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Koniukhy is twenty miles west of AN EXPLANATION OF THE ENEMY'S

OFFENSIVE.

Tarnopol. The general opinion is that the objective of the Russia is Lemberg the capture of which would be of great-

Losnos, July strategical and political importance. "Renter's Correspondent at French While the Russian laases apparently Headquarters, telegraphing to-day, bave been heavy, the German evening says tint the sudden retum by this communique's statement that these rify to an offensive on Chemin have been unatrpassed is intended-Dames-and on the left bank of chiefly for consumption in Petrograd, the Meuse, is probably to be ex- The visit of Marshal Hindenburg and plained by the Geman Govern General

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ment's need for victories, or rather, Australian Headquarters shows the successes, which can be magni importance which the fligh Command attackes to General Brussiloff's move.

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fied into stories, to set off against | the substantial gains of the British

and French offensives.

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AMSTERDAM, July-dications that a more serious inten- A Berlin official message gives the tion lies behind the sudden, resurip- text of the Note the "Greek Minister tion of activity. handed to the Government on June 30.

Both on the Morthomme and the

It states in consequence of the Cerny sectors, the enemy, in the happily affected union of the two event of success, stands to win im parties in Greece which have 80 portant locul advantages, notably at far been separated, and also the fact the latter place where he would that several Greek regiments are regain at least a portion of the obser participating in the hostilities on the story line, on Cherine-des-Daines

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By his operations of yesterday and The Minister simultaneously, request to-day, the enemy regained u very ed his passports.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

FRENCH RECAPTURE LOST. GROUND.

LONDON, July 2

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The small gains the enemy has so far secured were obtained by a means which either side eau employ at will and which, of course, result

artillery firing on the Cerny Ailles temporary advantago sector. We briskly counter attacked which employs them. It is a case yesterday evening, on both sides of the of a heavy concentration of

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