Arizona republican., 1917-07-07
FRENCH GAINING
 WHILE RUSSIANS
 BECOME ACTIVE
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

After checking the latest effort ot the German crown prince in the Champagne, the French took the of fensive and succeeded in straightenina out their line in the region of Mont Haut and Mont Carnillet. General Petain's men held their gains despite four strong attacks which they re- pulsed with heavy losses.
 Switching his operations from north of the Aisne did not help the crown prince, as his effort in Champagne west of Mont Carnillet and southeast of Tahure failed, as did his recent heavy attacks north of the Chemin des Danes.
 General Petain responded to the German effort by reducing salients in his line east of the scene of the Teuton attack. The French not only captured prisoners but beat off coun- ter attacks, showing that the Ger mans attached importance to the French gains.
 On the rest of the French front, and especially around the curve in the French line northeast of Soissons, violent artillery engagements are in progress. To the north the British and Germans have shown little in
  counters and raids.
 A great artillery battle is in prog ress on the front where the Russians made their sudden advance early this week. Near Zborhoff and between Zlochoff and BrZeZany, in Galicia, the Russian and German guns are ham, mering the opposing lines, and near Smorgon, north of the Pripet marshes, tn Hlg gnns are active.
 Signs of a reawakening of activity on the front in Rumania are increas- ing and near Bialestchi German at tempts to fraternize with the Rus sians were answered by the artillery. Northwest of Selo, on the Carso, an Italian surprise attack netted some 7" .n of ground. Austrian counter at tacks were beaten off successfully.
 Unofficial reports say Dr. von Bethman- Hollweg, the German i'm perial chancellor, in his forthcoming speech before the reichstag, Will make such declarations as will serve as basis for peace negotiations. The chanceIlors address was to have been delivered before the end of this week, and it's temporary postpOnement may have been caused by the sudden and unexpected offensive movement D, the Russians in eastern Galicia.
 The Orleans, the first American steamship to pass through the Ger man blockade zone to a French port Great Britain who collected info1ma- tion bv means of hotel walters, barberss and domestic serVantSs to whom they paid comparatively smaA sums monthly.
 "In naval and military towns the German government provided Ger mans with capital with which to open and purchase hotels. All this WAS done through the consuls.
 Then there was a series of spies organized by the famous departineDS which had it's headquarters in Brus.s sels. These were spies who moved about in good social circle as a rule 1 picking up any information they could get Members of this class of spy were entirely unknown to each othes l and only known to headauarters by l numbers. They were paid a mini | mum of s3000 and a maximum oe $12,000 a year and were usually en- gagged in some other kind of work A | number of them were women. Out of l respect for their sex, among the spie4 l we have shot at the Tower of London | the women have been exempted and | sent to long terms of imprisonment.
 Further there are the military and l the naval spies. This kind of spying | is regarded as legitimate among auj nations. Carl Lody, whom I saw trfeS | by court martial, and who had an American passport and spoke Amer- can with the slightest German accent was a legitimate naval spy and was 1 so regarded by our authorities, who -reated him as well as he could be | reated in the circumstances, and, fin lily, very properly shot him. He was owing to clumsiness on his | part. Among other foppishnesses he zept his code in his pocket"