The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-14
SLAV ARMY STILL
HOLDS ITS GAIN
Practically All the Various War
Fronts Are Showing Re-
neWed Activity.
TEUTOH ATTACKS REFUSED
Efforts of Austro-German Armies to
Regain Lost Ground Defeated
British Continue to- Gain.

Washington, July 6.-With the kus-
slams holding their gains in Galicia
against AustrO-German attacks, indt-
cations of stronger activity in the 9TH
er war theaters are multiplying.
On the western front the British
have advanced and the French artiI-
lery is active from north of the Aisne
to the Mouse. Artillery activity has
increased on the entire Austro-Italian
front. There has been greater local
activity in Rumania and on the Mace
DOMAIN front The Germans have
taken the offensive on a small sector
Around Brzezany and near Lipnica-
dolna, on the Narayucka, north Of
Brzezany, the Austro-Germans have
attacked the Russians in attempts to
regain the territory lost early in the
week Their efforts against Russian
advanced posts east Of Brzezany were
checked by the Russian artillery fire
and two attacks near Lipnicadolna
were broken up.
Farther south, along the Hungarian
Rumanian border and in Rumania,
where there has been no violent fight
shall Won Mackenzen's drive last fall,
greater activity is reported. There
have been reports recently that the
Rumanian army, re-eQuipped and re-
formed, was ready to assume the Of
fensive and it is probable they are to
follow in the path of their Russian
neighbors.
In an attack against the German
lines southwest of Hollebeke, in F1an-
ders. along the Ypres canal, and on
the northern end of the recent British
Field Marshal Haig's troops have
driven the Germans back on a front
of 600 yards.
The German crown prince has not
repeated his attacks in Champagne
and the French still cling to the pre-
dominating positions on this front.
Meanwhile the artiIleries are engaged
violently from northeast of scissors
to near Verdun.
Two strong enemy columns have at
tackled the right wing OF the Italian
Paris reports, were repulsed. On this
front, as well as on the Austro-Italian
front, the artilleries have been busy.
sIav Drive Continues.
Washington, July Dispatches re-
ceived here today state that the sol
diers Of revolutionary Russia maintain
their attempts to break through the
Austro-German lines in eastern Cali
cia. Cheered by the results of the
fighting in the first three days OF
July, General Brussilof's men con-
tinue their efforts, especially in the
region of Brzezany, and are throwing
fresh forces against the Teuton posi-
tions.
During Sunday and Monday, the
first two days Of the new drive, the
Russians captured 300 officers and
$4,000 men and on Tuesday and We'd
nesday probably added several more
thousand to the total Twenty-Five
guns and thirty-three machine guns
were taken from the Austro-Germans.
Violent artillery duels have been in
progress on the Koniuchy-Zlochoff
sector, on the Stokhod, in Volyhinia
and at Brody, on the Galicia on the
Volyhinian border.
On the Champagne on the western
front the German crown prince has
made another desperate and fruitless
effort to break the French lines north
west Of Rheims. Attacking in force
along an eleven-mile front, the Ger
mans made especially strong efforts
around Cerny and Allies and against
the California plateau The French
repulsed ali attacks with losses.
After checking the Germans the
French took the initiative in a small
operation east of Cerny and captured
a strong German salient. German at
taeks on the left bank Of the Meuse
were repulsed.
Raids and patrol engagements have
occupied the German and British fur
Their north. Several Austrian attacks
on the Carso, south Of Gorzia, were
checked by the Italians, Rome reports.
Kerensky Led sIav Advance.
Petrograd, July 3.-The brilliant
Russian advance, the news Of which
has sent a wave IF rejoicing through
the entire country, was led by War
Minister Kerensky in person