Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-28
Field Marshal yo1 MackenSen
Makes Only Slight Progress
and Won H0ndenburg Is at
StandSdII
FRENCH SHELLS TEAR
UP GERMAN TRENCHES
Terrific Canno1ade Is Feature
of Western War Front;
Bloody Battles in Progress
on ISonz0 River.

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The Austro-German attempts Go en-
Nrlop tho Russian armies defending
Warsaw and 90 capture the Polish
capital which for a time progressed
almost with the momentum of the
offensive which cleared Gullcia of
the Russian troops. have been
brought nearly TO a stnndstill. and
whore the Germans are moving FOR
ward 10 is only yard by yard and at
tremendous cost in men ana ma
terial
The German Held marshal, Won
Mackenseu. has taken five villages on
the way 90 the Luhlin-Cholm railway
between the Vistula aud the Bug riv-
ors, ANA the Austrlaus by q counter
offensive at Sokal have captured po-
siuons which viii make the German
flank safer, but as has so often oc-
Cured lntely. Berlin officially reports
that otherwise the position Of the
German troops under Won Macken-
sen remains unchanged
General Cheek Occurs.
Along the western bank of the Wis
tula from ivangorod 10 Novogeor-
gievsk, oven less progress apparently
has been made, while along the Ma
rev. whore Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg has been directing operations
ln an effort 20 drive a wedge into the
city, he Is now largely occupied in
meeting the Russian oounter-attaokH.
These counter attacks, according 20
1 lPctrograd, have succeeded In forcing
! the Germans who had crossed the
Irlver 60 return % the northern bank
/ nt several points, but BeTlin asserts
| that they completely failed and the
/ Germans are advancing Ia an eaaterly
direction
THE Russians. who were defeated
In the Baltic provinces recently. also
have turned and, according 70 the
Berlin official report, have delivered
an attack from Mttnu, which. how
ever. was repulsed.
May Change Course.
Further to the south, tho Germans
continue their advance eastward to-
wards the Nilna-petrograd r0ilway. but
there is a lot OF territory TO cover be-
fore this la reached. and it IS consld-
cred more likely that General Won
BueloW. who Is In command hore VIII
turn TO the southwest to threaten the
Russian armies, which are facing Won
llndeuburg
Everywhere, the battles are AT their
hciRht. especially that In which Won
Mackcuscu is engaged An the mill
tarl critics here believe that this is
the most critical engagement OF the
campaign for the whole German plan
depends on his reaching the Luhlin-
Cholm railway
with interest largely conferred ON
the east the important offensive ot
the French I'm Alsaee has been almost
disrcgarded They report tonight an
other success to the north of Nun
ster, which apparently is their ohiec-
tive. and the repulse of "A series OF
German counter-attacks.
Tcar Up German Defenses
Tho French have concentrated a
lot of artillery In this region ana with
high explosives have been simply tear
ing up the German defensive works,
which are among the strongest along
the whole linc.
Artillery likewise is playing an Inn
pormut part In the battle on tho
lsonzo where the ltallanH are reported
To have concentrated for three days
their fire on the Austrian positions.
This fire is said 10 have exceeded Ina
hat which the Austru-Ger-
mans employed against the Russians
iu west Galicia. which up 10 that time
was the most terrific ever experienced
lU war