The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-07-13
HEAVY FIGHTING
on BOTH FRONTS
Germans Stubbornly Resist OF.
fensives Of Allies In All
the War Zones.
TO WEAR DOWN the TEUT0Ns
Efforts in West No Longer Marked
BY Brilliant Dashes-No Halt In
.., Siav Advance.

London, July lion both eastern
and western fronts heavy fighting
persists. This is especially the case
on the western front, where the strug.
gle is not without fluctuations Of for.
tune and brings to mind the warnings
Of the correspondents from the open
ing Of the Somme battle that steady,
methodical pressure rather than bril-
liant advances must be expected.
The. British official statement to-
night says that the Germans have en-
tered Trones Wood and records fur
Their progress east of Ovillers and La
Boisselle, in addition to footing Sc
Wood, where heretofore the Germans
had resisted all the British efforts.
The German official communication
admits French possession of Biaches,
only short distance from Peronne,
which town is thus seriously exposed
and threatened.
Russians Push Ahead.
There has apparently been no halt
Of the Russian advance toward Kovel
in Volhynia The German defenses
along the Stokhod river have been
unable to stay the progress Of the
Russians, who, though strongly op-
posed, have crossed the river at vari-
GUS points. The latest communica-
ton from Russian general headQuar.
tiers shows that the two opposing
armies are in the midst of terrific
struggle, for it mentions that the enc
my rallied and made desperate ef-
forts to maintain his positions on the |
left bank of the river.
The Germans are continuing their
strong attacks along the Russian
front, but the view is held here that
this is only with the object of gaining
time to perfect the defenses of Kovel
and Vladimir-volynsk and to remove
large stores of military material from
these points to Brest.Litovsk and
Ivangorod.
Beat OF Italian Efforts.
VAVAAoS July H. uO <AuSlIldu OLu"
cial statement, issued today, reads:
italian Theater-There has been
bitter fighting between the Brenta and
the Etsch. Strong Alpine forces re-
peatedly attacked our line southwest
of Cimadieci, but were repulsed with
heavy losses by our infantry. More
than eight hundred Italian dead were
left before our trenches"
Slav Advance Continues.
London, July 1O.--The Eastern
front continues to overshadow the
from the spectacular view
point, the Russian forces going from
success to success.
Not only has General Letchitzky, in
The south, occupied the railroad juno
ton at Delatyn, west of Kolomea, thus
cutting off General Won Bothmer from
his, supply base, but General BRUSH
loff, in the north, is making surpris-
ing advances on both sides of the Ko.
vel railway toward the Stokhod river.
Tonight's Russian communication
reports the enemy forces in this re-
sion- retiring in great disorder and !
adds that the Russians have occupied
which is about twenty.
our miles to the east of Kovel, while
apparently the Russians are already
lcross the Stokhod river, somewhere
n the region of Janovka.
Expect koveI's Fall Soon.
German possession of Baranovichi r
md Kovel is. absolutely essential if ]
The is to retain her hold over the in :
'aded parts of Poland and Lithuania,
tut 1t is considered likely that it is :
'nly matter of few days before the =
Russians will be in possession of Ko- i
rel. which would compel Won Linsin- =
'en's retirement from the Lutsk sal :
ent.
Hlndenburg Wants More Men. &
It is reported from Rome than at
J recent council Of German and Aus
rian marshals, Won Hipdenburg de-
Jared that 1t would be impossible to
'ttempt new offensive on a large
Gale without reinforcements Of at :
east X million men. 9
British Going Ahead. IL
London, July 10.-The fighting be. !
ween the Ancre and Somme rivers 4
ontinued last night. although with
ess violence than during the proceed.
ne two days. The war Office an. \
lounced today that further progress 4
las been made by the British near p
lvf11ara and that IN auo<S,or ..>..-J =,
group Of defended buildings had d
cen captured. Ia
n. e. A.. for Military Drill.
New York. July 0,-The NationsI 8