The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-05
VIOLENT ARTILLERY
DUELS IN PROGRESS
The German Crown Prince S
Attacks in Champagne Are
Beaten Back by French.
PETROGRAD, July A.
In the fighting Of Sunday and
Monday 300 officers, $4,000
men, 29 guns and 33 ma
chine guns were captured by
the Russians, the war office
announces.

The soldiers Of revolutionary
Russia are maintaining their at
tempts to break through the Aus
tro-German lines in Eastern Gall
cia. Cheered by the results or the
fighting during the first three
days of July, General Brusiloff
men continue their efforts, espe-
cially in the region OF Brzezauy,
and are throwing fresh forces
against the Teutons positions.
During Sunday and Monday, the
first two days Of the new drive,
the Russians captured 300 oftlcerS
and $4,000 men. and on IueSuay
and Wednesday probably aaued
several more thousand to the total.
Twenty-nine guns and is ma
chine guns we're taken from the
AuStro-Germaus.
Violent artillery duels have been
in progress on the Koniuchy.Zlo-
choir sector. on the Stokhod IN
Volhyenia. at Brody on the Gall
cian-Eolhyqian border.
In Champagne. on the western
front, the German Crown Prince
has made another desperate ana
fruitless effort to break the
French lines northwest OF Rheims.
Attacking in force along an elev-
en.mile front. the Germans made
especially strong efforts around
Cerney and ALLIES. and against the
California Plateau. The French
repulsed all attacks. with losses.
After checking the Germans.
the French took the initiative in a
small operation east OF CernF.
and captured a strong German Sa-
lient. German attacks on the left
bank OF the Meuse were reputsed.
Raids and patrol engagements
have occupied the German and
British further north.
Several Austrian attacks on the
Carso, south OF Germany sector. -
we're checked by the ltailanS.
Rome reports. ,
German airplanes again nave
raided the English coast. ms tine
attacking Harwich. British arr
men pursued the raiders ana TWO
enemy machines were orousn7
down ablaze. and a third was dam,
aged, Eleven persons were kllieG
and rs injured by bombs dropped
hv the raiders.
Allied efforts TO check the Sno-
MARINE war were successful the
last week. as the weekly state
ment of British losses shows de.
crease OF eight in The number or
merchant ships sunk.
French Statement.
PARIS July 4.-EHtremeiE Hi"lct
jehtjnS was in progress All throuSn III
;airt tn the Alsne front. resulting in IN
~. ~" ,r rho attacking Germans Wit
very heavy losses. Inv ""' '''~' '
.rhs Germans repeatedly hurled larg
,,aiol nr men against the French, al
sckjnr on the whole 'front.' from 90
,orth Of .Inuy to the rasi "l !he ~
-ornia plateau. Th" rspnlsr OF lne ~
INV was complete. The announcement
,oliows: , ,rd.,
ooS powerrul offensive action, Whlc
vas prolonged all night. against all ou
,osition. north Of lopy as FAR as 10 IN
.ast Of the california plateau. on I'M
nng front they made violent attacks re-
,eatcdly with large numbers oa ,mr. nr
,jrected Principally east OF Frotdmnn
.arn, vest and southwest nf CernH
,orth of Allies and also against the Ca'
rornia plateau. ,o,,,
The repulse of the enemy was com
,1at. and his losses were very heavy
in the region Of CernE an
N the California plateau. His man as
artlt. were almost entirely rn'teo o
mr. Are, Al certain points whore tn
;ermans were able TO gain footing 81
h. hrst shock. victorious counter M
a cks drove them back and they "er
'ot able TO hold single metre Of on
'ositions.
Surprise attacks against nrt sma
lost> in. the sectors ot SaPisheui an
-anouois were repulsed: The artiller
vas very active iu the region OF hill so
Vertlun front,.
British Statement.
LONDON. July 4.--The British OF