The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-01
SLAVS RETREAT
BACK TO RUSSIA
ReacI, Own Soil in Hcad.GEg Flight
From GaIicia- iii Pur-
suit-Artii!ery Duel i'll
West.

New York, July 29.-Having re-
treated approximately 100 miles from
where Kerensliy, the iron man Of Rus
STA, carried them in his personally
conducted drive early in the month, +
the Russian army on the center of the
line in east 'Gaiicia is again Gil Rus
sian soil ca both sides Of HusIatyn,
and is still followed by the forces OF
the Teutonic allies. i
Likewise the armies in the north
and south continue to fall back be-
fore the enemy, at q few points only
standing to offer semblance Of re-
sistance, and then only for short
time Wherever these of the faithful !
troops attempt TO give battle they are
harrassed by stronger forces of the
: Teutons and compelled to give ground,
receiving no assistance from their re-
calcitrant former brothers in arms,
whose main effort continues to be to
/ get cut of striking distance OF the
enemy.
Teutons Near CzerMowiz.
SO fast has been The retirement of
/ the Russians and the advance OF the
enemy toward Bulowina that already
an arc-like formation has been thrown
westward of CZernowitz, the capital,
with the northern end resting at
WGlczkouce, 25 miles distant and the
southern end Of the east OF kuty, Oh
| the western bcrder of the crown land
Evidently tho preparations for the
"blood and iron policy Of the gov
ernment against the disaffected troops
shorty VII be put into full force, for
Minister Of War KerenslSy is on his
way to the Russian headsuarters to
confer with the military leaders tt
| formulate plans to stay the retreat
and compel the troops to stand and
southern Carpathian region are doing
Down along this latter front the Rus
slams, aided by the Rumanians, con-
tinue to force the Teutonic allies to
cede ground especially in the upper
Putna valley.
| Again the French troops fighting in
the Aisne region of France have turn
ed in vicious counterattack against
the army of the German crown prince,
put down an offensive it had started
F., between Hurtebise and La BOve lie,
! 10 vet oil
along the line Several attacks by the
Germans in the Verdun sector, not
ably between the much fought-for
ground in the region of the Avocourt
wood and Hill 304, also were repulsed
! by General Petain's forces.
Artillery Still Roars.
Meanwhile, although the infantry
operat 'ons are on minor scale con-
ssting mainly of raids by the Brit
ish, the great artillery duel which has
been in progress in Flanders for more
than a week continues undated. Ths
| visitation of German shells en- Nieu-
port is tremendous, and the British
guns are replying most shot for shot
against the German line To the south,
around the Vimy ridge and Lens and
at Armentieres, the duel continues.
Simultaneously in the air the fight
ing machines of Great Britain and
Germany are carrying out maneouvers
of proportions never before seen, with
both sides sustaining losses in aircraft
shot down or sent hurting earthward
out of control. AS an indication of the
intensity of the aerial combats, 80
F.! German airplanes were accounted for
in the latest fighting, in addition to
two observation balloons which were
shot down in flames. The British Wer
Office admits that IS Of the Royal Air
Squadron failed to return to their
bases The German War Office asserts.
however, that So British planes were
shot down.
On Friday and Saturday nights Ger
man airmen attempted to bomb Paris
| In the first attack three suburban Sec
lions were reached and bombs drop
ped, which caused the injury of sew
eral persons. The attempt Saturday
night was entirely futile, the raiders
not even reaching the environs of the
capital, being sent scurrying by the
French. One German aviator despite
its distinguishing marks, dropped four
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