Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-28
Teutonic Allies Press Russians
Hard and Now Threaten In
vestment Of Strong Fort
reSS of PrzemySL
BRITISH AND FRENCH
CLAIM TO BE GAINING
Terrific Losses Sustained by
Turks in Counter-at
Directed AgainS! Allies in
GaIIipoIi


London, MAY - 00;45 p. M -
Amidst the activities on land and sea
and in the air. from the Dardaneles
TO the waters around the British
isles, middle Galicia remains the
scene of the greatest and most inn
portant lighting. There the Austrians
and Germans continue to batter at
the Russian lines to the northeast
and southeast Of Przemysl, and. ac-
cording to reports which have not
been confirmed by official statements
they have severed communication
between the former Austrian fortress
and Lemberg.
Przcmysl Isolated,
If these reports are true, PrZemysl,
which less than three months ago
was taken by the Russians after a
long siege, is again surrounded. 1t
would appear. however, that while
the Teutonic allies are pressing very
hard on the fortress they have not yet
forged the circle, the completion of
which is heing stubbornly opposed
by the Russians.
The Germans lnive forced another
crossing of the san river, eleven
miles north OF f'rzemysl ana have eX-
tended by several miles the zone held
by them east of the San. TO the
southeast they also claim to have
broken the Russian lines ana TO have
taken some important positions
Petrograd Confident.
Despite all these claims. Petro-
grad announces with the greatest ops
timism and belief that the Russian
reinforcements viii be able to stem
the Austro-German onslaught
In the west, the French and British
report further advances which are
generally denied by the Germans.
The latter. who themselves have
made another air raid on south end,
make no reference to the French
statement that eighteen French air
men flew over Ludwigshafen and,
dropping bombs. set fire TO chem
icai works, which had been engaged
IN manufacturing operations for the
German war office since the outbreak
Of the war.
Turkish losses Heavy.
The allies report continued prog
ress in their campaign against the
Turks on the Gallipoli peninsula.
During the armistice which the
Turks asked for, they buried many
more than 5000 dead, while the
British gathered up no less than
1900 Turkish rifles--proof that the
Turkish losses have been extremely
heavy.
These losses were sustained in ter
rifle counter-altacks delivered against
the positions which The allies had
strongly fortified. The Turks came
under the fire of the ships at the
same time,
The repulse of these counter-at-I
tacks and the carrying out of attacks
by the allies themselves have result
ed in considerable losses on the al
lied side, to which must now be
added the losses sustained by the
sinking of the battleship Triumph
and Majestic.
Italians Move Toward Enemy.
The italians continue their offensive
on the frontiers of Tyrol and Trentino
and Istria aud have taken chain
of important positions, but they have
not yet come into contact with the
main Austrian forces, which are
waiting for them behind entrench-
ments
David Lloyd George today took
charge OF the department OF the war
office having to do with the supply
OF munitions, and with the aid Of al
strong committee, Immediately be-
gan to organize the factories with a
view to increasing greatly the sup
plies.