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Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A j YEAR AGO THIS WEEK July 3, 1915. German artillery furiously bombarded bom-barded whole Franco-British front. French repulsed two attacks near Metzeral. Teutons drove Russians beyond Por river and took Studziankl. Italians repulsed near Folazzo snd 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-American. July 4, 1915. Hot artillery actions near Nieu-port Nieu-port and Steenstraete. Teutons attacked fiercely along the Bug and took heights near K rasnik. Battle raging along Isonzo river between Caporetto and Gradisca. General attack by Turks in southern south-ern Gallipoli 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 shelled Malborgeth and Predil. Austrians defeated by Russians northeast of Krasnik. July 6, 1915. British expelled Germans from trenches near Pilkem held since April. Teutonic drive in East slackened. Italians gained ground on Carso 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. Austrians repulsed repeated Italian Ital-ian attacks on Doberdo plateau. Terrific bombardment of Goritz bridgehead. Allies won furious fight In south part of Gallipoli. Italian cruiser Amalfi sunk by Austrian submarine. U. S. government took over the Sayville wireless plant. July 8, 1915. . French took 8C0 yards of trenches north of Souchez. British repulsed German attacks near Pilkem. Russians forced back Austrians north of Krasnik. Teutons checked on lower Zlota Lipa river. Italians repulsed attacks in Car-nia. Car-nia. 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 Vosgcs near Fontenelle. Italians bombarded Platzwisce fort in Ansici valley. Turks and Arabs threaten Aden. |