The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-07-26
lEUTONS MENACE
RUSSIAN LINES
Occupation Of TarnopoI Is
Reported.
FRENCH BREAK UP ASSAULT

Canadians carry OUT SUCCESSFUL Naio
on German Trenches Southeast Of
Avion-ArtiiIery Action Lively In
Region Of Monastir.
London, July 24.-At two points on
/ the Russian line and on the front In
I France desperate fighting Is taking
place. In France the crown prince is
delivering furious blows In an en-
deavor to shake General Petains hold
/ on a number of commanding positions
| The German counter offensive
against the Russians appears to be
sweeping onward with uniform sue
cess and the occupation of the city OF
/ Tarnopol, in eastern Galicia, II con-
firmed, constitutes a serious threat to
the entire line held by General korni-
Ions troops.
To Offset Russian reverses In the
Galician battles comes word OF an at
tack on the Germans near Krevo and
wilma. north of the Pinsk marshes, In
which the Teuton line was penetrat-
cd for a distance Of more tlan two
miles. The Russians captured more
than 1000 German prisoners.
Tarnopol is about twenty-five miles
behind the positions occupied by the
Russians when the Germans began
their counter attack last week and its
loss would menace the Russian line
between the Pinsk marshes and the
Carpathians.
The desperate onslaught Of the Ger
man troops to regain dominating posi-
lions on the California and Classmates
plateaus have met with gallant resist
ance by General Petain's troops, and
any slight gains which the enemy has
made in advanced trenches have been
maid for dearly. In some OF the IN
fantry attacks the German losses have
been enormous, the ground being
thickly strewn with German dead.
The watchword of the French troops
n verdun-"They shall not pass
has applied equally TO the Champagne
The Germans made In great force
their fortieth attempt since the French
saptured Craonne on May to secure
possession Of the famous road. This
effort was one of the biggest Offensive
movements they had made since Yer
dun 40 far as artillery was concerned.
and proyed an undoubted failure. The
front lines and rear positions and all
the roads leading thereto were de-
luRed with shells. both great and
small as we'll as asphyxiating pro3ec'
tiles.
n was known that the Prissian
: guards and several other divisions
, faced the French positions, while 9th
!, or fresh troops were burrying across
!, the Ailette valley from the north. The
, French guns did not remain Ions
, mute, but answered shot for shot, and
, when the German reinforcements were
, observed approaching they poured
, hurricane Of projectiles directly into
, them. creating great confusion and
, causing heavy losses.
, The Canadians carried out a OAR
, ing and highly successful raid on
German trenches southeast OF Avion
After heavy artillery preparation the
raiding party forced its way to the
second line Of German defenses alons
a front Of TOO yards, where 1t made
determined assaults on strongly forti
! ned German dugouts along the Avion
. Merincourt railway.
According to reports. most OF tnes'
. po.itions were rendered untenable. A
!, least sixty prisoners. including an OF
:. Aoer. were brought back by the Cana
> dams, whose casualties were light
!, The German artillery was particu
!. larly active about Vimy nd Armen
there's and also between Armentiers
|. and Ypres.
, In the Balkan theater patrol On
: counters have occurred on the Strum
II and in the region Of Barakli. The al
a tillery action was particularly spirite'
|, in the region OF Starvina and north
y west OF Monastir.
n Activity on the Italion front ha
!" been confined to raids and artilier
l. duels.