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Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A . YEAR AGO THIS WEEK July 17, 1915. Hindenburg forced Russians back toward the Narew. Russians repulsed Austrians on the Vistula. Cunarder Orduna arrived at New York after escaping from submarine subma-rine attack. German foreign office replied to report of Bryce commission. July 18, 1915. Teutons developed Immense offensive of-fensive along entire Russian front. Mackensen broke Russian line at Krasnostaw. Germans checked French at Sou-chez Sou-chez but lost to them on the Meuse heights. Italians began offensive In Ca-dore. Ca-dore. Austrian submarine sank Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi. July 19, 1915. French repulsed repeated German Ger-man attacks on Meuse heights. Artillery battle near Souchez. Entire Russian line between Vistula Vis-tula and Bug fell back, fighting hard. Austrians pushed over the Wo-licza Wo-licza river. British gained ground In Gallipot!. Gal-lipot!. Turks attacked by British biow Nasiriyeh in ilrbia. July 20, 1915. British captured German trenches east of Ypres. Reims again bombarded by Germans. Ger-mans. Teutons advanced on entire eastern east-ern line, taking Ostrolenka, Blonie, Grojec and Radorif. Italians made general attack from Tarvis to the Adriatic. Italians advanced five miles In Cadore. Fifty-nine Turkish vessels laden with war supplies sunk near Trebi-zond Trebi-zond by Russian submarines. French aviators bombarded three German stations. Welsh coal strike ended. July 21, 1915. French started new offensive In the Vosges, capturinQ heights dominating do-minating Focht valley. Germans gained on east edge of the Argonne. Russians made desperate stand around Warsaw. Great battle south of Ivangorod. Austro-Germans driven across the Bug in Sokol district. Italians gained along the Isonzo and captured approaches to Goritx. July 22, 1915. French took heights west and north of Munster, Alsace. Russians evacuated Windau, and retreated in the Baltic provincer Teutons attacked Ivangorod. Goritz and Tolmlno practically surrounded by Italians. French aviators bombarded Autry station. July 23, 1915. Severe fighting around Munster. Germans massing on the Meuse. Germans crossed the Narew but forts checked their advance on Warsaw. British win in further fighting In southern Arabia, Austrian cruisers bombarded Italian coast towns. Third U. S. Lusitania note to Germany Ger-many published. |