Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-26
Swift Blow Is Struck in Cam
paign Which Apparently
Has Been Carefully Planned
Long in Advance,
INVADERS F0RESTALL
TEUT0NIC COMMANDER
From Rome and Wen
ma Both Minimize Advan-
tageS Gained by Opponents
No important Results Yet.

London, May 25 G0:25 p. m)-Aus-
tria has struck first with her navy
and air craft along ltaly's east coast;
Italy promptly countered by throwing
considerable body of troops across
the northeastern frontier and occupy
ing q stretch of Austrian territory
along the river lsonzo Thus, although
FIELD Marshal Won Hndenburg, who
has a reputation for forcing matters,
is reported to be in command of the
Austro-German troops along the new
front, Italy, in a sense, has iorestalled
him.
Rome officially announces that the
Italians have occupied a number OIL
comparatively important towns and
have compelled the Austrians to re-
treat
This, in brief, summarizes the first
thirty-six hours of the newest phase OF
the Overwhelming European conflict
which, being new, appeals to the pop
ular imagination, rather sated by the
seemingly unending struggle in the
other theaters of the war.
Long Preparation Indicated.
The rapid stroke of the Italian
army which would seem to bespeak a
long preparation, bearing out what the
press of the allied countries contend
ed months ago, that Italy would throw
in her lot with the entente and was
only waiting for an opportune time
Rome's first bulletin dealing with
the movements of the army says that
two movements are under Way--one
to the northward. toward the Carnic
Alps; the other through the region of
Friuli. ostensibly aimed at Trieste and
the Istrian peninsula. Cervignano, one
of the Austrian towns occupied by the
Italians is only about ten miles in
land, from the Gulf of Trieste. Both
thrusts should develop severe fight
ing.
Just as Italy lightly characterized
Austrian raids along her
coast so Austria characterzes the mill
taIy operations to date as border
skirmshes. While tOday's Rome Of
fetal communication lad stress on the
Italian rush across the border, the Of
fcial statement from Vienna Ignores
It and gives details of the Austrian
sweep on the Italian coast enumerat-
ing the damage and emphasizing the
slight Italian resistance.
British Reverse Admitted.
The German claims for the day EN-
brace both east and west. notably
around Ypres and north of Przemysl.
IN the latter region it is announced
hat General Mackenzen is again surg
ing forward and taking a colossal
number of prisoners.
The British war office admits that
he British have been unable entirely
% reform their line dented by the
Germans east of Ypres, and this dove
nile ttrift, tho Lpprnnn t4latfno pf nd
yances in this region of Flanders.
The most interesting statement in
he British announcement Is that
with due precautions" gas attacks
AN be met and defeated" This IS !
pertinent in that gas bids !
air TO be used more and more, pos !
IDLY by all the contenders
Turks Lose Heavily. /
Attesting to the extremely sangui- /
lafy character of the recent land /
lighting ut the Dardanelles, where the !
British and French are seeking to dis 4
odge the strongly entrenched Turks, !
here came tonight "A list Of 9Ig cas- I
lalties among the Austrians engaged /
n this enterprise, The Turkish losses ,
pparently have been greater, as II |
vas necessary for them on Sunday last |
0 secure an armistice to bury their
cad, 1900 of whom lay piled before
he British trenches
A radical shake-up in the British
abinet was announced tonight The
1ost interesting change is the transfer
( Winston Spencer Churchill, first
,rd Of the admiralty, to the chancel-
)rship of the duehy of Lancaster, Ar
nur j. Balfour, the former leader of
ne opposition, taking the admiralty
ortfolio. David Lloyd-George, chan
ellor of the exchequer, who vacates
nat office temporarily has been ap-
ointed minister of munitions