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Show rHE EUROPEAN WAR A ! YEAR AG0JHIS WEEK July 3, 1915. German artillery furiously bom-barded bom-barded whole Franco-British front. French repulsed two attacks near Metzeral. Teutons drove Russians beyond Por river and took Studzlankl. Italians repulsed near Folazzo and Sagrado. German submarine sank five British and one Belgian steamers. Russian submarine sank three Turkish vessels In Black sea. j p. Morgan shot by Erich Muenter, German-Amrlcan. July 4, 1915. Hot artillery actions near Nleu-port Nleu-port and Steenstraete. Teutons attacked fiercely along the Bug and took heights near Krasnlk. Battle raging along Isonzo river I between Caporetto and Gradlsca. General attack by Turks In southern south-ern Galllpoll repulsed by allies. French steamer Carthage sunk by submarine. July 5, 1915. Germans took French trenches In Forest of Le Pretre. Russians made desperate stand between Pruth and Dniester rivers. riv-ers. Italians sholled Malborgeth and Predll. Austrlans defeated by Russians northeast of Krasnlk. July 6, 1915. British expelled Germans from trenches near Pilkem held since April. Teutonic drive In East slackened. Italians gained ground on Careo plateau and repulsed Austrian attacks. at-tacks. Italy closed Adriatic to commercial commer-cial navigation. July 7, 1915. Russians, strongly re-enforced, checked Teutonic advance toward Lublin railway. Austrlans repulsed repeated Italian Ital-ian attacks on Doberdo plateau. Terrific bombardment of Goritz bridgehead. Allies won furious fight in south part of Galllpoll. Italian cruiser Amalfi sunk by Austrian submarine. U. S. government took over the Sayville wireless plant. July 8, 1915. French took 800 yards of trenches north of Souchez. British repulsed German attacks near Pilkem. Russians forced back Austrlans north of Krasnlk. Teutons cocked on lower Zlota Llpa river. Italians repulsed attacks In Car-nla. Car-nla. Last German forces in Southwest South-west Africa surrendered to General Botha. July 9, 1915. British advanced north of Ypres. French made gains In the Vosges near Fontenelle. Italians bombarded Platzwlsce , fort In Ansicl valley. Turks and Arabs threaten Aden. |