The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-03
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the important railway line from Tarnc-
pol, to Krasne. at which latter points
it links up with the Brody-Lemberg
railway line. 1t is slightly west of a
north and south line running throuh
the important Teutonic stronghold at
BrZeZany, rs miles to the south.
Russians Have Guns.
The Russian artillery is plentifully
supplied with ammunition for the i'm
portant work it has in hand A supply
department was the weakest of any
during the old regime, causing many
a breakdown for which the fighting
forces were not responsible. The eff
ficiency in this respect now seems to
have been thoroughly remedied.
Petrograd advices declared the prep
arations as regards munition and
equipment were better for this often
sive than for any preceding operation
In the whole war.
Beat Back Crown Prince.
Military movements on the other war
front are dwarfed in Importance by the
Russian drive. There is nevertheless
considerable activity on the Aisne and
Verdun front in northern France
where the Germans are continuing
their persistent attacks. General Pc
tain's force are holding firm, however,
and all the crown princes attempts
last night including sharp drive
between hill No. 304 and Avocourt
wood in the Verdun region, were COM
pletely checked
Russian troops broke forward the
heights on the western bank OF the
Stripa in Galicia and succeeded in eX-
tending northward the gap they made
in the Teutonic lines the previous day,
German army headquarters announce
today.
Paris Lauds Russ offensive.
PARIS, July 3.-The Russian often
sive shares with the American army
in France the honors of the day in the
French newspapers. The splendid
news from General Brussiloff's head
quarters, coming on the heels of the
arrival of the American vanguard fills
frances cup of joy to overlooking.
The temporary wave of dependency
and Impotence which found an out
ward manifestation in two dozen inter
pellations of the government in the
chamber Of deputies has vanished
The temperance of the Russian
dimy OA Tic SScuS VI Tic great wal
drama had been discussed in France
some time past, but the general public
had hardly shared the optimism of
public men who returned from visits
to Russia. The ally's loyalty never had
been doubted but her ability to carry
out big military operations at an cary
date had been questioned. The news,
therefore came as an agreeable sur
prise and morning newspapers has
tened to make an honorable amend.
Russians Show Strength.
'The Russians have just shown the
pessimists and skeptics who doubted
that they were capable of resuming
the offensive that they have lost moth
ing of their dash and pristone valor"
The Matin says: THE revolution
has revived Russia's patriotism She
is today like immortal France of 1893
Her army regenerated and organized
is SO to speak an army of volunteers
who also have for a motto that Of our
fathers Victory or Death Their ef-
fort is only beginning. It will de-
velop. 1t is sustained by the greatest
force in the world, force which is
essential to the strength of armies
moral confidence"
All newspapers pay the highest trib-
ute to the efforts of Minister of War
Kerensky, which made the event pos
sible.