Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-03
New Russian Offensive
Now Fully Under WAY

PETROGRAD, July 2.-Russia's new
offensive is now fully under way. In
twenty-four hours of fighting 1894
prisoners have been taken and Koni-
uchy captured on the Galician front.
Today a great artillery preparation was
roaring all along the Galician front.
Active artillery operations are in pro-
gress in Galicia and also on the Caucas-
ian front, the war office announcement
today reports. The statement follows:
Russo Galican front: In the direc-
ton of ZIocoff and Brzezany Tin Gal
icia east of Lembery), an artillery bat
tie of great intensity has taken place.
."Rumanian front: An enemy railway
train in motion was destroyed by our
artillery in the region Of Lamuntelu
mountain in the Carpathians.
Caucasian front: In the direction OF
Panjwin Gn Turkey near the Persian
border), the Turks launched a series
of attacks on our position near Distan.
Northwest of Sepne our advanced de-
tachments after energetic pursuit of the
Turks reached the region of Zerbar
Lake and engaged in battle with the en-
envy who was defending the road to
Panjwin."
More prisoners are coming back of
the lines hourly. -
Minister of War Kerensky informed
Russia had begun to play her part In
the allied armies.
Allied attaches here hailed the news
iovfulIy. believing that the new Rus
sian army, reinvigorated by its freedort
and knowledge that II was fighting
to keep that which had been won by
the revolution, would give a splendid
account of itself.
General Brusiloff is driving again at
the Galician city of Lembery in the
same region where the Russian often
through to Halicz. The front over
which the fighting is now being press
ed by the Russians totals about rs
miles.
Berlin official statements Of satur-
day gave first hint of a resumption
of lighting by the Russians on the Ga
lician front of such magnitude as to
suggest an offensive. The Sunday night
statement confirmed this belief. detail
ing an ambitious blow struck by Gen
eral Brusiloff along a front of approx
mately eighteen and a half miles. On
all this line Russian troops succeeded
in stormfng the Teutonic first line
trenches. but the German statement in
sisted that they were later driven out.
after suffering heavy losses This at
tack was along the upper SITlpd as 1dI
as the Narayvka river. Heavy artfl-
lery fire was reported extending as far
as the middle Stockhod river on one
side and Stanislaus on the other.
The front which Russia has apparent.
" selected for its offensive has not fig
ured in the war news for nine or ten
months Then the autocratic regime
staged a vigorous offensive there that
was not halted until the German in
vasion of Rumania forced transfer of
Russian troops to bolster up the rag
ged Rumanian lines.
This is the first general fighting.
along any considerable front, that has
been waged by Russian troops since
the old government was overthrown.
Only Five French Ships
Sunk Week Ending June "a
PARIS. July only two French
ships of more than 1900 tons were sunk
il, the week ending June "a. according
to official statistics published today.
During that seven days LOSS ships en-
tered French ports and $50 departed. Uni
der 1000 tons only three ships were
l.