Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12
A FALLING OFF IN
U.BOAT EFFICIENCY
IA British Ships Of More Than
1,600 Tons Each Sunk
during Week.
SECOND LOWEST RECORD.
Russians Are Now Pushing Forward
toward Lembers-Austro-Ge
Flee before KornilofR.

London. July 1.-THE sinking Of
fourteen British merchantmen Of
more than 1900 tons is reported in the
weekly summary Of shipping losses,
issued here to-day. The official state
ment follows:
Arrivals 2.s9s; sailings 2. 79s.
British merchant ships sunk by
mine or submarine over 1000 tons. in
cluding one previously. foufteen;. un-
der 1900 tons, three.
British merchant ships unsuccess-
fully attacked. including four pre-
viously. seventeen.
''British fishing vessels sunk. in
cluding one previously. seven."
The increasing effectiveness Of the meas
ures against submarines which are being
ships is shown in the record of the last
week. With one exception the number
Of merchantmen sunk Is the lowest Of
any week since the British inaugurated in
March the system of giving out weekly
reports. The report Of March II showed
II merchantmen sunk, the same total as
Is shown in the last weeks summary.
The preceding report gave the sinking
Of Is vessels over 1900 tons and five under
that size. In the two earlier periods the
totals were respectively % and 80. This
compares with the sinking Of 10 large
merchantmen in one week and SO in an
other at the height Of the campaign in
April. In the week ended April q S.
vessels in all were sunk.
WAR SUMMARY.
Having broken the strong Austro.Ger-
man line in the vicinity Of Halicz. the
Russians are pushing forward from Halicz
toward Lemberg. the capital of Galicia,
and from Stanislau, south Of Halicz. west
| ward toward the line Of the Dniester.
After the capture Of Halicz, on the
front from Halicz to Zolotvin, about 30
| miles south, General Korniloff forced the
| Austro- Germans to continue their retreat.
| In their advance from Halicz the Russians
forced the fleeing enemy across the Lom-
MICA and occupied two towns on the west
ern bank of the river. The next natural
barrier Is the River Stoka. about six miles
| west of the Lomnica.
South and west of Stanislau the Rus
SLAMS have reached the Posiecz-Lesiuvka-
Karmacz line. the central point of which,
Lesiuvka, is four miles west Of the River
| Bystritza. This line Is about seven miles
east Of Kalusz, the nearest large town
west Of Stanislau and which is situated
in a bend Of the Stoka river. The extern
sion of the Russian fighting line to Zolot-
win brings the battle ground into the foot.
hills Of the Carpathians.
| On Tuesday the Russians captured
1000 more prisoners and thirty guns
bringing their total captured from
July to 10 to more than 10000 Of.
ficers and men and 80 guns A large
amount Of machine guns and war ma
terial also was taken. Berlin gives M
details Of Tuesdays fighting II
Galicia, merely saying that"movementl
south Of the Dniester have beer
executed until now as planned"
On the Belgian coast east Of Dun
fighting again along the User. th'
scene Of many hard fought battles. B!
destroying the bridges across tn
User between Nieuport and the Nortl
sea coast. the Germans were able t.
advance and occupy the isolated sec
ton. Berlin claims the capture o
l1,25O prisoners in the penetration o
800 yards along a front of 14O0 yards
Further inland near Lombaertzyde, tn
Germans did not have as much success
After gaining some advanced positions
the British threw the attackers back t.
their own lines by counter attack
Whether the German effort Is another at
tempt to reach Dunkirk or Calais or
merely q stroke to Offset a probabl
British offensive movement has not de
veloped yet.
The latest British official statement doe
not mention additional infantry fghtin
on this sector and says that the Germa
artillery fire has diminished in intensity
Germans attempts southeast Of Arras an
in the vicinity Of Lens on Wednesday wer
, without success.
Violent artillery fighting marked Wed
nesday on the Aisne and Champaign
fronts In France and east Of the Meus
In the Verdun region. Northwest Of sele
on the Carso. the Italians have occupie
, the Austrian town Of Dolina.