The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-29
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IN RANGE RUSS
SOLDIERS PL AY.
No PROSPECT OF EARLY
ADVANCE 0N IIIE GN-
uCIiN FRONT
lnr AssoeIaled presal

EtrusON tallNlA, MhA ~ h'i'
appears 10 the civilian observer here
mo- immediate prospect ct Russian
offensive on the Galician front Mean
while the Russians have made good
use 81 the several months which have
passed since they occupied their pres
ont advanced positions Trench work
has been accomplished and wire en-
,anglemcnts constructed An aero.
plane flight which The Associated
Press correspondent made over a see.
ton OF the Russian front disclosed an
amazing network Of trenches and wire
Several Russian generals declared
that never before since the beginning
of the war has their army been So
wen equipped with munitions, and
that the army is ready TO a man 10
advance when the orders come.
Across the flats the Austrian
trenches can be seen with tho aid Of
field glasses. Now and then an Aus.
trian soldier climbs out Of trench
and strolls back to strip of woods IN
which white smoke patches suggest
camp fires. In the immediate fore.
ground Russian soldiers expose them
selves with seeming disregard for the
proximity of their enemies, who are
wen within rifle range An officer
explained that because II was the
lunch hour the troops relaxed lhelr
procaution to some extent a sort OF
truce, it appears, has become Il feature
of operations, aud II was. he said, quite
certain that until after two o'clock No
shot would be fired Ny either side
only the artillery failed to observe
the truce but that activity was limited
10 he firing of an occasional she'll On
all sides however. were cayern'
blown in the soft earth, deep enough
to hide mounted horscman show
ing what might be expected ailei
lunch.
Back through the muddy fields L
regimental headquarters extend 10
miles roads which resemble riyulet
Of ink. The ruts in these trails RAJ
Ihuh-decp. revealing why the Russion'
offensive was brought TO standslill
A Journey of fifty miles from tn
Russian frontier at llusatin carrie
she correspondent through a fcrtil
and highly cultivated prairie country
titled fields already turning gree
with sprouting grain stretched ava
10 the skyline in every direction
Women and old men were performin
the labors OF cultivation, but thcr
was no sign OF neglect
Here and there were villages wher
, dozens of wrecked cottages Shove
where the tide OF battle had cbbed an
flowed, but in most instances thes
structures were being rebuilt 10 som
extent.
The Galician peasant either somtl
ers his hatred of the Russian col
, queror or feels none At all Direction
are given chcerfully and freely whe
asked for Provisions are readily q
fered. and The Russian soldiers Qual
tered in Galician villages appear to b
on the most friendly terms with lh
people One reason for this attitud,
it was explained may be found in tn
kindness with which the Russian
have treated the population. fo
example. in n field hospital not ia
from the front. a pale little girl q
perhaps ten years occupies one of th
cots. surrounded by wounded soldier.
Other civilians are similarly given r,
quircd medical attention. II is ih
common practice Of the Russian arm
surgeons to take these people in 70
treatment free Of charge