Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-07-13
NEWS review OF
The PAST week
Kerensky Leads Russia's Army
In Renewed Offensive on
GaIician Front.
CHEERING news FOR ALLIES
Work Of German Spies In America Re-
suited In Futile Submarine attack
on Pershing's Transports-At-
tempt to Restore Manchu
Empire in China.
By EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

Seco0Q IN importance Only W luS dA-
rival of the American army in France,
in the eyes Of the allies, is the sue
cessful resumption of the offensive by
the troops of the Russian republic. Led
by the Hon-hearted Kerensky himself,
the Muscovite soldiers on Sunday be-
gan a fierce attack on the Austro-Ger-
man lines in eastern Galicia near
Brzezany. In the first two days the
Russians drove the enemy out of
triple line of trenches and captured
the town of Koniuchy and 1890 men,
this great number of prisoners indi-
eating a breakdown of the morale of
the Teutonic troops. The fighting con-
tinued all week and the losses on both
sides were very heavy. The wonder
fully efficient work of the Russian ar
tillery in the preparatory lombard
ment shows this arm of the service is
better equipped than ever before.
Lemberg, is the immediate objective
of this Russian advance, and at the
same time an attack is in progress
further north which threatens Kovel.
While vast Importance attaches to
the result of this battle, it is the re-
newed willingness and even desire Of
the Russian troops to fight the Teutons
that is most cheering to the allies. The
army at least on that front now is well
in hand and is better supplied with
munitions than at any previous time.
All the regiments that took part in the
fighting Of Sunday and Monday have
been officially designated 18th of June
regiments. that being the old style
date. Kerensky's presence inspired
the men to almost unanimous ac-
ton, the few laggards being punished
by being removed from the ranks and
sent home.
General Scott, American chief of
staff, was fortunate enough to be at
the front and to witness the Russian
attack from a vantage point.
A by-product of the successful Rus
sian offensive was the granting by EN-
peror Charles of Austria of amnesty
to all. civilians convicted of high trea
son and other offensives. This attempt
Of the emperor to win all parties tt
the support of the government, it Ii
| Czechs especially are still obdurate
and the opposition is becoming strong
er daily.
Work of German Spies in America.
With the safe arrival in France las
week of the last transports of tn,
American expeditiOnary force, carrying
the horses and ammunition, the gov
ernment let it be known that the previ
Gus sections, carrying the troops, wer
twice attacked by German submarines
The U-boats were driven off befor
they could do any damage, and a
least one of them was sunk by gun
fire. The successful combating of thes
attacks enhances the feat of the nav
in transporting the expedition withou
loss, but the fact that the submarine
waylaid the transports far outside tn
war zone has aroused the authoritie
at Washington to the truth that Gel
man spies in this country must hav
told Berlin when the expedition wa
to sail and by what route. Secretar
Daniels and Admiral Benson were tn
only persons, supposedly, who kne7
the route selected. Admiral Gleave
sailing with sealed orders which h
did not open until he was out sewers
days. When the expedition was we
on It's way a wireless was sent to Al
miral Sims, in command in Europea
waters, to pick up the transports at
specified rendezvous outside the wf
zone. This message was in the navy
most secret and recently revised cod