Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-09
Russians StubbornIy Resist
Advance and in Some Sec
tions Report Successful
Counter-o offensive.
FRENCH AGGRESSIVE
IN WESTERN FIELD
British Are Doing Little Other
Than Celebrating DeStruC-
ton of Big Zeppelin by
AeroplanlSt.

/ London. June fi0.s0 p. m. 1.-The
big battle in Galicia has not yet
reached decision. The Austro-Ger-
mans having crossed the Dniester.
south OF Lemberg. have assumed the
offensive further to the south, and
according TO tho Austrian official re-
port have succeeded In pushing the
| Russians back between Kolomea and
/ kalusz in eastern Galicla.
| This operation was necessary before
the Teutonic allies continued their adj
vance toward Lemberg as the Russian
attacks in the region of Kolomea were
beginning to look dangerous, after the
Russians lad, as reported from Pc
trograd last week. inflicted a rather
severe defeat ON the Austrians in this
district
| To Meet Counter-offensivc.
! British and russian military opih-
lon Is that the Austro-Germuna after
their big effort, which regalned for
them the greater part OF GallcIa. have
about exhausted themselves, and the
view IL expressed that they will soon
have To fortify II TIN. u which they
! can Withetand the Russian counter
offensive which has already made it.
self felt On the lower San.
IL the ltussian positions were really
dangerous. these authorities say. the
allies would long ago have taken the
offensive In the west TO relieve the
pressure on the eastern front. IL is
true that the French have been at
lacking ut number Of points be-
tween Rheims and the district north
of Arras, and have in some cases been
successful In gaining ground, but the
British are remaining quiet, and 1T
can hardly be said that a general Of
fensive in the west has begun
French Are Successful
The French are considered to have
been successful In what they have un-
dertaken. North OF Arras they have
repused four German countcr-attacks
and extended their previous gains, ~
ON the other hand the Germans
claim TO nave repulsed some Of tho
French attacks north Of Arras and
to the north OF Soisaons, the scene pf
the Germans last important victotN
in the west. Rai
The British report all quiet on their
front but to the Zeppelin brought
down yesterday by Sub-Lieutenant
Warneford. for which he today WAS
awarded the Victoria cross. they
claim to have added two German
dfibIlatltt bH dll Nlt@tt w tAAE 0t~
struction, reported by the Germans,
of an allied aeraplane near Douai.
Little News From Italy.
The operations on the Italo-Aus-
trlan frontier are pretty we'll screened
by the censorship. There are indiea-
tions. however, that u big battle is inn
minent, II ii has not already begun
along the Isonzo river. where the Ital-
ians apparently have decided to
launch their principal attack. The
Italian cavalry have all crossed the
river at one point, and II was report
ed from Geneva today, although there
is no confirmation, that they have
pierced the Austrian line. H4
There also are reports that the al
lies have again taken the offensive
on the Gallipoli peninsula and have
decisiyely defeated the Turks, but this
likewise lacks confirmation.
Submarines Aetiyes.
German submarines continue their
activities. Among the latest victims
were three Norwegian vessels, the
steamers Trudyang and Glitterlind.
with iron ore and lumber, respective
ly. for British ports and the bark SUI
perb, with grain from South America
for Queenstown
Others sunk were the Belgian
steamer Menapier. with the loss of
seventeen lives and the trawler Pent-
land
Rumania according to German
report, has declined the first offer OF
the entente allies to Join them. and
Bulgaria, in agreement with Rumania,
is said to be willing to take any ae-
tion that country decides upon.