The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-07-30

Now Being Waged BY Teutons and
Britons-Both Sides Sustain Great
Losses In Battle Above Firing
Lines English Admit the
Loss Of Thirteen
Planes.

many are carrying out maneuvers OF
proportions never before seen, with
both sides sustaining losses In air.
craft shot down or sent hurling earth
ward out Of control. As an indica-
tion of the intesity Of these aerial
combats, thirty German airplanes
were accounted for In the latest fight
ing In addition to two observation bal
looms which were shot down In flames.
The British war office admits that
thirteen of the royal air squadron fail
ed to return to their bases. The Ger
man war office asserts, however, that
thirty-hve British planes were shot
down.
On Friday and Saturday nights Ger
man airmen attempted to bomb Paris.
In the first attacks three suburban
sections were reached and bombs
dropped which caused the injury Of
several persons.
The attempt Of Saturday night was
entirely futile, the raiders not even
reaching the enxirons Of the capital,
being sent scurrying by the watchful
French airmen.
One German aviator, its distinguish
ing marks, dropped four bombs on a
Red Cross hospital near the fighting
front, killing two doctors, chemist
and a male nurse and injuring a few
other persons, including patients.
Russians Still Retreat
Having retreated distance of ap-
proximately 100 miles from where
Kerensky, the iron man Of Russia, car
ried them in his personally conducted
drive early in the present month, the
Russian army on the center Of the
line in east Galicia is again on Rus
sian soil on both side Of Husiatyn
and is still being followed by the
forces of the Teutonic allies.
Likewise the armies to the north
and south continue to fall back before
the enemy, at a few points only
standing to offer a semblance OF re-
sistance, and then only for short
periods Of time. When ever these oi
the faithful troops attempt to give bat.
tie they are harassed by numerically
stronger forces Of the Teutons and
compelled to give ground, receiving nc
assistance from their recaltraint form.
er brothers-in-arms, whose main effort
continues to be to get out of striking
! distance Of the enemy.
So fast has been the retirement o.
, the Russians and the advance of thu
enemy toward Bukowina, that alread!
an arch-like formation has beer
, thrown westward Of Czernowitz, thu
capital, with the northern end resting
!. on Woclawice, rs miles distant, ant
. the southern end to the east of Kuty
/ On the western border of the crow
land.
! Kerensky at Headquarters
Evidently the preparations for tn
! blood and iron" policy of the gov
I ernment against the disaffected troop
\ shortly will be put into full force TO
/ Minister Of War Kerensky is on hi
way :. to the Russian headquarters
/ there to confer with the military lead
I ers to form plans to stay the retrea
! and compel the troops to stand an
/ face the foe as the Russians in tn
+ southern Carpathian region are doint
/ Down along the latter front the Rus
! SLAMS, aided by the Rumanians, con
: tinue to force the Teutonic allies t
/ cede ground, especially in the uppe
Z Putna valley.
z Again the French troops fighting
7 the Aisne region of France have turn
! ed In vicious counter attacks agains
Z the army Of the German crown primo,
Z put down an offensive 1t had starte
Z between Hurtebis and La Bovelle an
made good gains against It all alon
the line. Several attacks by the Gel
mans in the. verdun sector, notabl
between the much-fought-for groun
in the region Of the Avocourt wood an
Hill 304 also we're repulsed by Ger
7 eral Petain's forces.
Meanwhile, although the infantr
operations are on a minor scale, cor
slsting mainly of raids by the Bri
ish, the great artillery duel, whic
has been in progress in Flanders fc
more than week, ontinues unabate,
The visitation of German shells o
Nieuport Ia tremendous and the Bri
ish guns are replying almost short fc
shot against the German line. To tt
south, around the vimy Ridge an
Lens, and at Armentieres, the du,
! continues Of great proportions.