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THE WAR UST WEEK
KSU O'FAB VAY TISftASI
INTO AOSTIU
• BREAK THROUGH UNE
!f«w York TIbm* At pul Bbou> How
Ptoauit Adrmace of RanijuMi
wardi CarpathUno May ReeoTor
Boom an ta — Tarkiah Oocopatioa
of Khan Ik an Deteatn CampaAga In
Wcatern Asia.
Russia continues to be the most
amazing thing in the war. The
* week past has shown beyond ques
tion that the Russian offensiYe, be
gun on the first qf July with such a
tremendous expenditure of ammuni
tion, was not to be a mere flash in
the pan. It still may not last long,
It is true. But It has already ac
complished much in ground gained
and prisoners taken, even were it
halted to-day.
There is much about the situation
that we do not know, and, conse
quently, the conclusions which may
be drawn are limited in scope.
The Russian attack, -which, the
„ 'week before, had been directed
against the Austrian lines north of
the Dniester between Brzezany and
Brody, suddenly shifted during the
past week south of the Dnieeter, the
Junction point of the German and
the Austrian troops.
The success was almost 1 mme
dia tq. and the Austrians began to
give way Halles was the first ob»
jocUve aimed at When Brualloffs
offensive was forced to halt last year
the Russians occa pled the heights
f at of this town sad looked dtfod
down epos It Bit both la the
wth and la the sooth they were
locked, and to front of the city
ey worn hold by the strength ef
the line above and below N
Heim M. as staled taet week, tke
key te L* ~ < rt This does wet mens
evoe t!
so The e/bn
Bet the tomnito te ee
~ee«. too, for the fe
have behind thorn 9W a day it
teamed ee If they woe Id bo halted
Bet It.was only fat a day Thea a
res mede toward tbe eoetb.
tbe river Is narrow, sad tba
•Id Aeetrtaa heed quarters at Italaas
were occipfbd Tlitk opened the wsy
for a croesing further north, which
waa Immediately affected, the Bun*
•Ians obtaining a secure foothold oa
the western bank.
Tbe fighting on this front quickly
spread south, and toon the entire
Russian Una, as far as the create of
the Carpathians, was in action. Tbs
Austrians are slowly being beaten
back against the mountain wall, the
Russians driving southwest toward
Bask Id Pass and northwest toward
BtryJ. There Is bo indication that
the Roasian bolt has been shot and
that the offensive is over. Appar
ently, the Austrian line has been
completely brpken.
In the first place, the line has
been penetrated for a depth of twen
ty* miles within ten days’ fighting.
The last line of intrenchments must
have been passed long since. In the
second place, all reports of the fight
ing indicate that the Russians have
used cavalry freely and in large
bodies. This is not possible where
there are intrenchments to be en
countered. Cavalry could not stand
up against machine-gun fire or even
against concentrated Infantry fire.
Nothing, therefore, could speak
more eloquently of the general state
of demoralization of the Austrian
forces.
The net result of the entire fight
ing Is that the Russians have drive
between the German and the Ana*
triae armies a wedge nearly twenty
miles deep, the point of which le at
Kalaae. They are far U> tbs wsat of
Braesasy—almost on tbs meridian
of Lemberg This is a vast threat
again! tbs entire German line In Oa
llcia north of tbe Dnieeter. between
tke twe side* of the triangle Tba
Teutonic forces might bold ee to
tbe preeeet Roe. bet It is a qesstlon
a bet bee tbe sdveetage ef trying le
14e ee weald Justify tke risks tabes
Tbe Beasiest sooner or later wifi
drive aertb for their paottieo et Hal*
ees eadl they bare e tdowed tba
r* >a st of ibis wedge from Kaiees to
SUTS GO F9RWA1D
BtEAAS TEUTONIC FttNT NEAt
TIE CAVATHANS
TAKE 14,008 PRISONERS
Komiloff
Drive at
wn m
taet
Thu
tbn
Beta
Russian Army Will Keep Up P%hi
—Americana Greatly Impressed
With Marie Army.
