Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-07
Supreme Efforts Are Made to
Force Invaders Back Into
East Prussia Before En-
treoChing Is Possible.
CAPTURE OF CRAC0W IS
GRAND DUKES AIM
More Lively Fighting Occurs
in France and Belgium;
Both Sides Make Customary
Claims of Success,
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London March q UO.aO D. MI.
Having. as Petrograd claims. success
iully eountered the Austro- German
attempts To eutflanlg him IN eastern
Galacid and from East Prussia, Grand
huke Nicholas the Russian command
or-ln-chlef, is said to be thrustins
again at the center OF the Teutonic
allies in Poland
few days ago the Russians were
said % have gained q little ground
ON the B2ura aud Rawka rivers Yes-
tcrday the reports mentioned Rus
sian attack near Skierniewiee and To-
day Vienna says the Muscovites made
partial attacks east OF pictrkow.
This rs about the point where tho
German and Austrian armies are
linked and a successful thrust here
would. according 10 military observers.
compel general retirement In een-
trail Poland and enable the Russian
generalisslmo TO resume his offensive
against Cracow, which always has
been foremost In his plan of COM
paign,
Austrians Ia Full Retreat.
From all accounts received from
Peuograd, which at present is the
only source of Information, the AUS
trlans have suffered very severe de-
feat in eastern Oalleia aud now are In
full retreat toward the cHrpathian
mountains. IN the mountains 70 tne
westward, the f.gi Hr. which has
been continuous anu intense for
weeks. still j. in DroErga The twn
armies are contendlne despe eattn for
the ridges The losses IN thHae battles
are declared to have been as serious
as any in the waf, but neither Side
has conceded more than a few yards
of the rocky slopes NJ "a time.
The Russians also have been at
tacking along the Dunaiec, in western
Galicia, but apparently without MAX
ing any impression on the Austrian
defonses, which are very strong on
this river
In northern Poland the Russians
are still striving 10 drive the Germans
back to East Prussia and prevent
them from entrenehing In Russian
territory as they have done south Of
the lower Vlstula Il is said at some
points this drive is meeting with con-
siderable success and that at places
tho Germans actually are on their
frontier but at other points the Ger
mans are declared 20 have succeeded
in checking the impetuous Russian
More Fighting in West.
A little more lvelincss IL evident
along the western front whore the
French continue their attacks against
the Germans. and whore. according
tn Paris, the French have made pros
grcss in the Champagne and the Ar
gonne regions The Germans have
however. delivered some sharp count
ar-attncks which the Berlin report
says have been successful. On tho
whole these tactics seemingly have
not succeeded in materially changing
the position of the two armies. IL
the French have made the progress
In the Champagne region with which
they credit themselves. military Obj
servors believe II viii doubtless bring
about q big battle. such as similar
advance did at scissors, or % read
justmcnt Of the German FROM In thi1
region.
As the allied fleet SLOWLY progresses
in It's attack ON me Dprdanciles the
effect is briue reelected Ina the grain
markets OF augIuud where prices
steadily are falling IN some markets
today Whout druupcd 20 fifty shIllines
d uatcr. hut tho urrc averaged IRON
-irty-tVo to GrgtNc ehillIngs per
quarter.