The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-30
Report from Berlin Says
Action is of the Greatest
Intensity and in Mass
Effect
FRENCH STAND FIRM
IN FACE OF VIOLENT
ATTACK OF GERMANS
London Claims Haig's Men
Made Some Local Gains.
Russians Retire to Border
Line 20 Miles from Halicz

Having retreated a dis
lance of approximately 100
miles from where Kerensky,
the iron man of Russia, car
ried them in his personally
conducted drive early in the
present month, the Russian
army on the center Of the
line in Galicia is again on
Russian soil on both sides of
Husjatyn and is still being
followed by the forces of the
Teutonic allies.
Likewise the armies to the north
and south continue to fall back be-
fore the enemy, at few points only
standing to offer semblance of re
sistance, and then only for short pc
RODS of time. Wherever those of the
faithful troops attempt to give battle
they are harassed by numerically
stronger forces of the Teutons and
compelled to give ground, receiving
no assistance from their recalcitrant
former brothers-in-ar whose main
effort continues to be to get out of
;, Striking distance of the enemy.
So fast has been the retirement of ethe
Nsussians and tire advance Of the enemy
!. Toward Bukowina that already arch
like formation has been thrown westward
of Czernowitz the capital, with the north
ern end Testing on Woclawice, $50 miles
distant. and the southern end to the east
of Kuty, on the western border of the
crown land.
kERENSKY TO FRONT
Evidently the preparations for the
blood and IRON policy of the govern
ment against the disaffected troops short
~ will be put into full force, for Min
lister Of War Kerensky is on his way to
the Russian headquarters, there to con-
fer with the military leaders to formu-
late plans to stay the retreat and COM
pei the troops to stand and face the foe
as the Russians in the southern Car
pathians are doing. Down along this lat
ter front the Russians, aided by the
Rumanians, continue to force the Teu-
tonic allies to cede ground, especially in
the upper Putna valley
FRENCH REPULSE ATTACKS
Again the French troops fighting in
the Aisne region of France, have turned
vito
army of the German crown prince, put
down an offensive it ha1 started between
Hurtebise and La Bovelle and made good
gains against it all altrg the line. Sew
eral attacks by the Germans in the YER
dun sector, notably between the much
fought for ground in the region of the
I Avocourt wood and Hill 304, also were
tepulsed by General Petain's forces.
ARTILLERY DUEL
Meanwhile, although the infantry oper-
atoms are on minor scale, consisting
mainly of raids by the British. the great
artillery duel which has been in prog
ress in Flanders for more than week,
continues unabated tine visitation o.
German shells on Newport is tremendous,
and the British guns are replying almost
shot for shot against THE German line
To the south. around the Vimy ridge and
Lens and Armentieres, the duel continues
OF great proportions.
GREAT AIR FIGHTS
simultaneously, in the air the lighting
machines of Great Britain and Germany
are carrying out maneuvers of proper
lions never before seen, with both sides
sustaining losses in aircraft shot down
or sent hurting earthward out of con-
troll. AS an indication of the intensity
OF these aerial combats 80 German air
planes were accounted for in the latest
fighting, in addition to two observation
balloons, which were shot down in flames.
The British war office admits that ID OF
the royal air squadron failed to return
to their bases The German war office
asserts, however, that IS British planes
were shot down.