Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-12
Summary of Var
NeIUs of Yesterdau

The French war office explains the
essential purpose of the operations
In the Champagne district. which
have extended over the period from
February rs as being designed to pre-
vent the transportation by the GER
mans of troops 10 Russia by keeping
the greatest possible number of Ger
man forces engaged In that region and
Imposing upon them the greatest pos
siblc consumption OF war munitions.
This statement III made I'm answer
to that issued previously by the Ger
man government witch declared that
the allies had failed in their object ia
break through the German lines in
the Champagne region ana the win
ter battle IN that district had come
To an end with the situation very un-
changed,
The French statement SAYS the pur-
pose has been completely atiflned be-
cause of heavy reinforcement the
Germans had to bring in to hold their
positions, and found It impossible TO
transport troops to Russia.
Meanwhile the hattles which have
been developing IN Poland and the
Carputhians give no sign of cessation.
and the relative positions of the OPP
posing forces are still matter Of con
lecture for the latest official state
ment issued from PetroErad merely
reports that battles of "yirerlc obst-
macy are being fought between the
Niemen ana the Vistula rivers. near
Przasynsc and all other points, while
in the Carpathiaus the attacks of the
Austrans have been repulsed and the
Germans have been driven back In
western Galitia how far It IS not
stated
The operations in the western war
zone have again been interrupted by
fog but the British troops have been
successful In maintaining the posi-
tIons recently won n the neighbor-
hood of la Bassce
The American ambassador at Lon
don has presented 70 note TO Great
Britain requesting that he be advised
as to the British plan for cutting Off
trade to ana from Gcrmnny and what
effect such action viii have ON the
commerce of neutral countries An
Identical note was sent to the French
King George has signed the order
mcconnell embodying the plans FOR
reprs3ls on Germany. but the order
has not yet been published
According to an authoritative state
ment from London, the British reply
to the American note respecting the
entrance to Germany OF foodstufts
viii be based on the view that the
subject must come mp for discussion
" IL is TO be question of GERMANY
conforming To- civilized warfare,
with MI points ana not merely the
Two suggested by the United states
-Germany's Abandonment of hor
submarine warfare on merchant ships
md her mining of the high seas.
The German government intends 90
institute an Investigation into the re-
port that the British admiralty means
10 withhold from captured crews ut
German submarines the customors
honorable Imprisonment conditions
and threatens retaliatory measures WI
such restrictions are imposed.
The German auXiliary cruiser PIiul
Gitc Friedrich VIII undergo repoirS
It Newport News and 1t is reporter I
hat the commander viii decline 90 /
intern his ship. II Is announced from
that "a strong protest VIII /
be made by the American government I
iRainst the suking of tho sailing SNIP T
William r. Frye. unless the German f.
government voluntarily offers To make /
'cpar1tlon.
A dispatch from The Hague sayst
hat secret report has been sent (
rom CuXhaVcn 10 the German adj T
that twelve submarines have
allied 70 report at their base and {
hat the naval council under. the pres I
doncy of the emperor viii discuss 4
he advisahility Of abandoning the
war