Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-19
Although German Blockade of
English Ports Has Been An
nounced for Nearly Twenty
four Hours, Nothing Occurs,
ZEPPELIN AlRSHlPS
ARE REPORTED WRECKED
Berlin Still RejoiceS Over VIC
tory by Won Hindenburg
Over Russians in East PruS-
SIa; Sharp Fighting in West,

London, Feb. rs u0.40 .. m)--NoI
incidents. so far as Is known, have
Yet marked the opening of Ger
manys submarine blockade OF the
British Isles, although II has been in
force for nearly twenty-four hours.
Nor has the British government, thus
far, announced It's promised retalia-
tory measures.
Precautions, however. are being
taken on this side OF the North sea
and although the German govern
ment has warned the German peo-
pie not to expect any sensational de-
velopments for some days, the regu-
lar cross channel PASSENGER services
have been somewhat curtailed and
altered, otherwise the seaborne trade
of the country is proceeding much as
usual
The White star steamship Adriatic,
I from New York, February 10, cross
ed the Irish sea during the night, but
did not resort, as did the Lusitania
some DAYS ago, to the use of Ameri-
can or neutral flag to evade German
submarines. other ocean liners and
freight cleaners are maintaining
their regular schedules
German Airskias Wrecked.
A fleet of freight steamers left
| Denmark for England with pro-
visions aboard and It was to keep
track Of these, it is believed that Ger
man airships, one of which was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday and another
of which was reported wrecked today
on the Danish coast, have been sc
active.
In England Germany's reply tC
American note of protest against in
lterference with neutral ships is Great.
ing more Interest tifsfn the Threatened
blockade, and there Is great dea
of curiosity as to what the United
States will say in response.
Won Hindcnburg's Victory.
Even Germany's victory over tn,
Russians in East Prussia and north
ern Poland and the claim OF the Ger
mans to have taken $4,000 prison
ers. take second place in these diplo'
matte questions between the Ger
mans and the neutral nations. III
Germany. however this second vic
tory of Field Marshal Won Hinden
burg in the province of which NJ
long had made a military study, i
being celebrated with the greates
enthusiasm and the expectation there
is that the Russians will take a lone
time to recover from this blow, ever
should they succeed In making &
stand on the Nieman river, as they
did last autumn,
Russians Not Beaten.
1t is evident, however, that the
Russians are far from being beaten
According to their reports, battle'
are In progress not far from thu
East Prussian frontier and troops are
being rushed from the Interior tt
check the German advance which Is
being made on q front some zoo miles
in extent across the provinces of VII
ma and Grodno
In the Carpathians, heavy iightinl
continues and the Russians claim {
have repulsed all the Austro- German
attacks while in Bukowina, the Aus
TRANS, with their German supports
are pushing across the country. They
have occupied Kolomea, in Galicia
about sixteen miles north of the Bu
lSowina frontier 1t is again reported
this time officially-that they arr
in possession of Czernowitz the cap
ital of Bukowina.
Offensive in West.
The allies, in the hope of relieving
! the pressure on the Russians, hav,
taken the offensive along the western
line and, although the French ant
German accounts differ as to the re-
4 suit Of this, il is evident that the
/ French and British have been able
to make gains at some points whict
! they say tonight have been maintain
ed. The Germans report they have
voluntarily evacuated the village OF
Norroy. to the north Of Pont-a-M Nous.
sons, which they had captured las
week after severe fight. The French
report says the Germans were driver
Tout
The dispute between Greece ano
Turkey over an insult to the Greek
naval attache al Constantinople has
been settled by a personal apology
and the publication of this In the
Turkish newspapers,