Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-13
Allies Make Advance Of Five
Miles in GaIHpoIi Peninsula
and Warships Rain Shells
on Turk Forts,
HEAVY ENGAGEMENTS
IN BOTH EAST AND WEST
Russians Are Still RelreatIng
Before Ausiro-Germans in
GaIicia but Are Making
Progress Elsewhere

Inndon MAY ~ (lls20 y. M
Another big battle has been addeo 70
those taking place In Flanders ana
western Gallcia. the Russians hhVlns
taken the offensive In eastern uallcla,
Bulsowlnn anG along the pnies'er
niver
According 10 The Russian reports
the MnscoVltes have driven me Aus
trims back along tho front o. over
FORTY niles. capturing many pusOptle
and mailing great maui 81 hootg
,rhe Russians who raided thclr baltls
provinces and said 70 have rechptureu
the town Of shawl. while w eenlIn'
Poland they are on the offensive
along The Iszura river.
Heavy Fighting In eaIIipoli'
Henvy fighting also Is reporter
from the Gallipoi peninsula ana the
pardanolcs. where the Anglo-fieneh
troop on Friday last had advanced 10
the vicinity OF kriinip. some i've mlles
from the point whore they landed ann
from The entrance To the straits since
then fhe fleet has recommended
henvy bombardment OF the toils VI
no uarrova. an Indication, II ~ be-
llcvod here, that the troops NV
reached such good positions that they
NO longer require the support Of the
ships fire.
Greatest interest. however. centers
In the great battles which are being
fought from the Belgian coast TO Ar
rms, IN northern France, and the bat
lie In Galicia. where the Russians are
still falling back before the onslaught
II the Germanic allies.
desperate struggle Ia Flanders.
In haa
mans continue their attacks against
Inc british lines east OF Ypres where
they, on saturday and Sunday and
almost daily since then, have launch
ed tremendous attacks. These at
lacks, according to the narrative OF
The official British eyewitness, Issued
tonight. had some initial success, but
since have been repulsed with unvary-
ing regularity until the ground Is 1T
orally heaped with dend, The narra-
tive saws the action resolved Itself,
on aiif part into pure killing
The eye witness adds that the de-
tenders also suffered heavy losses as
they had to counter-attack in an at
tempt 10 regain ground won at the
start hy the Germans, which they still
hold.
Angio-Trcnch Offensive,
FARTHER south towards Arras and
south and east of that town, the
French offensive continues TO meet
With considerable success, although
the French have lost some trenches
which they had won In front OF the
town Of Ioos, The German attacks
on the British were made in antlcl-
patton of nm Anglo-Freneh offensive
which some critics believe 20 be the
big push" which had been expected
al this time. although others are OF
to opinion that General Joffre Is only
"nihbllng' at the German lines In an
effort to induce them 70 a counter
attack In which he expects them to
lose heavily even when they are sue
ccssfil
Russians Still itctreating.
The Russians admit that they are
still retreating In western Galicia,
while The Austrians and Germans
make greater claim and say that be-
sides crossing the San river hey have
captured many towns on the north
crn slopes Of the Carpathians and
reach across the Polish horder and
arc forcing the Russians 20 give upl
many Of their hard-won positions in
those mountains
Their advance. eastward has brought
the Anatra-iermans nearly withinI
striking distance Of Przemysl, and
military observers believe that unless
The Russians can make a stand on the
river san the fortress of Premysl. the
fall of which caused such a great I'M
preston moi many weeks ago, will
soon. again he IN the hands Of its orig
nal owners
American action with regard to the
sinking ~ the Lusltana and the Ital-
ian situation are the outstanding dip
lomatle features Of the war. The
latest news from Rome N that the
Italian government intends to eonsti-
nte parAanent an arhitcr on The
question hf acACe ct Wstr.