Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-18
Summary of Var
NeUUs of Yesterday

A series of desperate encounters is
described by the French war office In
that sector along the battle front in
France comprising the territory to
the north Of Arras- -AiXUoulette, Sou
chez, Neuville St Vaast and other
towns which, for weeks past, has
been the scene Of fighting of a most
determined character
Shells to the number Of 5000
were poured into the ranks and
trenches OF the Germans and at va
rious points the contending forces
fought with bayonet and grenade.
For two days, the French report
says, the actions have been numerous
and desperate; the artillery duel yio-
lent ana continuous The French have
carried several lines of trenches on
the road from AK Noulette TO Sou
chez; they have advanced in all di-
rections toward Souchez gaining their
ground by what is recorded as Sc
ries of brilliant assaults. The Ger
mans brought eleven divisions. APP
proXimately $4,000 men, into the ac-
tons, and on both sides the losses
were heavy Counter attack followed
counter-attaek, and the French were
obliged to make the best use of their
to save themselves from being over
whelmed, by the masses of troops
hurled at them by the opposing com
manders
Berlin's account of the battle adj
mits the loss of positions 20 the
French south Of Souehe2 extending
over a width of nearly half mile,
but OF the latter claims set up by the
French. makes no mention for the
present. The Germans assert that
they have recaptured the greater part
of the trenches that had been taken
by the British near Bellewaarde in
Belgium, and that the allied attacks
near La Bassee canal have been put
down with heavy casualties The Aus
tro-Germans have driven the Russians
across the Gallcian frontier north Of
Sieniawa, on the San river, and seem
ingly the Russians are In retreat to-
ward Tarnogrod. in Russian Poland.
Austria reports that the western
part OF Grodek has been stormed and
as Grodek Is only short distance TO
the west of Lemberg, the advance OF
General Won Mackenzen's great army
is evidently making good progress.
Latest advices from udine report
that the italian outposts have arrived
IN SlSilt Dl lIltSLt tut along lllt liu'
OF the lsonzo river the Austrians have
many thousands of troops holding
strongly fortified positions whore
hard fighting is now IN progress
On the naval side OF the war an
Austrian submarine has sunk the
Italian submarine Medus and an un-
official report from Athens credits .
British underwater boat with sending
to the bottom in the Dardanelles
three Turkish transports loaded with
troops. A German submarine has
sunk the British coasting steamer
Trafford off the Welsh coast and sent
the steamer Rnrnwell into Melford
badly damaged. Premier Asquith has
told the members of the house Of
commons that a new loan bill would
be introduced In the house next Mon
day
The Danish folkesthing has resolved
to support the cabinet in its policy
Of absolute neutrality
Lieut. Z. a. ]. Warneford, the Can-
adam aviator, who recently destroyed
a Zeppelin alrship with bombs, there
by winning the Victoria cross and the
Gloss of the Legion Of Honor has been
killed by the fall Of his machine in,
France. /