Ken. Kornlloff’s operations In G&-
dcia along a front of 20 miles have
broken the Austro-German front be
tween s Halicz and the Carpathians
and. already the Russian cavalry has
pressed forward for a distance of 16
miles.
To the west of the Dniester, as ai
result of the Russian forward move
ment, Halicz has been hemmed in
from the south and southwest, and
the Russians are now menacing the
Halicz bridgehead.
From July 2 to 8, .inclusive, Gen.
Korniloff took 14,010 prisoners and
55 guns, of which 12 were heavy
pieces.
Gen. Kornlloff’s pavalry and Cdfc>
sacks are pursuing Gen. Klrbach’s
retiring army south ef Halles and
have forded the River Lukerltia
which parallels the River Luvka.
The western bank of the Luvka
dominates the wooded eastern bank
but it Is considered unlikely that the
demoralised Austrian army will be
able te cooceatrate sufficient troops
te prevent n Russian passage of tbe
river and a cootlaeaace of the ad*
mace In tba dlreetioa of Dollaa. II
miles west of Slaalelae Tbs cw-
epsration of tbe Bevsetb sad Kiev-
•alb armies north of Halles witb tbe
Rig bib army seetb ef that loon has
bseo libs rierh werb
Tbe eseres* of tbe Rightb army.
1 tbs military mile of tke Betck
| paints net. ssparstse tbs Gevma*
srmy of Otw vow Botbmor from tke
About envoi
laborers were ferced oat af tke Bt
Francois coeaty lead bolt af Mia*
eouri Saturday by American-bom
miner a. wke iBaletsil that all toretgn-
•ru mast leave
The Americans, armed wttk akot
guns and carrying Amarioaa flags,
rushed tbe foreigners to the railway
atatlon avary ttma a train cam# In.
Tha Americans fired Into tke air as
tkey herded tke foreigners to tha
trains. No on# was seriously hurt.
Newt that tflsnoori Guardsman
warn on the way to Flat Rlrac, from
St. Louis, did not bacomo publlo
until a train bringing 8L Louis naws-
papers arrived a faw minutas aftar (
o'clock. Mambars of the mob then
discussed whether the Guardsmen
would attack the American-born
miners, who Inplsted that they wore
justified in expelling the foreigners.
The refugees are puzzled and ap
parently do not comprehend what it
is all about. The Americans endeav
ored to get miners of Bonne Terre,
Mo., to organize similarly and make
the movement against foreigners in
general.
Representatives of the foreigners
said they had no intimation of any
ill-feeling against them and that
they would not have worked if they
had considered their presence in the
mines undesirable. The trouble Is
attributed generally to the Influx of
foreigners who have been attracted
by the high wages.
FED BY GOVERNMENT
10 KNOW STATUS
ALL AI1Y RERSTIANTS TO K
NUMBERED O'
WANT
■RAWING TO START BIN |~
Barb RUgAbio Will Omoo to
to the Order ef Hie Betog
Hot AH of Them Will I
Where They Stood oo the li
Cab Figure Got Liability of
rice.
Deported Copper Misers Mag Oara
'for by the Army.
Removal of tbe 1.20f deported
strlklag Bisbse copper miners ead
tbair sympathisers from their ealtle
car sad boa car habitations at Her
mans*. N If . te Catemkhs. where
they will be cored for by tbe mili
tary aetborltlee pending derision ee
to tbeftr final disp* tank place
Bel order epee tke arrival ef Cot.
lee J. Maret»rn«.u USA. ordered
from Do sales by Brig Gee O sorgo
Bell Jr remmaedtog Ike Ki Fete
Plttaksfgk are seek tog 1.IH
are willing to
t to on tor a bow plant to
be!It for the 1 maaufaetere ef
ualtioaa by a
remain Imprisoned for toe
ualcatloa with tie eetalde
world te be skat eft.
Mob who have bene apBi
were told that the plant will
factu re a powerful lapteiMBt ef
war and the secret tonal be gmrddi
until the government sees fit to
make the details public. Mly those
workmen end officials who will bo
engaged/in the prsdnctlOB of tha
new weapon will know !tn character
and the details of manufacture.
