Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-14
Great Offensive Movement by
Allies Is Believed to Be on
in Earnest in Western Zone
of Operations,
BEL LGlAN TROOPS MAKE
IMPORTANT ADVANCE
Many SpolIs Are Captured by
Joffre'S Forces When Strong
Positions, Occupied by In
vaders, Are Stormed,

ibF MORNING JOURNAL HrtciAL trAntr wihfl
Paris, May ls G1 D. IN. 1.-The fol-
lowing official communication was is.
sued tonight.
r'The Belgian army by a new at
( tack hast night on the right bank of
the Yser repulsed the enemy, who
retiring, left several hundred dead on
the ground.
"In the north OF Arras We have
obtained some new and important
results BY the capture of Carency,
there has fallen into our hands much
war material, which il has not Yet
been possible to enumerate complete
ly. II includes two cannon. one no.
witzer two mortars. a dozen bomb
throwers, a large number of machine
guns. 5000 rifles and large supplies
of shells and cartridges.
In the wood of Hill 1876 we found
the bodies of about three companies
of Germans who had been annihilat-
ed by our artillery.
THE enemy hombarded Carency
this afternoon. but without results.
As masters Of Carency, we have pro-
crossed toward the north where we
have established ourselves i'm Albain
st. Nazaite, which we hold. with the
NAttDAlOH VI SOHit iOurtC HlbUE AHt
river. Around these the struggle con-
tinues. We made several hundred
prisoners. During his retirement the
enemy set fire to half Of the village.
AT Neuville St vaast, we occu-
pied new groups of houses In the
northeast part Of the village. The
number Of cannon and howitzers OF
large calber taken was seventeen.
TN The ArEunfs - B1gatelle, We
repulsed two German attacSs--one at
night, the other in the day The lat
ter was very violent.
"The success reported this aftera
noon in the forest of lie Prere has
made us masters of the last German
organization which had still resisted
in that wood. The entire position Is
now In our hands"
The French war office this afternoon
issued the following statement on the
progress OF hostilities:
1--WE won brilliant successes We'd
nesday evening and Wednesday night
to the north of Arras.
''At Notre Dame de Lorette we are
masters of the fort, as well as Of the
chapel.
During wednesday night we also
TOOK Dy assault all the NlllaBe OF Ia
rency, as well as the forest TO the
north Of it, hill No. 1876. The Ger
man garrison stationed In this village
and in this forest wood was composed
of one battalion of the l 109th regiment
of infantry; one battalion Of the 136th
regiment of infantry; one battalion
of Bavarian chasseurs and six COM
panies OF pioneers 800 men. TO a COM
pany. These forces had made of Ca
rency and of hill No. 125 in the for
est, a position of great strength.
AT the southern exit of Souche2
our positions were subjected yester-
day to violent attack on the part of
the enemy. Nevertheless we retained
them.
''At Melville our attacks on the viii /
lage itself and to the north Of the viii /
lage made perceptible progress. To !
the north of NeuVilie we took possess
sion of trenches several hundred yards /
long and We occupied the road called !
the Highway des Carrieres, which (
runs from Neuylle to Givenchy. In |
the village itself we occupied yester- /
day morning only the southern por-
ton, the enemy still holding the CEN |
ter and the northern part. An attack /
delivered late in the afternoon result |
ed in our occupying house by house all |
the central portion OF this village.
In the forest of lie Pretre we Oc- |
cupied yesterday q new line OF Ger /
man trenches"