Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-13

The German artillery fire was
practically q continual bombardment
intended to pulverize the defense pre-
paratory to the, advance of the infan-
try"
This announcement made by the
British official press bureau regarding
the fighting around Ypres and Dix
nude, In West Flanders, gives some
idea OF the nature Of the fighting
which has been going on IN that part
OF Belgium during the past few days
The losses are admitted to have
been very heavy and. says the state
ment the allies strength has been
constanty maintained by reinforce
mentss3
II Is Known that the Germans also
have been receiving heavy supports
4 with the determination OF pushing
their advance through To the French
ports on the English channel. Never
theless. both English and French de-
clare that beyond the taking of Dix
nude by the invaders, their progress
has amounted to very little.
For more than three weeks the
British have held Yprea, which has
been subjected TO Il rain Of shells. day
aud night, followed ut intervals by In
fantry attacks of the most desperate
nature, all OF which have been re-
pulsed.
The British admiralty admits the
loss of the cruisers Good Hope and
Monmouth by the fire OF the German
squadron off the coast of Chile. The
names of ninety-four officers and
warrant officers on these vessels, in
cludng that of Rear Admiral Sir
Christopher Cradoek ARE published.
incidentally the two hospital ships
sent out by the Chilean government TO
search the water in which the en-
gagement took place, have returned to
port, having found no trace Of the
missing vessels.
An interesting feature of the news
is that Field Marshal Lord Roberts
is about to proceed to France. His os-
tcnsible purpose, as announced. Is
TO see the Indian troops"
Premier Asquith. according to re-
port, VIII ask parliament at an early
date to give Its sanction to the rails
Ing of additional troops to the num-
ber of one million for war service,
thus bringing the total up to 2,000,-
900 men II Is also understood that
the government intends TO issue a war
loan of $1,000. 900, 900.
In the house of commons Arthur
Henderson, the labor party leader has
made the announcement that organ
lied labor felt that the only course
now open was 10 go straight through
with the war until success crowned
the efforts Of the allies
While the latest French official
statement says that an attempt by
the Germans TO debouch from Dix
nude by night attack has been re-
pulsed. Berlin reports that the Ger
man attack across the User canal to-
the south Dixmude Is progressing and
that in the region east Of Ypres they
have made q further advance. captur-
Ing 700 French soldiers and some
guns.
In the eastern arena the Russians
have occupied Johannesburg, East
Prussia. and in Galicia the siege Of
Przemysl has been resumed. Russia
also reports favorable progress
against the Turks in the Caucasus.
Great Britain and France have
warned Ecuador and Colombia that
they will not countenance further vio-
lations OF neutrality by them. Repre-
sentations have been made at quito |
and Bogota to this effect and the
United States government has been
notified in view of possible compllca-
tions that might arise
No specific violations have been
mentioned but II is believed the
warnings we're the result of charges
that islands off the Ecuadorean coast
have been used by the Germans and
that wireless plants in both Colombia
and Ecuador have been giving infor-
nation To German cruisers.