The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-01
RUSS Retreat
TO own BORDER
Announcement Of Flight Comes
From Berlin.
.R0UMANIANS ARE vICTORS
Germans Are Forced to Retire Before
the Roumanian Army-eritish Big
Guns Busy, Also Raid Number Tsu-
tonic Trenches.

| tonic Trenches.
London, July 3O-Retreating on the
eastern Galician front, the Russian
troops have retired behind the Rus
sian border at Huslatyn, according to
the report from Berlin.
Husiatyn is seventy miles due east
of Halicz. Further south the Rus
slams made a stand between the
Dniester and the Pruth rivers, but a
powerful German attack broke their
resistance and they are now being
pursued along both banks of the
Dniester, according to the German
statement.
The Germans say they have COM
pleted their retirement before the
victorious Roumanian army and have
reached their prepared positions on
the upper Putna river.
The artillery duel is still raging in
Flanders with undiminished intensity.
The British guns have never ceased
since the terrific bombardment opened
last week and the hammering which
the German trenches are receiving
may be realized from the description
in the German official statement
which describes the firing as the
highest degree of massed effect"
since the war began.
British troops made number of
successful raids on the German
trenches at various points of the bat
tie front in northern France, accord
ing to the official statement issued
by the British war Office. Many cas-
ualties we're inflicted on the enemy
and a number of prisoners and ma.
chine guns were taken.
French Repuise Germans.
Troops of the German crown prince
at dawn made q violent attack on the
French positions near Hurtebise farm
on the Aisne front. The French Off
cial statement says the German attack
was repulsed and that the French. in
retaliation. later instituted an Often
sive between Hurtebise farm and La
Bovelle, gaining ground at all points
on this sector and particularly in the
region or the monument.
Reporting military operations on
the Austro-Italian front the Official
statement issued by the war depart
ment reads:
During the night attachments OF
the enemy descended from Selle pass
in San Pellegrino valley, on our lines,
and, supported by rtillery, attacked
with machine gun and rife fire. They
were promptly checked and effective
ly dispersed by our machine guns.
One of our large bombing air squad
rons, escorted by chasers, again raid
ed the military establishments IN
Idria and in the Chiapovano valley
and, Notwithstanding heavy fire from
enemy anti-aircraft guns, dropped four
tons of high explosives
A delayed Roumanian official COM
munication announces the capture OF
of Teutonic allied positions on front
of more than eighteen miles and to
depth of more than nine miles, and
also the taking of additional prison
ers, guns and munitions.
Premier Kerensky hes again started
for the front. The destination of NJ.
Kerensky IL army headquarters,
where he viii hold conference with
the commanders on the various fronts
and also with Generals Alexieff, RUIZ
sky and Gurko and former War Min
lister Gutchkoff. At the conference
II will be decided whether M. Keren-
sky will retain his portfolio Of war
minister.
Admiral Kolchak, former command
or of the Black Sea fleet, is mentioned
In connection with the ministry OF
marine, a post also held by M. Keren'
sky.