The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04
RUSSIAN TROOPS
STILL GIVING WAY
Germans Continue TO Press the
Advantage Against DisOr.
ganized SIav Army.
FIGHTING HARD IN FRANCE
Petain's Men Again Make Teutons Pay
DearIysfor Slight Gain-British
Are Active.

Pending the Tightening of the reins
OF repression in Russia, the Russian
| troops everywhere in Galicia from the
region around Tarnopol southwark to
the southwestern Bukowina border
are continuing to give way, with reIa-
lively little fighting, before the Ger
mans and Austro-Hungarians The i'm
portant towns of Buczacz, TIumacz
Ottynia and Delatyn have been cap
tured by the Teutonic allies and the
Russians also have been driven from
the Tartar pass in the Carpathians and
their positions in the Kirlibaba sector.
/ to the southeast The withdrawal of
the Russians in the latter regions ap-
parently paves the way for the Teu-
tons to re-enter BukoWina, which. if
accomplished, possibly would make
less stable the Russo-Rumanfan line
running through Moldavia to where
the Danube bends eastward for its last
race into the Black sea- Already Ber-
lin reports the Germans debouching
from the Tartar pass, to be headed in
the direction of CZernowitz, capital of
Bukowina.
Again the Germans have made a
vicious thrust at the French line in
the Aisne region of French and again
have paid dearly in men killed OF
wounded for a slight gain. The attack
was delivered over a front of two
miles from Hurtebise to La BoveIIe,
but only to the south Of ALLIES was the
crown princes army able to penetrate
French first line trenches. In Cham
payne the French have captured Ger
man trenches.
Over a forty-miIe front from the
coast in Flanders to the River Lys,
the terrific artillery duel between the
British and Germans continues, but as
yet no attempt has been made by
either side to throw the infantry into
the fighting. The Germans are said
to be suffering from nerves" and are
raining shells on every point along the
British front where movements out
side the usual routine are observed.
The Lens sector, Armentieres and
other places recently have received
Visitations from large number of Ger
man prOjectiles.
SIaV Desertions Continue.
Washington, July 26.-Even the &C
tual entry Of women soldiers into bat
tie on the eastern front has been in
sufficient to Undue the ranks Of the
recalcitrant Russians with patriotism.
They are still deserving In large num-
bers in Galicia, leaving virtually free
road open for fresh advances by the
Germans and Ausuo-Hungarians
From the Baltic to the Black Sea
only at one point along the long line
n tho
Russians risen to the occasion and
shown some OF their old fighting
spirit. Here, fighting shoulder to
shoulder with their Rumanfan allies,
they have attacked and captured sew
eral villages from the Germans and
broken the heavily fortified Teuton
line on wide front.
Retreat on Long Front.
In Galicia the precipitate retreat Of
the Russians continues almost every
where from the Carpathian foothills
to the region around Tarnopol, the
government apparently not yet having
had time to put in force its strong
repressiVe measures which NJ. Keren-
sky, the head Of the government, has I
promised to apply in order to stay
the retreat
The hostilities on the Aisne, where
for weeks the Germans have wasted
men by thousands in Intellectual at
tempts to break through GeneaI Pc /
tain's front, have ceased and only ar
tillery duels are now in progress. I
Early Wednesday morning witnessed 4
one OF the last attempts OF the crown 1
prince to gain his objective. This was
on the California plateau, where an /
attack was completely repulsed.
Germans Gain in West.
The Germans have been successful /
in winning 1900 yards of trenches
from the British east Of Monchy-Ie-
Preux, which they had bombarded vio-
lently for several days past. In the /
capture Of the position the enemy
again resorted to the use Of liquid
fire Along the front in northern Bel
GUM the heavy artillery duel con-
tinues, but as yet there had been no
sign OF either the British or the Ger
mans starting an infantry attack
British airmen have bombarded and
caused severe damage to the German
submarine base at Zeebrugge and also
to the town OF Bruges.