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Show RUSSIA STARTS NEW DRIVE. Teuton Trenches in East Subjected to Most Extensive Attack Since Revolt. Berlin (via London), July 2. The Russian troops in the eastern theater of the war have opened a heavy attack at-tack on the Germans along the Stripa front. They stormed the German positions po-sitions along an 18V&-mlle line, but, according ac-cording to the official German report, met with heavy losses and were forced to retire. This was the most extensive attack delivered by the Russians since the revolution. The soldiers of New Russia have assumed the aggressive. For the first time since the revolution last March Russian troops have begun an attack on an extensive scale. British have captured German positions posi-tions on a front of half a mile southwest south-west and west of Lens. During June the British captured 8,-686 8,-686 prisoners, Including 175 officers, and also sixty-seven guns. Germans and French are still In grips in the Verdun sector. East of Rheims a Geman surprise attack was thrown back with heavy losses. Two German submarines were fired on by gunners on an American ship and It is believed one periscope was shattered. A third submarine was seen, but it submerged before the gunners gun-ners could fire upon it. |