Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-08
Double O.fensiuc BY British
and Russian Armies Gre
otes SeriousP roblem for
Kaiser S Strategists.

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LONDON. July 7.-Rritish and Rus
sian armies. striking simultaneously on
the western and eastern fronts, to-day
made further dents in the German lines
and created what military critics be-
lieved 10 be the greatest problem yet
faced by the German general staff
For the first time during the war,
Germany has been called upon TO meet
determined double offensive on op-
posite fronts. and the German tac-
ticians must now determine how TO
meet the new co-ordinated strategy of
the entente allies and how best to
utilize Germany's available military re-
sources.
General Haig's army to-day gained
several important successes 1t can
tured positions in the immensely i'm
portant portion known as the Leipzig
redoubt, while east OF La Boiselle they
captured German trenches on front
Of nearly 1000 yards TO n depth Of 500
yards. They also forced their way into
the village OF Ovillers. after captur-
ing 500 yards of the German front,
while north of Fricourt they drove the
enemy from two woods and captured
three lines of trenches
General Everts Russian army is at
tacking on "a 100 mile front. running
approximately from the wilma line
north Ia Raranovichi. in the south.
The seriousness of the crisis is re-
fiected in the paucity OF information
given the German public in Berlin's
official bulletins, which. however, at last
"a m In 1nEe nf ,,,I
the western front
RUSSIANS REPORT
SUCCESS AFTER SUCCESS
There is no confirmation of the re-
port from Rome that the whole German
line on the eastern front is retiring.
hut the Russians continue to report
success after success
The latest official statement issued by
Berlin admits a retirement from
sa lient in the C2artorysk region and
the Russian statement tonight an
nounccs that Russian cavalry has cap
tured Name mevitchie. which is only some
nifty miles from kovel
Clearly, the Russian offensive towards
Baranovichi, Kovel and Lemberg. added
to the collapse of the Austrians.
greatly endangers the whole German
ih'S' fithNN UsntlnS is continuing
along the whole line. and the Russians
are adding 10 their captures of prs-
oncrs and booty hourly. Prisoners cap
tured hy the Russians during the past
few days number nearly 10000.
The English official statement Of to-
night. announcing results of to-days
hEhtinS, said that the German casual
ties during the day mus, have been very
severe. Large numbers OF troops. re-
tirirG over the open. were caught by
artillery fire, and the village OF BaZen-
tin-le-Petit was heavily shelled at
time when it was seen to he full OF
German reserves.
Little is known of the casualties
suffered by the British either i'm to-
days fighting or previous drives of the
present movement. The first list was
published Tonight. and names over 200
officers. of whom twenty-five were
killed. 1t says 1.7o0 men were killed
or wounded. Among those killed was
Colonel Robert Jeffray Douglas.
QUESTION Of AMMUNITION
ANSWERED ny I<ELLAwAY
The question whether Great Britain
will be ablo to maintain an adequate
supply of ammunition ut the present
rate OF wastage received an answer In
part. to-day from Frederick q. Kella-
way, NJ. p, secretary. to pr. Christopher