The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-27

a civil administration under a Greek
commissioner.
1t was agreed that France. England
and Italy should be able to retain
throughout the war the naval and mill.
tary base, they established on the is-
land Of Corfu, In view of the fact that
the whole island is under Greek con-
troll
Today's War Map.
NEW YORK. July 27.-German
troops have been unable to make a
further breach in the great $50 mile
Russian line, but north of Tarnopol
their advance continues rapidly. Off
cial statements today indicated hard
ening Of the Russian lines and at some
places severe checks administered to
the German advances.
The Rumanians continued their VIC
torious forward sweep on the river
Suchitza.
Berlin's version was complete sue
cess everywhere along the line. with
thousands upon thousands" of Rus
slams moved down.
Paris official statement detailed fur
their fruitless German attacks, this
time in Champagne. with fighting of
great violence.
German Official Report.
BERLIN, (via London) July 81
Moving down thousands upon thous-
ands of the Russians, we captured the
Cinema and Sereth river crossings at
Trembowla and Skomoroczt," today's
official statement asserted.
- r,th aft
announced capture Of Kolomea, an i'm
Czernoyitz.
Near TarnopoI the kaiser was a
spectator while We extended gains re-
Gently made at the hotly contested
bridge head on the east bank OF the
Sereth." the statement said. ION both
sides OF the Dniester we are rapidly
Unchecked Drive.
s PETROGRAD, July 27.-Teutonic
forces continued unchecked in their
drive north from Tarnopol today, but
at other points along the great 100
mile front OF Russia's armies, the
troops turned, made stand and re-
pulsed the enemy.
Today's official statement announc-
ed enemy occupation of two more
towns north of Tarnopol, but check
to the Teutonic troops
southeast of that city on the Tozovas-
nykovce front.
1.-The enemy was repulsed," the
statement said. Southeast Of Trem-
bowla we retired little to the east"
A repulse Of the German advance in
The Korosmiatin and Komardvka re- !
yions was also reported.
Give Up Two More Cities. /
PETROGRAD. July 27.-Russian
roops yielded Plotycz and Czystrlok
north Of Tarnopol to the German ad-
,ance today The announcement that I
he enemy had occupied these two I
titles was made by the war office
statement. In the region Of Tudoroe,
however, enemy attempts to advance
we're repulsed.
Around Korosmitian and Komardvka
N Wednesday, the statement recount
G successful engagements by Russian
avalry which threw back enemy in
antry attempting to attack northwest
# those points.
Russia Is Awakening.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-Sobered
" the German onslaughts and the
of her loyal leaders. Russia
5 awakening to the need OF a strong .
government force, accord
ng to official advices to the state
department. today.
The department declared informal
suggestions had been received re-
,arding dispatch of a unit Of Ameri-
an troops to Russia. The purpose OF
uch a step, it was explained, would
,e psychological with the same view
Is dispatch of Pershing's division
o France. /
The great need of Russia however,
s organization and so long as the /
transportation and munition
ystems are SO badly crippled as at
present, such a step is probably re-
note
In Petrograd every political group,
except the extremists who are now
are sending representatives
o a newly organized war council that
vas formed at the instigation of Ker-
,nsky, to adopt whatever measures
ire needed to save the country,
,ables to the embassy say
More Prisoners Taken.
BERLIN, July 27. (via London }
French prisoners of the German arfy |
along the Chemin Des Danes were |
increased to more than 1850 with
great quantities of supplies as a re-
suit Of the German drive there, to,
lays official report asserted South |
IF Allies, near Hurtebise and also |
around Hochberg, futile counter at. !
lacks by the French forces were re-
ported.
I'm the wooded Carpathians," the
war office added, "the enemy is re-
toward the river Pruth, we
close upon his heels. .
THE Soveja valley. as far 40 the
upper course of the Putna, has now
been left clear Of the enemy
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