Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-18
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From one end of the long battle
front In Belgium and France to the
other Belgians French, British and
Germans are fighting bitterly for stra-
, tesic points, preparatory to the great
! effort which is bound to come when
the roads are dry. The munitions
have been brought up and the men
/ are ready.
The nature Of the more or less iso-
lated struggles which are now going
/ on can be imagined from the losses
! both to the Germans and British dur
/ ing few days fighting around Nueve
] Chapelle The German casualties, ac-
cordng to General French. numbered
! in the neighborhood of $4,000 An Of
ficial list issued by the British war
office gives the number of British Of
( ficers killed in those operations as
ll2, with 1913 wounded or not account
ed for The losses among the men
are believed to he large, numbering,
it is estimated, about two-thirds of
the German losses
French successes are reported in
Champagne, particularly around Per
thcs, where important trenches have
been captured, as well as height
which dominates large section Of
ground. In an attempt to regain this
height, a landstrum regiment. sup
ported by the guard. delivered vio-
lent counter-attack in which, accord
ing to the French account, there were
few survivors.
The Russians in Poland are CON
ducting an active campaign along
both banks OF the Orzyc river but
they are being met by the Germans
with equally hard blows The official
communications on these operations
are meager in details as they are with
respect to the campaign in the car
pathians
Through the chancellor of the ex-
chequer, the British government an
nounces that it intends to take over
the factories in England for the pro-
duction Of war supplies.
The state department at Washing
ton has made public the notes ex-
changed between this country and
Germany and with Great Britain and
France relative to submarine war
fare the use of neutral flags, the re-
moval Of mines the question of food
shipments and the proclamation of
blockade by the allies
Referring to this proposed blockade
the German press says that while this
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sue of the war, it is likely to be as
complete as the allies can make it, and
will serve to goad Germany into wag-
ing a submarine warfare with resolu-
ton.
Three submarines at various times
endeavored to torpedo the Anchor line
steamer Cameronia on her trip
through the irish sea TO Liverpool to
New York. The steamers speed saved
her. German underwater craft how
ever. have succeeded In torpedoing
three additional steamers.
A Dardanelles dispatch reports the
loss of three mine sweepers and one
sailing vessel and considerable dam
axe to a British cruiser in the fighting
in the straits. The British admiralty
announces that twenty-three men
were Killed and thrty-seven wounded
on board the cruiser Amethyst last
Saturday night and that the battle
ship ocean lost two killed. while sew
eral Of the other vessels engaged had
slight casualties~Tn men wounded.
American citizens in Austria are
said to have requested Secretary oi
state Bryan to take steps TO secure
the safe passage to Austria Of an
American ship loaded with foodst1tfs
for them,