Recreation and entertainment of
Drawing of lota for the .electtre I »!• «>rt will be funtohed
draft not Only will determine what ^* employeee. Pay double
men are to be called to the colore In I ^ th *7 ^ ^ «■ «a*raaf«d. «fd
the flret war army but will ahow In 9 ) 1 be f*' <l for hl * h * ro "
what order the othera regUtered ^ed men whoee
will be liable for Mrrlce when later ,'v lD<J
armies are organUed. • k '' 1 ‘?. th h ®‘ , fc re .* p ®^ T ? T0C **
° i . .... . . „ . lions is of the highest will be em
it was revealed that a plan of p] 0 y e 4
dr w a , W i ng ^ r i! 1 .e be , t0U t ° W ^ U m 0 I Officials of the Westlnghouse in-
which a definite place in the waiting t er68 t # refuse to talk. An artisan of
lists will be given every one of the standing, who waa approached
millions who reKtitered. Those stand-1 by the Westlnghouse agents, said be
ing at the head of the list In ouch hmd T%C9ir% ^ an i n u m2 uon that tbs
county or city district will be called new pi^nt would turn out, in large
first before the examination boards quantltle- , one of th# i aU i tt?wl tioiis
and then the obligation will pass on of ^0,^ x Edison
down the line as long as men are
needed
This does not mean that a sep
arate name or number will be drawn
for every oob of the country's 1,100,
000 registrants. la fact, every num
ber draws, under the theory of the
plan, will represent more than 4,000
•n. one for each of tho registra
tioa districts Details of tbe systen
have not been
outline of It* priQopsJ feet ere fol
lows
Every registration board has asm
bored tke cards in It* possession in
red Ink. beginning at He I and
tiaelag t* a somber rorrsspor. 1 ^<
eitk tke total in tke district.
At tke drawing a embers will
need ranging from eas ap Os a asm
r eerr sspfd lag to tke total to tke I ter sticks
I lergset dtelftrt of tke eauntry Tke | ledge Iks
ON TO LEMBERt
HI*rtr Army M«w Within «S Milan
of Rig Fei Use*.
reeps have
Russia's victorious
mads a farther adva
made public, but aa I Galicia, where tke
lines were shattered 17 Gen Korn I*
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relief A* tka Bosaftaae advenes
tram Mattrs tke trtaagte meatieasd
ante ratty karantoa emilirr and
•toalior Tkere are an great rivers
to ftopatoi tke BdreBcn—a* aatsral
etoterls* et Import sere behind
which tka Aeetrtaa* can serose
[fsmsstvss from ss ett*<k from tue
Tke last of each harriers Is
when tke Riot* LI pa I* crossed Bst
when Halles I* tahoa. tke Riot* Lip*
lla* must be abeudoned With tho
tahtng of tho brldgoboed, the rail
road junction on tho other side be
come* useless for defensive pur
poses. the railroad running north is
practically destroyed, sod It Is this
road upon which troops occupying
the line of the lower ZloU Lips de
pend for their supplies. It is one of
those lateral supply lines so neces
sary for a continued defense of any
position which is being stormed by
strong forces.
The taking of Halicz was the first
marked success of the Russians in
their present offensive. It was here
that last year’s offensive was halted,
as has been stated, and it was nat
urally expected that the present
move would meet with similar dif
ficulties. But there was no delay.
Halicz was taken, and immediately
the Russians threw forces across the
® Dniester and seized the northern ap
proaches to the bridge. This In
sured the active co-operation of the
forces on both banks of the river.
No offensive was made on the
northern bank, the Russians appar
ently being content with holding
their positions there while they
drove ahead' further south. Here
the barriers to be encountered were
really greater than those in the
north, but the Russians probably
have tome more Important object to
be gained in the present move than
Lemberg. Consequently, all of their
main effort* were concentrated
eoutb. where this object might be
more readily achieved
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tke Lnhwa river * This river, how
ever. wa* wet defended, ead a rrese
ia§ ess made without appem'iee
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—sms tn be le fiettso eat tbe Aeo-1 cam pelf* depended oailrely oa tko
ISd oi -f ep of lb* Be—ltn end tke
British forces end tbea tko sweep
weetwerd of tbH joined 1’ns Kknnl-
bln Is tbs only point by whlcb mili
tary forces in Perms cun descend In
force Into tho plain of Mesopotamia
It I* that point on the rood from
Kcrmanaba'h to Bagdad where the
rood leaves the mountains and
breaks down Into the plain. That
Turkey has occupied It again meant
that the Russians are in Persia, vdth
their means of egress blocked
through being in hostile hands.
