Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28
Fierce Offensive of Germans
Intended to SignaIize kai-
SerS Birthday Fails to Ma
terialize,
RUMANIA B0RR0WS BIG
SUM FROM ENGLAND
Savage Fighting, Without De-
cisiye Results, Reported
From Belgium and on the
French Front,

London, Jan. % R.t0 p. mD--rhe
advance guard OF the Turkish army.
which rs undertaking an invasion of
Egypt has reached the British out
posts Go the east of the SueH canal.
where the first skirmish of tto war
IN this region took place yesterday.
The fight, according To- the official
report, apparently was "A small affair,
only one British officer being wound
ed, but dispatches from Cairo say the
invaders suffered severely ffuui the
machine guns Of the British.
The dispatches do not disclose the
size of the Turkish force hut say the
engagements took place ia the east
of Elkantara, which is on the Suek
canal and is the terminus of the car
aNan route from Rafati the horder
station between EgNpt aud syria. The
distance from Rufatl 90 Ell<anRtara
IS l4S mites and, as the water has
failed la an the wells along the car
AVIAN route. the Invaders have had to
carry their own water. Even Elkan-
tara Is supplied 10y a pipe line from
a fresh Water stream which runs un-
der the Suez canal
Prohabl, Only scout Fighting.
II is believed the fighting OF the
I British forces was with the Arab uf
I Kurdish horscmen employed by the
/ Turks as scouts for the main army
under Djemal pasha which consists
of three army corps and which IN be-
4 lieved to have had hardly time 60
cross the desert The British have
strong force with which 20 guard
the canal
Nothing has been heard OF the mil
ttary venture which II wis reported
the Germans were preparing for Em
peror Williams birthday unless their
attacks on the French at Ypres and
on the British at In Bassee were in
tended as such All the official ae-
counts agree that these attacks were
very severe. but beyond this there Is
nothing In common between thc Re-
counts of the allies and the Germans
concerning the fighting
Conflicting Statements.
I The French communication tonight
/ repeats the statement that the Ger
mans were repulsed with heavy LOSSES
while the Germans say the British
were unable 10 reeapture their for
mer positions
Similar contradictory statements
are made regarding the severe fight
ing which IL taking place near era
In the vicinity of 81. Mlhiel In all
these cases both sides claim the bat
Ties resulted In their favor
There has been increasing activity
along the eastern front. The RUS
slams there are reported To he push
| ing their offensive both IN east Prha-
STA and in Poland 60 the north 81
the lower Vistula. while the Germans
are said to have bean repeating sheir
attacks In central Poland. In Va-
lcia an Austro-German force at
I tempted an offensive which accord
ing to the Russian accounts dld not
meet with any SUCCESS.
Rumania. which hus Just received
loan of s2b, ,O00,0Q0 through the
Bank or England is said to ho watch
| ing closely the concentration oi the
| Austro-German force ln lransNi-
vania which might hc used either
against her or the Russians VINO are
advancing Through RukowIna
The loan to Rumanin was advances
/ bv the Bank of England Go the tsank
Of Rumania against treasury bilis'