Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-29
Conflicting Reports Come From
Operations in France Both
Berlin and Paris Claiming
Successes,
DESPERATE STRUGGLE
RACES NEAR UzS0K
Appearance Of KaiSer's Fleet
in North Sea Is Not Gen.
orally Credited DardaneIles
Uncertain.

tsV MORNING louRsAL srscisL LsAsso wissl
London, April 20 Go y. m Jour
operations In conjunction with the
French have definitely stopped the
German attack"
In these words, Field Marshall Sir
John French. commander In chief of
the British forces on the continent,
announces the conclusion of another
German attempt TO break through the
allied lines around Ypres and along
the User canal, which brought about
one of the most sanguinary battles OF
the war.
First Phase of Struggle Ends.
This, however, only brings to an end
the first phase OF the battle for the al
lies have yet to win back the ground
which they lost in the great German
sweep. For this purpose they are now
delivering counter-attacks against the
German lines. Only at one place,
Steenstraatc, have the Germans man
aged 20 keep their footing on the west
ern bank OF the canal while TO the
north of Ypros the positions remain
much as they were, the allies making
no claims TO an advance there and the
Germans reporting that all tho Brit
ish attacks have been repulscd.
Germans Reinforced.
To hold these lines the Germans
have brought up further reinforce
ments and Belgium. behind them. has
been denuded of troops. The towns
and villages in Belgium are being
guarded by only handful OF sentries.
Fighting also continues In Cham
payne, whore the Germans make
claim to the capture OF a strong
French position in the Argonne. and
the Woeyre, where the French say
they are progressing, and in the vos-
ees, where both sides claim TO be in
possession Of Hartmanns-W Weilerkopf
II Is probable that this mountain,
which commands the plains OF Alsace.
has changed hand several times This
would account for the contradictory
reports.
Heavy Battle at Uxsok.
The Russians and Austro-German
are heavily engaged In the region OF
uzsok pass in the Curpathians, and
in the direction OF Stry. where an at
tempt Is being made to strike at the
Russian communications.
Berlin correspondents give the Aus
TRANS credit for the capture OF q
OF important heights near
uzsok pass, and also assert that they
have driven the Russians completely
out Of Bukowina. But this Is not
backed up by the Austrian official re-
port which says that in Bukowlna no
important event has occurred and
simply speaks of Russian attacks be-
ng repulsed in the Carpathians.
There has also been a renewal OF au-
tivity on the East Prussian front,
where thu Germans report minor sue
,esses for their troops.
Reports Not Confirmed.
Frha ~ . m q
he allies troops have been driven
nto the sea on the Gallipoll peninsu-
a and that 1900 were captured also
'omes from Berlin, but has no confir-
nation from other sources. 1t is ex-
,ected that operations against the
)ardapelles Will proceed slowly, as
he Turks are strongly entrenched and
heir wire entanglements and trenches
vii have to be shelled heavily before
he troops can make any serious at
empt to advance.
The French have lost the cruiser
.eon Gambetta, which was torpedoed
Y the Austrian submarine us while
aaving the Adriatic sea for Malta.
'nly small part of her crew we're
avcd, all the officers including the
dmiral being drowned.
The reports as to the intentions of
ldly are as varied as tney are nu>
lerous, but the Italian embassy at
iondon has authorized the statement
hat nothing is known there OF any
change in the Italian pol
"
Nothing further has been heard Of
he German feet in the north sea
nd II is contended in official quar-
'rs here that 1t never left the mine
elds off Helgoland. In the Baltic.
owever, German warshlps are busy
nd have stopped q number of Swed-
n steamers carrying coal from Eng
sh ports to sweden.