The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-03

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oxrad was illustrated by the rough
reatment accorded four street ora
ors who attempted 20 address The
s~ople against the Russian Offensive.
rhe speakers were draS>cd down
md severely beaten by the crowd.
Then they were arrested as spies.
PARIS. July 3.-Germany launch
ID another tremendous offensive
how al the French lines today on
erlng two Simultaneous thrusts on
he Chemin des Danes. south OF
-Aon and again around Verdun. In
10th instances the enemy failed to
gain ground according 10 war once
report today.
MONDAY along the line from Ali
es 10 Palsy the enemy resumed MS
pombardment and violently attacked
the trenches which French forces
retook yesterday" the statement
said "A heavy desperate struggle
thruout the night ensued. but all
positions were maintained. on the
left bank OF the Meuse there was
intense artillery firing AZ midnight
in the sector embraced by Hill 800
and Avocourt Wood AZ 2:3O a. m
on front Of 500 yards in the south
east corner OF the wood, enemy
waves started out OF the trenches
but were caught in our artillery hre
and did not reach our lines.
'In the Champagne the French
forces blew up an enemy block
house
The Miles Palsy sector is one IN
which the Germans have twice be
fore attacked in powerful drives
during the past 10 days The fron'
here hes directly south OF Laon'
where the French command OF dom
mating positions opens up the val
ley OF the River Lette
Hin 304 Is northwest or Nerdun'
where last weeks German drive
Melted them only scant foothoia
on the western slopes of the mount
LONDON. July Instantaneous
resumption OF all allied ofensives.
now that Russia has at last started
In 10 do her bit" was expected mere
today. Petrograd dispatches detail
cd no abatement in the Galician at
tack today. with General Brusilor's
troops. fred with their initial sue
cesses, continuing 10 gain gtUund.
Back in the winter the allied plans
had called for a synchronous often
siye campaign in the spring. 10 be
waged on the western, northern
italian and Macedonian fronts. the
Hindenburg strategic retreat on
the western front fastened the Brit
ish and French attack. Then came
the Russian revolution and total IN
action of the Russian troops. italy
started her offensive on Time and In
Macedonia Gen. Serial began di-
version in powerful forge. Germany
was busy defending her lines on
every front except Russia. And be-
cause she waged a clever campaign
of determination and OF separate
peace on the Russian front, Ger
many was able 10 weather the Often
gives. II Russia had done her part
then, Germany might have been
compelled to relinquish great tracts,
for sheer lack OF men and OF NUM-
tons 10 fight simultaneously all her
0ttdckerS.
From now on. military experts
pointed out today. Germany cannot
weaken her Russian lines TO stiffen
up yielding sections on other fronts,
as she has done. She must guard
against penetration on every side.
But what was Of vastly greater
satisfaction here than the mere fact
that Russia has started an offensive.
was the realization that this time
Il is an army imbued with full
knowledge of the principles OF de-
mocracy for which the Allies are
fghting that is participating for Rus
STA. II is no longer an army TO be
disposed OF according 10 the whims
OF an imperial autocrat. Every man
in the ranks now knows exactly what
he Is lighting for, realizes Russia
must win TO hold her freedom and
can be counted on. for this reason.
as trebly effective in fighting.