Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-24


London, oct. 30 r. The Germans
have undertaken general offensive
movement along the line extending
from the mouth OF the river User on
the North sea. 10 the river Meuso, ami
while they have compelled the allies
to give ground In some places, they
themselves have lost positions In oth-
ers This. IN a few words. Is what Is
gathered from official reports coming
this evening from the French and tha
German headquarters
The German attack today was par
tlcularly severe in the west where the
right wing, strongly reinforced bv
fresh troops. attempted an advance
against the Belgians. who are holding
the allies extreme left This left rests
on the coast and is supported by Eng
lish and French warshlps and by
Anglo French troops which form q
front extending from point some
where IN the vicinity Of Duxmode,
southwark TO La Bassee canal Each
side claims successes, hut the French
alone admit that in places they have
been compelled e. fall back.
little Change Noted.
Generally, however there is little
or no change in the situation. the lines
swinging ana swaylng as they have
done for weeks
Although Il is now Just two months
since the allies concentrated on tho
Franco Belgian frontier 10 oppose the
German advance. and the invaders
have been almost to Paris and back
in the interval, no decisive battle has
been fought Neither side has de-
stroyed, or even partly destroyed an
army Even the Belgian army es-
eaped almost intact after that coun-
Try was overrun by the Germans. The
same can be said of operations IN the
east where the armies of Russia, Ger
many and Austria are fighting, except
in the case of Lieut. Gen samsonoff.
the Russian commander whose army
was partially destroyed by the Ger
mans IN the battle of Tanneberg, East
Prussia
Important Victory.
In the present battle on the river
Vistula. from Warsaw south to the
river Pilicla. the Russians haye scored
an important victory In driving the
Germans back and have captured
many prisoners besides guns and am
munltion. But the defeated army.
when Il gets back to rs selected posi-
tion, can entrench ana start another
siege battle, such as that which oc~
CURED on the river Alsne in france.
OF the pilicia the Germans
still hold the river Vlstula except IN
front Of the fortress at lyangorod.
where thcy were driven back by at
tacks from that stronghold,
The Austrian army. which was 50
often described az routed and destroy
ed In the battles Of Gaieia has sprung
into ufe again ana II attacking the
Russian LEFT wing The Austrians.
however. apparently have found an
barrier at tho river san,
north Of Jarosiau
German Strategic Move.
The German claim Of victory over
he Russians west OF Augustovo, SUI
NalkL following fighting reported by
hem yesterday in the direction Of
Jssowetz south Of Augustowo, shows
HAT the Germans ARE attempting am
lther advance from east Prussia Into
he government Of Grodno, to the east
II Suwallti. with the object Of com
lelling the Russians to reinforce their
army in that region.
All these movements. however have
brought the bellgerents no nearer to
heir goals which cannot be attained
intl an army Is destroyed or one or
he other of the eontending forces be-
,omcs too exhausted 10 fight further
The admiralty tonight issued re-
1ort in which II was stated that the
ierman cruiser Karlsruhe had cap
ured thirteen British steamers in the