Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-06
ARE AGAIN FIGHTING
ON VERDUN FIELD
TEUTONS LAUNCH SERIOUS AS
sAULTs WITH PICKED FORCES
ON SCENE OF DEFEATS,
ALLIE NOW DOWN GERMANS
Russians Appear Ready to Resume
Active operations-Attack Is Near
Italians Evacuate Part of
AgnelIo Pass-British Gain,

The scene Of heaviest fighting on
the western front is now the verdun
sector. Over the same ground on
which they met with such a serious
check at the hands of the French last
year the Germans are making serious
assaults with picked forces.
For the most part their efforts have
been nullified by the French, but the
Germans succeeded in retaining some
conquered ground on the west slope
of Dead Mans hill.
On the Aisne front also the Ger
mans are on the offensive. They at
tackled Saturday night near Cerny
and Corbeny, meeting with a devas-
tating French fire which all but an
initiated their storming detachments.
Northeast of Cerny they succeeded
in gaining salient, which had been
leveled by artillery fire.
Whether these operations marked
the resumption of sustained offens.
i've by the Germans is not yet clear.
The official German statement mere.
ly mentioning the capture of 500 me-
tiers Of trench line east of Hill 3O4
and Of several French lines south of
La Boville farm on the Aisne front.
Russians Prepare Attack.
There are indications of a return
Of active operations on the Russian
front The German war office reports
that the Russians. apparently influ.
enced by pressure, exerted by their
allies, are maintaining a strong line
over the front of 40 miles in eastern
Galicia, and that Russian attack
evidently is imminent
| Agnello pass, which the Italians
captured recently in their advance
on the front below Trent, has been
evacuated Rome announces that the
Italian advanced force has been with.
drawn on account of the prolonged
and violent bombardment of the Aus
TRANS, but that the Italians still held
the eastern end of the pass.
British Make Progress.
The official reports from British
headquarters read:
Our troops again made progress
during the day south of Lens and
captured portion of the enemy's
trench system in this area with a few
prisoners.
Give German airplanes were shot
down Saturday and four others were
driven down out of control. One 9th
er enemy machine was shot down by
fire from the ground. One of our air
planes is missing"
Battle of Lens Continues.
Canadian Headquarters, France
The drive south and west of Lens
continued with undated vigor Sun
day. During the night our troops op
Grating in the region east of Reser
voir hill, supported by cannonade
of great intensity, pushed forward
700 yards beyond the point reached
Thursday. They encountered strong
opposition, especially on the left flanl
to the north of the city, and were
unable to maintain the extreme poin
of their advance.
Russians Aggressive.
The soldiers of new Russia have
assumed the aggressive. For the
first time since the revolution las
March Russian troops have begun al
attack on an extensive scale. Along
front Of 1871 miles in the region O
Brzezany, Galicia, Russian troop!
have stormed the German positions
Berlin says the Russians suffered
heavy losses and were compelled t.
retire before the German fire. Tht
attack was made in the section south
east of Lemberg, where the artiller!
firing has been heavy recently.