New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-13

KEY TO LEMBERG
PENSk SET ON FIRE BY RUSSIAN
GUNS IN Their NEW
OFFENSIVE.
PRINCE LOSES At AINSE
ON LEFT BANK OF MEUSE, NEAR
VERDUN, FRENCH CAPTURE
THREE STRONG SALIENTs,

Petrograd.-Several villages and
more than 1000 men have been cap.
tured by the Russians west of Stan.
islau, in Galicia, the wal office an
nounces. Forty-eight guns, including
twelve of large size and many ma
chine guns also were captured by the
Russians. Russian cavalry is pursu-
ing the retreating enemy and have
reached the Lukva river.
Gen. Brussiloff, pushing his often
sive on the Russian front has begun
an attack in the region Of Pinsk, $50
miles north of Galicia, and is attack.
ing with success in the region OF Stan
islau. southeast Of Lemberg. At Pinsk,
semi-official advices the
German defense as yielding to the
Russian fire. The town itself is re-
ported In flames. The Galician cam
paign is meeting with a vigorous Aus
tro-German defense and admittedly
the Russians have been held up in
further attempts to advance in the
Koniuchy region.
Berlin.-ln a renewal of their at
tack at Stanislau, south of Halicz, the
key to Lemberg, Russian troops have
gained ground.
German efforts to dislodge the Rus
slams at Godov and Koniuchy failed.
Efforts of the crown prince again
to force back the French north of the
Aisne to regain the line Of the Chem
in des Danes failed. The German
were heavy.
East of Cerny Gen. Petain has en-.
the ground captured July 1,
and on the left bank of the Meuse
near Verdun the French have carried
three strong ~salients.
Important developments are ex-
pected in Germany in a few days. The
hurried to Berlin, from Vienna,
10 confer with Hindenburg and Lu-
dendorff.
Wilson has issued a proclamation
Tor government control of American
Amsterdam, July 7.-According to
he Deutsche Tages Zeitung, Herr
Wolfgang Heine, a well-known Reich
stag deputy, speaking at Cologne, said
had recently had a conversation
With the imperial chancellor. AS a
'esult, he said he was able to state
hat the chancellor was prepared to
conclude a peace without annexation
n the west or east and without indem-
lities.
This changed attitude is said to be
he outcome Of the conviction that all
,opes Of a separate peace with Rus
ia must be abandoned, that a Russian
offensive must be faced.
French repulsed four heavy attacks
y the row prince in his effort to
egain positions in the region of Mont
Iaut and Mont Carnillet. His losses
we're heavy. The French have held all
aims made.
German attempts to fraternize with
russians were answered by Russian
'uns.
French Front in France, July g.
lfter their strongest offensive since
'erdun the Germans found themselves
brown back along on eleven-mile
ront on the Chemin des Danes, leav-
,g the ground thickly strewn with
heir dead and having failed to take
ven one French soldier prisoner.
The French lines remained intact,
nd the French commanding general
rho watched the operations through
ut from the front trenches was able
D declare that not a single yard Of
erritory had been lost.
The Germans came forward every
here in the closest formation and in
lccessive waves preceded by the
lmous shock" troops, who were
lown down by the French fire.
The German infantry appeared to
ave all the dash taken out Of them
y the French defense and made no
tempt to regain the lost ground by
le French reaction. Their artillery
lroughout, however, maintained a
fire, but it's effects were
.inimized by the enemy's lack OF OBJ
posts.