Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-09
Summary of War
NelUs of Yesterday

The comparatively narrow strip o
territory between the rivers Meuat
and Moisele in France, where th'
I German wedge has for months pas
been pressing against the French line
| Is the scene of some of the most san.
culinary fighting of the war,
A detailed statement by the French
war office gives a summary Of the
results attained by offensive recon
nassanees and attacks which the al
lies have carried on since April A.
with the object Of forcing this Ger
man wedge ana strengthening their
own lines.
In that period of time there has
been a gain on the twelvemi front
TO the northeast and east of Verdun
Of from two-thirds Of mile to two
miles, two villages have been carried,
ana the French have occupied the
heights dominating the Orne, small
river running east and west.
Similarly according to the official
statement, the French have captured
the plateau commanding Combrea
have occupied the southwestern part
OF the Ally wood, whore the Ger
mans were strongly entrenchcd and
have gained nearly two miles on a
Montmarc and Leprctre.
The German war office sets up
counter-claims of successes In this re-
glon and declares that the French
/ ave made virtually no progress, be-
ing repulsed at various points.
There seems 20 be little doubt that
the sharp edge Of the wedge has been
moved back a distance. and there is
n certaiaty that the opposing forces
are paying q heavy price in killed
ana wounded. AT Eparges, as an IL
lustration of the German casualties,
the French report the finding Of one
thousand German dead on tho field
The situation IN the Carpathlan
resolves Itself into one OF
position, so far as the official state-
ments issued from Petrograd and VIZ
emma are concerned The Russian re-
port is largely confined to the west
efn portion Of the Beskid mountains,
where the Russian drive has had its
greatest success The Austrian re-
port bears on the east Besklds where |
Germans aud Austrians have been
battling desperately In the Laborcza |
allev against great Russian forces |
which have added to their strength !
he victorious troops that had invest
~ IfHenlNSl
In this sector the Austrians claim /
o have repulsed the Russians. inflict- /
ng enormous losses.
our successes in the Easter battle
n which some 1000 prisoners were
iaptured, says the Austrian state
nent is lndlsputable.n
A French corps from Africa under
Command Of General D'Amade has
cen landed at Alexandria, Egypt, and
here awaits orders to proceed to the
npport If the allied fleet and British
forces In the operations
ghinst Turkey.
An attempt has been made by ma
i've Egyptian 10 assassnate the sui /
an Of Egypt, Husseln Kennel The
'ullet went wild ana the sultan's as
ASSN was seized
The German government has in
ormed the state department at Wash
ngtCn that compensation for the
mixing Of the American ship William I
;. Frye by the auxiliary cruiser Prinz Is
litel Friedrich and also for her cargo
( wheat, viii be given By the Ger 4
lans. Germany will require. how {
yer, that the case be taken before a
lerman prize court that the court I
lay consider the question OF the le-
ality of the capture and destruction T
I tha ship and fix tho amount OF the