Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-21
Summary of War
NeIos of Yesterday

Three important announcements
furnish the outstanding features In
the latest reports concerning tho Eus
ronuun war
THE fsrtlsh and French Meditef.
ranean fleets are carrying on Il vigur-
ons bomhardment of the Dafdanelles
forts The first serious attack made at
this point by the allied wurshipa.
The German forces have been de-
feated nt The fortress Of Ossowetz,
northeast Of Lomga Russian Poland,
according 10 a dispatch from MEM
Der OF the Russian general staff
A German submarine has made It's
way into the Irish sen aud torpedued
a British ruasting steamer near the
route taken by the trans-Atlantic
steamers to and from liverpool.
The attack on the Dardanelles was
begun Friday and continued through
out Saturday. British official reports
and unofficial statements declare that
the allied fleets have met with sue
cess IN what naval experts say must
have been one Of the most serious
bombardments ever undertaken.
Eight battleships and cruisers are
taking part IN the attack and the forts
on both sides Of the straits are report
ed to have been silenccd Without dam
age to tho watships
The Turks. however. say that no
damage was done to the forts and
their casualties numbered one Killed
aud one wounded, with considerable
damage 60 three of the warsblps by
The guns of the forts
AT pssuwetz II Is reported the Ger
man invaders suffered heavy LOSSES
after stubborn artillery bnttle aud
are retrratlng TO the East Prussinn
frontier
The British steamer which met dis
aster IN the Irish sen was the Can-
bank. which was tofpedoed east nf
Linus Point by a German submarine
without warning. Three members Of
the crew were killed aud 4 fourth was
drowned the remainder being saved.
In the western tlleatef Of the war
there has been cann0nadlng In Bel
gium and along the whole front az
far as aud including Rheims In the
Champagne district the allies hnve re-
pulsed several cuunter-atiacka and
made fresh progress north Of perihes
AT Les lfspargos. southeast of Verdun.
the allies on saturday delivered a.
fresh attack after having repulsed the
This act, according to The French
war office, resulted IN enlarging and
completing The progress realized Fri
day.
An Austrian official statement says
that severe artillery and rifle fire
was carried on Ia Russian Poland
Friday Vigorous fighting Developed
around the Russian advanced posi-
tions captured ~ the Austrians In
the region south of rafnow and the
Dunajec river The Russian counter
attacks were repulsed
Fighting II IN progress almost
everywhere along the Carpathian
front
The Austrians Announce that IN Il
southeastern Gaiicia the Hngslans
have been unable to maintain their
positions 20 the north Of NadwOtua
and have retired In the direction Of
Stanisan.
An Austrian aer0pane flew over
Cettinje. capital OF Montenegro. on
February lS. dropping nine bombs
which Killed two women and wound
ed four children, according 10 a seml- (
official announcement made in Parts |
The Austrian government has IS
sued q pcfcmptDry decree ordering
land ownors to SOW Immediately every
available plot Of their ground with |
spring wheat Failure to comply With /
the edict Is punishable by heavy fines
or imprisonment.
NJ PoklcvslSy Sozell Russian min
ister 10 Rumania, stated In report /
to the Russian foreign minister that
according 70 such information as he
had been able 60 secure Rumania /
would take sides neither for nor
against Russia ana her allies but
would continue her present policy Of
armed and watchful neutrality