Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-28
THIRD YEAR OF GREAT
WORLD WAR ENDS
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fensive operations. Fighting in these
regions continues after three months
during which the French have ad-
vanced from n to five miles along
q hfty-mile front. The present
French line runs from northwest Of
scissors through Rheims to Auberive.
The Latest British Push.G
In June 1917, the British began an
attack on Messines and Wyschaete III
an effort to straighten out the Ypres
salient. Again British flyers d6mi-
mated the air. The British had spent
an entire g mining the earth for
this offensive, which was begun with
an explosion so terrific that 1t was
heard In London. Beyond Messines,
for two miles east and northeast, the
captured more than I, 400 prisoners
and great stores of artillery. Cain
ing every objective, they placed them
selves astride the Ypres-Comines
Canal, having advanced three miles
on an eight-mile front. Portuguese
and Belgian troops aided in this Of
fensive. In recent days the fighting
there had been confined to raiding
operations.
It is estimated that during April,
May and June the Germans suffered
$4,000 casualties on the Western
front.
The Russians, having in June Of
1916 begun an offensive from the Pri-
pet Marshes to the Rumanian frontier,
speedily captured Czernowitz and the
rest OF Bukovina, together With Rrody
in Galicia, and in August they enter.
ed Stanislau for the third time in the
q These operations forced the
Austro-Gerrnans to relinquish lines
they had held throughout the winter
Of 1915-1916.
The Halicz bridgehead fell in Sep
tember, but the subsequent advance
on Lemberg was not prosecuted be-
cause the plight of Rumania demands
ed the transfer Of Russian troops to
aid their Balkan ally.
Russia's Sad Condition.
After the Russian Revolution, the
Russians mad q feint to advance on
Pinsk, to cover the actual operations
resumed in July against Lemburg.
This latter front extended 1871 miles.
known as Regiments July First"
these troops. reinvigorated by the
consciousness of political liberty, SON
founded German military prophets by
the magnitude and extent of their Of
fensive.
Led by Alexander Kerensky, min
lister of war, and observed by Amer
lean Army officers, the Regiments
July First" forced the Teutons to
%evacuate Brzezany, and they captured
terrain west and south of Halicz town
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT positions
northwest of Stanislau. On July II
Halicz was taken, thus smashing the
Austro-German front between Brze-
zany and the C~arpathians.
This Russian operation broadened
by mid-July, so that it extended from
tho Hrr1 - ~ L - <h4 -
front, a distance Of 500 miles. The
Germans were reported to be rush.
ing troops from the Italian and
French fronts. Widespread enthusi-
asm was created throughout Russia,
and the moral effect on the other
Entente powers was tremendous!
Before the third year closed, how
ever, Russian offensive suffered q coli
lapse. German spies, anarchists,
peace fanatics and other agitators
succeeded in destroying the morale Of
some Of the Russian troops in Galacia
where q retreat became necessary
when! unit after unit refused to obey
orders. ss
The death penalty was invoked as
a check to further INSTRUMENTATION
and the provisional government in
troduced a policy Of blood and from
In an effort to avert disaster.
Italy, declaring war against Ger
many on August 20, began a more
vigorous prosecution Of her earlier
offensive against Austria.
With dramatic swiftness the Third
Army( under the Duke Of ,Aosta,
stormed n captured Gorilla, hith-
erto considered impregnable. BY
January 1, the Italians had captured
1920 square miles.
After a winter Of artillery duels,
italy resumed lei offensive on the
Carso front in the campaign toward
Trieste. Within a month the Aus
trian lines were broken from Castag-
navizza to the sea. italy inflicted
losses Of $4,000 on the Austrians and
lost heavily herself. Austria hurried
reinforcements from the Russian
front.
In the Trentino the italians took
the offensive in June and after terri
fc fighting captured the Austrian
positions on Monte Ortigara and
Agnello pass. Those they were foro-