The feature of the week's fight
ing on the western front was the
German attack in the region of Lom-
bartzyde. The battle line here curves
around the city of Nieuport and runs
to the coast. Before the attack it
was on the east bank of the Yser.
By a sudden bombardment of great
Intensity the Germans destroyed the
British trenches, as well / as the
triaae against tbs meeataias
lbs* to flesh tbetr Has by break lag
tbrsegb 000 of tbe faeswa This will
have a far reach lag effect If It caa
be accomplished, for aot oaly will It
force the Austrians In tho Carpa
thians east of the polat of passage
to fall back, hut It will affect the
entire front In Roumanla. part of
which la strung out along the Car
pathian front, where It asparatea
Moldavia from Transylvania.
If the rear of the Austrian lines
can be threatened here by a break
In the Galician passes, the entire
gains made in Roumanla last year
can be nullified and a retreat will
have to come, which will liberate
practically all of Roumanla and re
store the latter state to the same
position she held when she first de
clared war. This will open the way
to a drive against Constantinople, as
was originally intended, and will
give the Salonlki forces an oppor
tunity to perform their function, v
This is not merely speculation
about the far distant future. The
whole thing depends on the ability
of the Russians to follow up their
present successes speedily. Last
year ;they broke through the Au»-
trian lines just as completely as they
have done this year, but the' halt in
the forward movement gave the
Teutons time to dig in and prepare
new lines to replace those from
which they had been driven. Then
it was a question of adequate artil
lery. Thla year the same thing will
prove the controlling factor.
hold out It la possible that several
weeks’ fighting may produce the re
volt that I have mentioned. It is
worthy of aot*. too. while comparing
tho statu* this year with that of
last, that Rttraia fought laet year
from tbe flret of Jane to late ta tke
(All before tke akortags ef akell be-
raise plainly marts* This year Ike
offensive ka* been going bst two
(y *bn Aeetrtaa
wmptots.y Btobealtetoc li
ere to ewwcviwn in I twit tor 1
bridges over the river, and penned
the British up between their own
lines and the rivet, Oifbout any
means of crossing. The result was
that, when the German infantry fol
lowed up the artilelry fire,* the Brit
ish were caught in a trap and many
were taken prisoner. '
Tke impression has been errone
ously created that the Germans suc
ceeded in forcing tftir way acrodb
the Yser. This Is not the case. The
Germans were held on the east bank
of the river while the British re
established their line* on the west
bank. Inasmuch as the Germans, by
their bombardment, destroyed the
If the Russian shell supply will bridges, It 1* impossible for them to
cso**. Just aa It wa* for the British
to fall back. The thrust, while spew
Ur-whir, was but a small, isolated af
fair, without nay algui fir anew. It
merely Illustrates the folly of nay
force try tog to fight aa |
rnrawy with their kerbs to p H
Kvea tke eHgbtoot yield leg may bo
lamed late disaster After tkto on*
tbrunt, tks Germans settled lata
tketr new ttemrkws and rrmioid
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ksve bad suck spperisnity ef view
*** iks • * 1 vw operations ef s t «rw
peep army vtnrs tks war bngaa
token ew arrived at
Reeotoa artillery
Bose IB progress nearly 41 kner*.
Bet we were to Umo to wetcB tko
Brilliant climns
"We Journeyed frem Ternopol tn
IBs iriag lino In aa terns biles end
were immediately oerortod tn tbe
trenches A tram*ados* bombard-
trian ll*ee were bring nttacked by n
continuous torrent of shells The
point that struck me most forcibly
was the accuracy of the Russian fire
and the effective concealment of
their batteries. Tbs Austrian artil
lery was good, but noticeably weak
er.
