The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-22
RUSSIANS HALTED
IN DRIVE ON KOvEL
The Germans Apparently Have
Checked Temporarily the
Str0khOd Advance.
BIG BATTLE ON LOWER STRIPA
sIav Asmies Striking North in Effort
to Crush Forces Under General
Won Bothmer.

London, July 1.-THE most violenu
fighting in the great entente allied Of
fensive is on the Eastern front, where
General Brussiloff's tremendous blows
are being continued without apparent
lu1 or hesitation.
Temporarily, at least, the Austro-
Germans appear to have halted the
Russian advance along the StokhOd-
Both sides are reported to be hurting
huge Teinforcements Of men and guns
into this titanic struggle, the prize Of
which is the immensely important
strategic town Of Kovel.
Further to the south a battle Of
almost equal intensity is raging on
the lower Stripa, where the Russians
are striking north in an effort to
crush General Won Bothmer and flank
| the entire Austro-German line.
Slavs Took 1000 More.
The Austrians admit that the Rus
slams have penetrated General Roth-
mer's front at some points, but assert
they were driven out again in counter
attacks. The Russians claim to have
two thousand prisoners, but make no
mention of a gain in territory.
The British have held their gains
on their portion of the Somme front,
and the usual period of consolidation
and the pushing forward of the big ar
tillery is presumed to be taking place
| A similar situation exists on the
| French official statement of Thursday
night simply records the continuance
of the bombardment at Fort SouvilIe,
in the Verdun region
Keep Up Pressure in West
The British official statement to-
night shows that heavy infantry and
artillery fighting has been in progress
! and has enabled the British to main
! tain their pressure on the Germans
| and advance their line at various
/ points.
The British forces at Mametz Wood
are within three hundred yards OF the
! German second line The French
forces are separated only by the mar
row Somme valley from the German
| third line through Peronne and Mont
| St Quentin, and both armies are
doubtless engaged in preparations for
/ the next attack
British Make Gains.
London, July 13.-Ffghting desper-
ately in the face of determined Ger
man attacks, the forces under General
Haig succeeded Wednesday in gaining
control of the entire Mametz Wood,
| which had been entered the previous
night by the Germans. In the same
region north Of the Somme, the British
made some progress in the Trones
/ Wood and repulsed two heavy attacks
! against Contamination. The Germans
are reported to have lost heavily in
their attacks on Trones Wood.
From General Haig's bulletins it is
seen that the British are driving
steadily towards the crest of the ridge
commanding the wide Bapaume
plateau. According to the view OF
French military experts there are no
less than 100000 German bayonets op-
posing the advance Of General Haig's
forces.
Germans Use 1874 Guns.
! The Reuter- correspondent at the
British front reports that two German
field guns bearing the date 1874"
have been captured by the British
The correspondent asks whether, with.
out attaching undue Importance TO the
incident, these guns do not indicate
the straits to which the Germans are
beginning to be reduced in order to
find sufficient armament.
The French and German forces
south of the Somme apparently are
resting. as there has been almost no
activity in that region of Pfcardy since
the first of the week.
Renew Verdun Assaults.
Around Verdun, however, and espe
cially on the right bank of the Meuse
bitter and heavy fighting is in progress
between the forces of the German
crown prince and the French defend
ers of the fortress The Germans, fol
lowing up their success in the region
Of the DamIoup battery, have under
taken a strong offensive toward Fort
Souville. the possession Of which
would strengthen their position for z
further advance on Verdun.
Attacking in mass formation from
the village of F1euTy and the Chapitre
and Vaux woods, the Germans gained
ground at the intersection Of F1eury
and Vaux roads The gain. however
Paris asserts, was made at the cost OF
enormous losses" Violent lombard
ments continue in the region OF Sou
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