Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-03
Strategic Points in Western
War Zone Are Gradually
Being Taken by Allies and
Invaders Are Slowly Losing,
kAISER'S ANN UNITl0N
USED ECONOMICALLY Y
British Attack ON Neuye Cha
peIIe SpoiIS Offensive of
Teutons Against ST. EIoi
Says Official Observer,

luhuun, April = ts.f y. M. The
British official observer with the
French lrmy in his latest report
which WAS issued tonight. compares
the results achieved by the French
offensive In Champagne With the OBJ
ieets with which the operations were
undertaken. The objects. he SAYS.
were to keep a constant pressure ON
the German first line defenses in or
der to affect the use by the Germans
OF the railway from Hazancouft TO
Challerange and to wear down their
reserves Of men and ammunition.
Pressure for Thirty-onc Days.
AS regards the first object" says
the report. 'the pressure continued
for thirty-one days, with the result
that the enemy has lost the fortified
urea which he had been holding and
continually strengthening for five
months. His use of the Challerange
and Hazaneourt line has not been ma
terially affected for, although az GER
tain points II is within range Of the
French guns, he can without difficult
ty continue TO run the trains required
for the maintenance of the corps on
that part of the front, and the June
tion at Challerange is secure.
The using up of his reserves has
been achieved in a very marked man
ncr. At the beginning Of the opera
tion there were some eighteen regi-
ments in that part of the line AT Its
conclusion thirty five have been
identified. Fifteen that had been
called up to withstand the French Of
fensive were drawn from many parts
of the German line. which Indicates
that the enemy had no central re-
serves that he can call up IN case Of
emergency
Economy on Ammunition.
As regards ammunition;
The German artillery has prac-
tieed economy which Is unusual with
them. On many days they made no
effort to keep down the fire off the
French gums. although this meant
heavier losses for their infantrysin the
trenches This showed clearly that
their supply of ammunition was not
all that they could have wished and
an extra expenditure may we'll have
made itself felt in the amount ayaila-
Bile on all parts of the German front,
1.-TWO valuable lessons. therefore,
have been learned from these opera
tions, The first Is that the German
front can be pierced. There were
moments both in Champagne and
Neuve Ghapclle when the way was
OPEN when nothing more formidable
than the weak resistance Of sorely
tried troops faced the attackers and
IT does not follow because tho hole {
was closed before advantage could be
taken of il that this would be the ease
every time.
iffCcts Whole Enemy Front.
THE second lesson learned is that /
a serious attack on one point has an !
effect on the enemy's plans ana fight |
ing power at every other point The |
British attack at Neupe Chapelie /
ruined the enemys chances of Il big /
success at ST. Eloi. The French at
tacks at Perthes helped the British /
attack at Netve Chapele and both /
these assisted Russians to Withstand +
the German offensive in the eastern
lheater"
Speaking of the inspection By Cen
eral Joffre, the French commander
in-chief. Of several divisions which I
had been through the whole Of the /
fighting. he observer says;
French Organization Efficient.
we must not forget that these
regiments have had TO be brought up
to strength, sometimes almost feor-
5anized after each of their attacks, of
which they carried out several during
he last thirty days What we are
really looking at is the French system
If reinforeements and the system
which keeps army corps not only up
o their strength, but UP to their full I
standard Of fighting efficiency 1t Is
)ne which plainly is answering we'll
Ia Ina .etF aE |
hat France has number of army
1ofpg or divisions somewhere In the
ready to be thrown into
.he fighting when the great day Of
fictorv is at hand This idea should 4
De dismissed, All the army corps Of
France are fighting and her reserves
Will enable them to keep on fighting
md fighting hard, so long as the war
.nut innea