"The precision and exclusive work
ing of the Russian machinery wa*
a marvel to me. Every man was in
his place and there was not the
slightest sign of Insubordlnstion or
reluctance among the men. Each
officer and soldier did eagerly and
unhesitatingly what he was told. The
spirit of the men themselves was in
favor of an advance.
"We spent the night at the head
quarters of the Sixth Corps of the
Eleventh Army, but early in the
to the trenchqs. Clambering out of
the trenches into a wheat field on
the summit of a ridge overlooking
the Austrian positions, we watched
the end of the battle.
"The artillery preparation* ceased
suddenly, the order to advance was
given, and the whole Russian line
swept forward in perfect unison. I
was somewhat dismayed when, in a
short time, I saw thousand* of men
pouring back again. But I noon dis
covered that these men were Aus
trian prisoners, who came running
with all apeed into th* Russian Une*.
apparently with single thought—
that of srorren/ering as quietly a*
possible
"Tko Russian casualties wore com
paratively alight, as It wa* posslbl*
to Jpdge by the email number of am
bulance wagons which tke H
sent forward **
General Scott sold tkat tke
and discipline ef tke Reesiea fro ps
daring tkto »• gage meet wa* msraty
a aampto at ttot ebirk be feend el
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Bombers.
Selection of the million men who
will bo called oat first will take but
a few minutes. The numbers drawn
will be key districts which will ap
ply to each district la the state tor
which the draft is being made. Tho
states will be taken In alphabetical
order. Each will have a set quota
to supply for the first million. If
there are 50 districts in a state and
200 registrant* in each district—
and comparison of the district lists
has shown that the average around
the same figure—each key number
drawn will mean that 50 men have
been drafted. It will take but a sec
ond to draw each key number. >
The fact that every man is to be
drafted does not mean that he will
have to serve. He may never be
called to the colors. But his name
will be on the list, no matter how
far down and he will be subject to
call if needed.
Government officials hit upon this
plan as the simplest and moat effec
tive. It does away with the neces
sity for a separate draft for each
new increment as conditions prove
it necessary. *
There will be but one draft for
the entire war unless conditions ao
develop that the dembnds for man
power are such that the entire
500,000 a**JM*f end a new call
to take In raenNjf ages other than
between 21 and SI 1* found ns00*
•ary
It a loo does away with tbe a sera
•Ity for a draft for a few beadred
thousand men la eaa* It I* fosad
tkat more than tko first mil Hoe are
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tke first place oa tke Bari* of 10,-
•00,000 men. R 1* • 10 to 1 skat
tkat Joha Smith or W K. ClUnon
will aot be amoag tke first mlUloa.
Than after ho Is called, should ka
be called. It Is a 4 to 1 shot that ke
will fill tko requirement*. Official*
axp going nn th* theory tkat oaly
about on* man out of four will meet
th* physical requirement* for active
service and at the rame time not be
exempt because of national, Imdua-
trial or family reason*.
Out of the entire 9,500,000 regis
tered it is eetlmated a field army of
only about 2,500,000 at the outside
will be secured. There 1* no pres
ent Intention of raising an army of
this size, however. The first draft
army will be for 500,000 plus what
is needed to fill up other ranks. The
figure has been tentatively eet at
687,000.
While it requires only a short
time to select the first million, the
work of drawing will continue for
several hours. A tremendous amount
of detail work is made necessary In
An entire staff of clerks and assist
ants will be grouped around a long
table to mark off each man.
The numbers a* they are "pulled"
will be set down. 1 They will then be
wired to the states in the order In
which they were drawn. Duplicate
llets will be kept In Washington eo
that there will be no chans* of
switching numbers through favorit
ism or error la tbt states *
Each state and each local Board
will be aot!fled Before dark on draft
day of iBe order ftm wkleB tbe men
wore drawn Tke names ef tbe flret
million men will Be made peBHc tn
IBs states—sack Board *•■ searing
it* qeota No names wtn Be dealt
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