Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-14
FogS Interfere With Operations
of Allied Fleets Against For
tificatiOns in the Darda-
HeIIeS,
BRITISH ARTILLERY
SUPERIOR TO GERMAN
French Offensive Continues in
VoSgeS and Champagne Re-
gion, According to Paris
Official Reports,


London, March Is Gl;0b y. MI
In the east. the German offensive
against Pr2usnysz is not developing as
fast as anticipated The Russians
are offering stubborn resistance 10
their advance along parallel roads,
and owing 10 the inability of the Ger
mans to eutrench in the frozen
ground. nave. according to the Petro-
grad reports thus FAR had the advan-
tages in the preliminary fighting Ia
fact, the Germans are said 10 have
Withdrawn their front to the north of
przasnysz
Heavy fighting Is In progress Ia the
Carpathians despite snow storms ana
deep drifts.
Heavy fog has interfered with the
operations of the allied fleets against
the Dardlnclles, but the ships have
kept up the hnmhurdment of the forts
at Bulair. through which reinforce
ments, provisions and ammunition for
the Notifications in the straits must
I pass They are also preventing tho
Turks from strengthening the forts at
+ the entrance Of the straits and before
smyrna, which previously had been
destroyed or damaged.
The admiralty issued report to-
night showing that OF eighty -oight
j British vessels sunk OF captured by
I hostile action, from the commence
ment of the war until March /, two
/ were victims to submarines Since
4 March o, seven British steamers have
been reported torpedoed but OF these
three were not sunk The number of
ships lost Is considered small In Niew
of the number OF ships proceeding to
land from British ports.
/ The British successes Of the past
I few days we're due TO their artillery,
which apparently ls superior TO that
of the Germans, according to the story
Of the British eyewitness, issued to-
night
/ The British guns, including heavy
| howtzers, opened the way for an ad-
vance by the British Indian troops,
which carried them 10 ana beyond tho
village of Nueve Chapelle, while nvia-
tors. by dropping bombs on the rail-
ways. prevented the Germans from
bringing up reinforCements. The fire
OF the artillery is described as the
ficrcest that has yet been heard in the
war, and confirms what heretofore
had only been rumored--that the
British and French have brought up.
since The battle Of Ypres, an enormous
number of guns OF all callbres
Trenches Were Wrecked
The German trenches on which the
artillery fire was directed, were com
pletcly wrecked, SO that except IN orc
or two places, which had virtually
hcen converted into tortrcsses, the in
fautry were able to advance without
much difficulty
This success has greatly heartened
the British troops who have spent the
winter IN the trenches, and gives
them hope that when the great gen
eral movement Is decided upon they
win be able to carry all before them
The Germans, according to reports
are already sending large numbers OF
troops to FLANDERS in the belief that
a general offensive on the part Of the
lilies las begun. The impression here
however, is that tho British thrust
was only part of the allied strategy
which aims at keeping the Germans
busy ON both fronts, thus preventing
them from concentrating at any one
point.
French Offensive Continues.
Concurrently the French continue
their offensive I'm Champagne ana inc
Vosgcs and are strengthenlng lhn
ground which they have won In recent
battles.
Thcre are no political develop
mrnta respecting the near east rk-
ccpt the declaration of the Greek nun
lister at Paris that the chnngc of gov
crnmcnt at Athens docs not Indicate
any modification Of Grceee's torelgh
policy. which he said was inspired ~
Inc traditional continents of his coun-
try for the triple entente.