The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-07-28

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Meanwhile, the BATTLES of Champaign
aud the Aisnc had been carried on by
the French, who in April captured Au-
Derive. In the first days of Champaign
of the war, the Germans sustained an
offensive, one Of the greatest struggles
estimated loss of 100000 killed. wound
ed and taken prisoners through their
desperate defensive operations. Fight
ing To- these regions continues after
three months. during which the French
have advanced from one 10 1--WE miles
along 0 fifty mile front. The present
French line runs from northwest OF
Soissons. through Rheims 10 Auberivc.
liz June. 1917. the British began an
attack on Messincs aud Wyschaete in
an effort IN straighten out the Npres
salient. Again British flyers dominat.
ed the air. The British had spent an en-
tire year mining the earth for this Of.
f%ensive, which was begun with an ex-
plosion 80 terrific that il was heard in
London. Beyond Mcssines. for two
miles east and northeast. the British
won and consolidated ground, captured
more than 400 prisoners aud great
stores of artillery. Gaining every OBJ
icctiVe. they placed themselves astride
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vauccd three miles on an eight. mile
trout. In recent days the lighting there
bad been confined 10 ruidiug operations.
II Is estimated that during April,
MAY and June the Germans suffered
800 600 casualties on the western front.
The Russians, having IN June of 1916
begun an offensive from the Ptiprt
Marshes 80 the Rumaninn frontier,
speedily captured CzcrnowitZ and the
rest of Bukoyina, together with Brody
In G0licin, aud in August they entered
Stanislau for the third time in the war.
These operations forced the Austro Ger.
mnus to %telinquish lines they had held
throughout the winter of 1918 1916.
The llulicH bridgchcud fell in Septem.
her, but the subsequent advance on
iLcmberg was not prosecuted because
T,ho plight of Rumania demanded the
transfer of Russian troop, 10 aid their
Balkan ally.
After the Russian revolution, the Rus.
slams made "a feint To- advance ON Piusk
10 cover the actual operations resumed
in July against Lcmhurg This latter
front extended -. miles. Known us
4" Regiments July First, - these troops,
rrinviguratrd 10y the consciousness of
political liberty. COMPOUNDED German
military prophets by the magnitude aud
extent of their offensive.
Led hy Alexander Kcrrnsky. minister
of war. and observed by American army
Officers. the "Rcgimruts July First =
| forced the Tcutuus to ryacuate BrZe.
lany, and they captured many import
ant positions, including terrain west
| mud ..t,Vl .f H.lt.y s..N,t aud - tVANtrlN.
defended positions northwest of Stan.
islau. On July II Halicl Mas taken.
thus smashing the Austru- German front
between Brze1auy uud the Carpathiaus
This Russian operation broadened 10y
mid July, So that II extended from thu
Cult of Riga to the RumHninu front
% distance uf SuO miles. The Germans
wc;c reported e. hc rushing troops from
the Italian and French fronts. Wide
spread enthusiasm was created through
out Russia. and the moral effect ON IN,
other Entente powers was tremendous
Bcforc the third year closed. however
Rus,iu 4, offensive collapsed. German
spies, anarchists. peace ~fauatics ard 9th
or uEltuturs succeeded iu destroying III,
morale of some of the Russian troops DO
Guliriu, where O. retreat became nccrs
.ary when unit after INIT refused {,
obey orders.
Brzczuuy, Hulicil, Tnruopol. STAINS
Ian and hulumuu Wcfr lost. togcthc|
with ull the remaining ground game,
during the offensive. The Russians sur
rendered many prisoners, heavy gun
aud un Abundance of supplies and am
munitiou,
The death penalty was invoked as
check to further insubordination unt
the provisional government introduce,
70 policy OF "hloud aud rom in an cf
font TO avert disaster.
south of the tarpUthians and in tn
wilma region there was little disuffcc
tiou among the Russian troops.
Italy, declaring war against German,
on August y, began IA more vigorou
prosecution of her earlier 0ffonsiv
against Austria,
With dramatic sw%iftness, the Thir,
Army, under the Duke of Aosta, stormr.
and captured G%orizin, hitherto c0nsid
Iered impregnable. By January / I'll
Italians had captured 1900 square mile
After Il winter Of artillery duels, ltal,
resumed her offensive on the CarsO from
in the campaign toward Trieste. With
in "a month the Austrian lines wer
broken from Castaguayi1za TO the ser
Italy inflicted LOSSES of $1,000 On th
IAustrians aud lost heavily herself. Au,