Russia Checks Warsaw Drive In World War I News
Germany’s fifth great drive at Warsaw is reported checked. Reinforcements from the north helped defeat Austro-German pursuers in Krasnik near Lublin, with many prisoners and thousands wounded. Italian gains on the Isonzo front yield 15,000 Austrians captured as claims of Goritzia rail line pressure circulate. Berlin cites repulse of Italian assault at Goritzia and heavy Italian losses. German forces renew effort on Verdun sector near St Mihiel with limited gains amid bombardment. Artillery battles persist from Arras to the sea.
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London
Germany
Warsaw
Galicia
Lublin
Krasnik
Poland
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Lemberg
Przemysl
Jaroslau
Isonzo
Rome
Carnie
Lacorte
Taglia
Tresagsi
Berlin
Goritzia
Victor Emmanuel
Salandra
Russian retreat continues as Austro Germans push into barren stretch
Unofficial Austrian despatches via Switzerland report Krasik battles with Russians still holding ground and leveraging rail networks to strike where threatened while Russia regroups after a rapid flight from Galicia. The wasteland ahead, 150 miles wide, lacks rail lines and only two towns offer rest. Russia benefits from superior logistics and manpower.
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Galicia
Russia
Switzerland
Krasik
War report cites Arras bombardment and Gallipoli fighting
It notes Arras in flames with the cathedral burning after German bombardment. Germany claims trench gains north of Ypres, while Gallipoli sees severe fighting as Turks fail in multiple offensives. Allies advance toward the Dardanelles but face strong fortifications with limited gains per move. A new combined land and sea attack faces discussion.
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Ypres
Holland
Calais
Gallipoli
Dardanelles
Italians claim 15000 Austrian prisoners in Carso advance
Rome dispatch reports Italian war office statement describing repulse of Austrian attacks on Passocamp and Carnic fronts. It states heavy bombardment of Lacorte Taglia Tresassi and Pal Grande Passopratonio Mount Scharnitz and a large capture on the Carso Plateau. Night June 6 dirigible bombed Opinains junction and planes hit Aisevizza camp and Nabresina station.
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War Office
Lacorte
Taglia
Tresassi
Carnic
Pal Grande
Passopratonio
Mount Scharnitz
Carso Plateau
Opinains
Aisevizza
Nabresina
New Russo-Japan Alliance Rumored in Tokio Dispatches
Honolulu reports Japans and Russias elder statesmen finalized terms of a near final alliance after discussions in Tokyo. The despatches say the pact is close to completion and will reshape the regional balance of power.
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Honolulu
Japan
Russia
Tokio
Germany to Change Envoy to Turkey
Baron Von Wangenheim, the German ambassador at Constantinople, leaves for Germany on sick leave. Prince Hohenlohe-Langenburg, related to the King of Roumania, will fill the Constantinople post.
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Berlin
Italians Defeated on Isonzo Front In Heavy Fighting
Tageblatt correspondent reports desperate Italian attacks on the Doberdo plateau along the Austro Italian border. Fighting continued through Tuesday into the night with last fruitless assault delivered after midnight.
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Berlin
London
The
Tageblatt
Isonzo
Doberdo
Italian Second Isonzo Offensive Fails to Break Austrian Lines
Italian forces under King Victor Emmanuel and Salandra attack the Austrians on the southern Trieste plateau near Gorizia and Vermegliano with heavy bombardment and Bersaglieri assaults. Despite advances at two points, reserves were lacking and Dalmatian troops repelled the push, with prisoners reporting self artillery fire and limited trench construction on the rocky terrain.
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St. Michael
Trieste
Victor Emmanuel
Salandra
Bersaglieri
Gorizia
Podgora
Vermegliano
Doberdo
Monfalcone
French Front Battles North of Arras and Meuse Heights
French war office reports two separate briefings on western front fighting. Artillery actions north of Arras and in the Meuse heights, with repulsed German attacks at Souchez and Sonvaux. Le Pretre forest trenches retaken and limited gains near Vaux Fery. No other major front developments.
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Paris
French War Office
Arras
War in Brief North of Arras and Les Eparges
Heavy artillery clashes north of Arras and near Les Eparges on the Meuse heights. Germans push south of Ailly and seize 700 yards of first French trench. French retake over 200 yards in Le Pretre forest with grenades. Russians halt Teutonic advance near Krasnik. Turkish assault on Dardanelles driven back by British and French with heavy losses. Germans report 3850 prisoners taken near Ziota Lipa. Germans storm Height 95 south of the Vistula. Russian losses heavy. British win trench action north of Ypres. Arras city set ablaze amid German shelling. French gain part of the German line at Les Eparges. Germans regain most of it. Germans stormed along 1500 yards between Ailly and Apremont, taking 300 prisoners. Russian reserves mobilized near Krasnik. attacks repulsed. Austrian Montenegrin fighting reported in Herzegovina.
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Poland
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German Front Report Claims Russian Captures and Allied Engagements
Berlin says in the western theatre British troops invaded a German trench north of Ypres but were ejected. It reports French gains near Arras with the cathedral at Arras burning. It describes German advances around the Vistula and in Poland, plus several attacks and counterattacks along the Meuse Moselle and Vosges fronts with French forces suffering losses and Germans claiming territorial gains.
Turkish Dardanelles Attack Fails as Casualties Rise
London reports that on July 4 7 Turkish forces launched a major assault on Anglo French lines at the Dardanelles but failed to break through with heavy losses. Paris notes a second July 5 offensive also repelled with decimated attackers and allied air strikes on Chanak aerodrome.
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London
Dardanelles
Austrian Statement on Eastern Front and Italy Front Claims
Vienna reports Russian reinforcements offensive at several points but repulsed with many prisoners. Italian air raids hit Trieste with limited damage. In the Kra region enemy attacks repulsed. Battles east of Trebinje yield success for Austrian forces capturing Montenegrin positions.
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Galicia
Trieste
Trebinje
Vienna
London
Archduke Ferdinand
Bug
Zlota Lipa
Gorizia
Kra
Montenegrin Assault Repulsed After Artillery Prep
A Montenegrin brigade mounted a counter-attack after heavy artillery, but our troops repelled it with severe losses to the attackers. Several of our airmen participated in the battle using bombs and machine guns.
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Jacent Heights
Austrian War Department Briefs on Balkan Fronts
An official Austrian war department statement reports renewed Russian reserves aiding counter-attacks north of Krasnik in Russian Poland and strong Italian front artillery duels on the Isonzo. It also notes Trebinje in Herzegovina where Austrians repelled Montenegrin efforts to retake positions.
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Poland
Herzegovina
Vienna
London
Austrian War Department
Russian Poland
Isonzo
Trebinje
French Warship Sinks German Flag at Alexandria
The French armored cruiser Jeanne d Arc reportedly bombarded the Turkish town of Alexandria on the Gulf of Iskanderun. Turkish authorities refused to haul down the German flag at the German consulate, and the flag was shot down by the French warship.
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Berlin
Jeanne d’Arc
Alexandretta
Gulf of Iskanderun
Germany Must Explain Hold Up of Neutrals
The United States embassy intervenes over the steamer Platuria halted by a German warship on voyage from New York to a Swedish port and taken to Swinemunde. It seeks explanations for the detention of several other neutral vessels at Swinemunde for investigation and search.
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United States
Platuria
New York
Swinemunde
Office chair exercises by Dr. Bowers in Sunday Post Magazine
Dr. Bowers presents simple office chair routines designed for busy business men. The feature outlines seated stretches and movements to improve circulation, posture, and energy during the workday.
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