The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-11

sea, there We're no operations on {
large scale" the war Office concluded
South of the Dniester our movement:
were carried out as planned"
Two Thousand Prisoners.
1 PETROGRAD, July 11.-Russia's
armies OF the northeastern front were
still advancing through the wedge
between the German and Austrian
lines around Lemberg today.
The war Office statement confirmed
the taking of Halicz, key to the Gall,
clan metropolis and declared that
General Kornilffo's forces were adj
vancing westward from the left bank
of the Lomnica river.
! On the Bogorodcham-Zoloti
/ front, the statement declared another
advance had been achieved, with the
capture of two thousand prisoners
and thirty guns.
German Storm Troops.
by Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, July 11.-Germany has
organized a new branch of fighting
forces-..storm troops"
The enemy tried out their new war
idea first along the Chemin- Des-
Danes. 1t gained them ground tenn
porarily. Today, however, the French
had completely elected all Germans
from the positions they took and once
again held complete domination along
this front
The Germans used ten or twelve
fresh battalions- ten thousand
to twelve thousand men-in the new
tactics. These -Stosstruppen" fstorm
troops) are especially picked troops
They often attack in their shir.
sleeves and are armed principally
with grenades. The moment they cap
ture position the ''stosstruppsn" arG
relieved by regular. but less coS, |
bative trpps, who bring with them |
trench mortars, munitions, machine |
guns. barbed wire and everything
ganize the captured positions.
Just as soon as these troops arrive, 7
the "s1osstruppen" return to the
rear. There they are rewarded by
long vacations and other special con-
cessions.
The "stosstruppen" generally aat
tack without artillery preparation.
giving them the advantage OF surprise.
Sunday mornings attack, when the
Germans retook the Pantheon -Froid-
mont portion of the Chemin-Des
DANES. was typical OF this sort Of at
tack The Germans launched il at
}: 80 a. m without the slightest ar
-illery preparation. The "stosstTup
PEN. leaped from their trenches vita
he first cannon shot Meantime Ger
nan atrplanes flying very low. ratified
machine gun fire on the French lines.
hight behind the "stosstruppen" came
he German Occupation trSops, lad
n heavily with material necessary TO
establish and maintain the foothold
n the French position
Although the French succeeded i'm
nediately In hot-handed fighting, in
jecting most of the Germans. a por
ion OF the captured trenches was not
etaken until Sunday nights attack. {
hen the French took Is9t yards OF
renches. freeing the whole OK the
Danes from tue Germans. I
throughout these positions the Ger {
rams were forced to aoandou ma {
srial which they had confidently
rought up.
At headquarters today the greatest
niger was apparent at the tactics
dopted by many of Germany's nine S
soldiers in the fighting I
arfy this week Widespread reports I
ere received OF these youths who I
.ould come into the open, hands | T
loft and yell, ''kamerad," in token Z
I surrender Then, when French S
GODS approached close, the youth
ould begin hrowing grenades which 6
e had concealed in his hands. 4
Three weeks OF incessant and cost
attacks all the way from CTaonne
Luffaux, constituting the crown
-ince's supreme effort TO take the l.r
hemin-Des-Dames have come to :
aught. Sunday nights terrific French =
,unter attack recaptured between
anthem and Frotdmont. forms the
lily portion OF the Chemin Des
ames captured both during and
nee the battle Of the Aisne.
A continuous battle is still raging
] this whole sector, day and night.
he Germans necessarily renew their
tacks-nearly always sticking to the
;tosstruppen" scheme. In great
any instances the French repel /
ese with hand grenades alone. Mud
everywhere, often waist deep.
During their three weeks of attack
ION the observation-disclosures, the Ger
ans have not succeeded in planting
single machine gun on the highway.