Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-19
Summary of War
NeDs of Yesterday

While along the lighting lines In
France and Belgium and In East
Prussia, Russian Poland and Galicia
fierce lighting continues and engage
inents have been won and lost at va
rious places, nowhere has a decisive
result been achieved either by the al
lies or the cermons and Austrians.
! In the west the same ding dong
fighting that has been proceeding for
weeks along the entrenehed line
which extends virtually from the
North sea to the Swiss frontier is be-
ing waged--here an artillery duel
there an infantry attack. with lines
however remaining bun slightly
changed.
In the east the battling Is more in
the nature of field operations. Here
there are claims TO victories by both
the Teuton allies and the Russians
and an admission by the Russians of
at least one defeat--near Bzoure. Po-
land. Petrograd says that here the
Germans forced back the Museovlte
troops and gained foothold near
Lcnczyca and Orloff.
All along the East Prussian from
tier. however Petrograd declares the
Russians have made successive ad-
sances and claims that In Galicia
thcy have captured the passes OF the
carpathian mountains, through which
the Austrians would be forced to
wcnd their way back into Austria In
case of decisive defeat. According
to Berlin The Russians were forced to
retreat near Soldnu.
From Petrograd by way Of Paris,
however, comes the statement that a
''tcrriflce buttlc OF uncxarnplcd vio-
lence has been proceeding for Tour
days around soldau the Russians en-
deayoring 10 avenge their former re-
verse at this place. throwing them
selves upon the Germans with inde-
scribable fury and carrying position
after position by assault. despite the
Internal fire Of the Germans"
In the latest official statements is-
sued by the French war office II Is
announced that In the region OF ST.
Mihiel, the Germans have blown up
the western part OF Chauyoncourt.
which they had mined.
An earlier official announcement
the fact that the French
retained In their possession the west
ern part OF Chauvoncourt. II would
thus seem probable that the French /
had met a reverse at this point. pos
siby with considerable losses,
Regarding this position the Ger-
man official statement says:
"On the west bank Of the Meuse,
near st. Mihicl, an attack by the
French which at first was successful,
later broke down completely
As result of the firing by Turk
sh land forces on u launch from the
United States cruiser Tennessee,
which was proceeding from vourlah
10 Smyrna. Asia Minor, the United
states government has directed the
American Ambassador at CONSTANT
lope to ask the ottoman government
or an explanation and the command
,rs Of the Tennessee and North Caro- 4
ina have been instructed to take no
iction likely TO cause the American
government embarrassment.
The Tennessee is now at Chios,
sreece, having left vourlah. 10 which
The returned after the incident, at
he request of the ambassador
The Washington officials express
confidence that the matter Will be 4
adjusted through diplomatic chan
lels.
Winston Spencer Churchill, first
ord Of the British admiralty. am
louncea that the British naval losses
low amount to more than 5000 men.
Valparaiso reports that the Brit 1
sh transport. Crown Of Galicia. has 1
,een sunk as the probable result OF |
ii attack by German cruisers. The 1
rev has been saved and 4 Will be |,
anded at Valparaiso.