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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY vancfln Galicfa dispatch from Pelrograd say ¬ ing The Russian infantry with surprising ease has inflicted a succession of great defeats on the Germans in eastern Galicia The main attack of the Teutons was at Mosciska with heavy guns It was spent before the Germans reached the uarlPd wire entanglements of the mam position Ihej retreated iu the utmost disorder leavini of dead Simultaneously by clever st Russians started an enveloping movement againsi General Linsingcus army which had crossed tne Dniester near iGirawra The Russian infantry drove the Germans from the woods 1 hey annihilated an entire division and captured 201 oUicers 9300 men seventeen Held guns and fortynine machine guns The lighting lasted two days daysA A dispatch from Rotterdam to the London Daily News savs It now seems certain that the per ¬ sistent pressure of the French on the German po ¬ sitions in the neighlwrhod of Arras is having a serious effect on the Germans who while ohl cially pretending that the piecemeal advance of the French is of no imiiortaiice fully realize tlmt tliese successes have In the aggregate now as ¬ sumed dangerous proportions Interest in the operations centers round the tight for Lens which generally is regarded as the key position of this part of the battle ground Reports today state that for the last few days heavy fighting has been takiii plain to the south of Lens particularly between Neuvllle and Ecurne where the Germans have suffered great losses lossesA A dispatcli of yesterday from Rome says It m iii rni that the Italians have oc miles southwest of Gorizia Goriziain in iiKiriiiiiiiix Italian forces have captured Ploeken in Austria close to the frontier The possession of this point is important as it en danlrers Austrian comniiuiications IMoeken is til teen miles south of the main highway between Lalhach and Innsbruck Italian forces are advanc ¬ ing through Prodi Pass on the junction of the Laibach Railway at Tarvis which lies about six miles on the Austrian side of the Italian border Reports from Hdine say that trains of wounded Italian soldiers are arriving there thereThe The Athens correspondent of the London Daily Express wired yesterday The allies are now lighting in the region of the town of Gallipot having arrived within four hours march after lerrilic lighting The extreme left of the allied forces threatens to encircle the enemy in the en ¬ trenchments to the north of the town A great battle lias been in progress since Thursday around Maldos The allies occupied two hills near Maidos MaidosPresident President Wilson is preparing a new American note to Great Britain on the rights of neutral com ¬ merce which will make the same demand of that government that the United States has already made of Germany namely that she shall adhere to the recogniztrd principles of international law in her treatment of Americans and their property propertyYesterdays Yesterdays baseball results National league Philadelphia 13 Chicago O Boston S Pittsburgh 2 American League Washington 2 Chicago 3 New York 9 St Louis 3 Boston 5 Cleveland 4 Federal League Baltimore 3 Buffalo 2 Brooklyn 1 New ¬ ark 0
