The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-02
Is First Offensive Since Incep-
ton of Revolution.
Slay Force of 100000 ROut leu
tons on Galicia Front.
ATTACK and PURSUE TURKS
Strike Telling Victory Against
Ottoman in Caucasus.
French Win Back Trenches on
the AiSne Lost Last Week.

| Petrograd, July General Brusil-
! offs offensive took 1918 prisoners in
twenty-four hours, according to war
office announcement today. This was
the total OF those captured on Sunday
alone in free Russia's smash in
Galicia- More Teutons were reported
as being taken in the active fighting
i'll progress today
| One village has already been taken
and strong German positions occupied
i naddition to Koniuchy.
! London, July Prussia has Joined
in the great allied offensive and in
| twenty four hours, with not less than
100000 fighting men engaged, ac-
cording to Berlin official estimate, has
, captured the village of komlnkhy,
nearly 5000 prisoners and taken
number of guns and supplies i'll the
Galician theater of the war.
The whole Russian front to the
artillery today. The news caused the
greatest jubilation here. Little activ-
fly was reported on the French and
British fronts.
OF the fighting the Berlin report
comedies the Russian victory and says
further:
"On both sides of the Brzezany riv-
er the fighting was especially bitter"
the statement continued.
Sixteen Russian divisions constant
ly freShened by reserves participated
in the assault.
THE Russian losses surpass any
measure hitherto known"
Sixteen divisions embrace close to
800, 900 men, according to best infor-
nation of the Russian army organi-
cation.
Petrograd, July Russian troops
have captured Koniuchy, on the Ca
/ ician front, together with 164 Off
} GERS and $500 men, the war office
ANNOUNCED today.
! Kerensky Wires From Front.
: NJ. Kerensky. minister OF war, tele-
graphed Premier Lvoff today that the
l Russian revolutionary army resumed
t the offensive on July 1.
) This is the first word from Russian
sources in regard TO the new often
sive. Even the official Russian state
ment of July l, as received today
makes no mention of infantry &C
tons, altho it reports heavy artillery
, fighting in Galicia.
. The first news of the attack came
from Berlin. The official German
. statement of yesterday said the Rus
sian government had yielded to the
, pressure of the leading entente pow
ers and that part of the army had beer
made. according to the German an
. nouncement. on a front of about eigh'
= ten miles in eastern Galicta.
The Berlin statement asserted the
Russian attack had broken down.
This offensive is the first under
!. taken on any front by a Russian force
since the revolution The last heav!
| fighting in this region was in the fal
of 1916, when the Russian army made
a series of violent attacks and reach
! ed the outskirts of Halicze. the key
to Lemberg. capital of Gallcia
Pleasing News to Z. S.
:. Washington, July Russian Wa
Minister Kerensky informed the Unit
ed States three weeks ago that a hi;
Russian offensive would take place il
the first part of July. Secretar!
r Lansing stated this morning that thu
and indicated that Kerensky had sue
ceeded in his big task of re-organiz
= ing the Russian army.
= Conccde Russian Victory.
d Berlin via London, July Loss o
the village of Kominkhy in the Rus
f sian offensive in Galicia, was admitted
:. by the war office today.
4 The Russian attack was caught VI
d with" the statement continued, "anC
we prepared by a new barring posi-
& ton A fresh attack was thus frus
r trated."
f Air Raid on Venice.
T Rome, July 2.-Venice again ha
e been attacked by Austrian airplanes
n the war office announces. The Italian
e raided Triest in reprisal-
T The statement follows:
: "A group of enemy airplanes raide'
a Venice, Murano and Chioggia, 9TH
n last two are towns near Venice), OF
Friday night. Bombs were thrown OF
e houses There were no victims Anti
= aircraft batteries bombarded the air
V planes vigorously and there is reason
y to believe two raiders were hit.
e BY way of immediate reprisal
C Italian seaplanes bombarded the in
dustrial quarters of Triest."
French Win Back Trenches.
Paris, July 2.-The French las
night cOunter-attacked and ejecte
the Germans from trenches capture'
e by them in the offensive last week o.
1.-THE Aisne front along the Ailles-P
road, the war office announces.