Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-08
TEUTONS BEATEN
IN Three GREAT
BATTLES IN EAST
Germans and Austrians Re
ported in Retreat at All
Points from Riga TO-
Carpathians.
BERLIN ADMITS REPULsE
Salient in Volhynia Abandoned
Z Because Of Superior Pres
sure, Says War Office.
RUSS GUNS ARE EFFECTIVE

Berlin, July 7.--(Eia London, 5:l0
p. m.)-A salient Of the German line
in Volhynia projecting towards
Czartorysk has been abandoned un-
der superior pressure by the Russians
and new line of defense selected, it
was announced today by the war Of
flee,
The statment on operations in the
eastern war theater says:
Army group OF General Won Lin
singen:, A corner OF our lines pro-
truding towards Czartorysk has been
abandoned on account OF superior
pressure on its sides near kostiu-
kova, and west OF Kolki, and new
line Of defense selected.
Russ Attacks Break Down.
"On both sides OF Sokul Russian at
tacks broke down with heavy losses.
Against the front OF Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg, the Russians
continued their operations. They ats
tackled with strong forces south of
Lake Narocz, but after fierce fighting
were repulsed
Northeast of Smorgon and at other
points they were easily repulsed.
Army group Of Prince leopold.
Aside from weak enemy advance.
quiet generally prevailed on the front
which has been attacked during the
last few days"
Move Front Back.
London, July IA wireless dis
patch from Rome says word has been
received there from Petrograd that
in consequence Of their triple defeat
in the sectors of Riga Kolki and
Baranovichi, the Germans have be-
gun to move their whole front to-
ward the west
The Russians have begun a tremcn-
dous offensive on the Riga front,
where their artillery is destroying the
German trenches, says a dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company
from Vienna by way of Copenhagen.
The bonbardment, the dispatch
adds, lasted twenty-four hours and
the Germans were helpless before the
Russian artillery, which now can fire
fifty shells, as asafnst one in 1914. \
British Capture Trench.
Capture BY the British Of a Ger
man trench on front Of 1000 yards
east OF La Boisselle, in the Sonlme
region, was Announced officially to-
day.
The British resumed the offensive
on certain sectors east of Albert at
dawn today. At the same time the
Germans launched heavy attacks on
the British trenches near Ancre. Vio-
lent fighting is now in progress.
In the, vicinity of Ovillers and Con-
takmaison, as well as near La Bois-
selle, the British made progress. In
the region of Thiepvah the Germans
regained section of lost ground.
Text Of Statement.
The statement says:
This morning in certain sectors Of
the battlefield east Of Albert, we re-
sumed vigorous offensive at dawn.
The Germans at the same time
launched heavy attacks on our new
trenches in the vicinity of the Ancre.
and north OF Fricourt, with the result
that violent fighting is now in prog
ress along the whole front between
Ancrc and Montauban.
up to the present several impor-
tant tactical successes have been
gained by our infantry in the vicinity
OF Ovillers, La Boisselle and Contal-
maison, but northwest OF Thiepval,
the enemy succeeded temporarily in
regaining 200 or 800 yards Of lost
ground"
The operations Of last night, before