograd comes story Of how the
| drive of Archduke Joseph Ferdinand,
north of Krasnik, was brought to
| Crddop ond inU1OriOuc end.
The archdulle, elated by victory and
seeing the chance for which the leu
| tons have been looking since the war
! began, dashed on into a ambuscade
| prepared by the willy Slavs. In his eX-
cess of zeal his flank was exposed,
| and the Russians, concealed in a
wood to the right Of the road he was
| travelling, fell upon him. At least such
is the Petr0grad version of what hap
| Dened. It is added that the slaughter
Of the Austrians was terrific, and that
| thew were forced to fall back toward
| Krasnik. a distance Of twelve miles.
On the Italian and western fronts
| there are no significant changes in the
situation.
Great Britain has added 1922
square miles of territory to her South
African possessions. General Botha
has completed the conquest Of Ger
man Southwest Africa, receiving the
surrender OF all the military forces
Saturday, July 10.-A Petrograd dis
patch declares the Russians are on
| n
Krasnik region, but farther south
where the army of General Macken-
ser is supposed to be operating. The
claim is made that $4,000 prisoners
have been taken and that Mackensen's
forces are retiring on wide front.
A notable French achievement is
the capture of the Ban-de-Sapt posi-
ton in the Vosges, which the Ger
mans have held since the middle OF
June. In the Woevre district the fight
ing is especially severe, and Berlin
claims the capture of $50 yards OF
trench in lie Pretre forest.
, The main object Of Italian attacks
| continues to he the defenses of Goritz.
Sunday, July lin the area south
: east of Lublin the Austro German
t forces are everywhere withdrawing
r and in some parts the retreat has the
: ! character of flight according to an of
) | fetal statement from PetrOgrad. The
D | invading armies in other districts are
! showing great activity, but it remains
! to be seen whether this activity in
e dictates serious aggressive intentions
or merely is designed to suggest their
2 existence so as to disturb the plans
Of the Russians.
e After battling 120 days for the hill
/ country between Bethune and Arras
e the French forces are in possession
= of all the eminences looking out upor
e the plain Of Flanders.
The Italian forces which are press
h ing northward through ru~god country
e toward Innichen, where %he'~ objective
k IS to cut the Frapzjenfest~ ~ailrcad
t. one of the lines serving Z ~ent, have
q begun the bombardm ent of the Landrt
Notifications.