The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-07
London View is That Disaster
Which Overlook Mussul-
mans Is As Complete As ANY
Sustained in War.
CoNsTANTIN0PLE DOES
NOT MENTION BATTLE
Struggle Along Persian From
tier Emphasized in Official
Reports From Mohammedan
Center.

Neither Turkey nor Germany has con
oedcd the defeat Of Turkish armies IN
The Caucasus. aa claimed officially IN
Pctrugrad. As further details cf this
nshting are receicyd IN London. e
would appear that this reported TURK
iah disaster has heen as complete -
that suffered by any forces since the
outbreak of the war In spite Of his.
however. the latest official communs-
cation from Turkey altogether ignores
the fightinE In the Caucasus and
dwells upon the struggle which mas
spread over the Persian frontier 20
Urumiah. aa important town where
the Turks says tnut, aided by Per
SLAMS. they have defeated the Rus
slams.
In Poland tine Germans apparently
are no nearer Warsaw. and there is
little alteration In the battle front
extending from the Baltic to the cdr
pathians The Russians seem to be
still concentrating their main effort In
the Carpathian passes. At the same
time they are continuing vigorous
offensive In Bukowina.
In the wostera arena of military ac-
tivities. the allies have varied their
Hank attncSs. which recently brought
them success IN the sand dunes OF
Flanders and In Aisace. Dy intensity
Ing the pressure from Rheims to the
lorraine frontier. whore sonrr ground
has been gained.
The icrma1s meanwhile have
sought 10 repair he DAMAGE done to
their wlngs. This has resulted ~ ,ae
recovery OF some ground for them
near Stcinbnch, IN upper Alsa -, but
the attacks in Flanders were repulsed.
The reported detention lf the Bel
CLAN preiaio. Cardinal Mcrcier, by the
Germans. presumably for the reason
that he advised his couutrymen not
to give allegiance 10 the German adj
ministration, continues to he topic
OF lively discussion and speculation in
London and Amsterdam.
A dispatch received here from
Rome says the pope has requested fun
information on the Morcler incident
from tho German government. This
reported action lucks confirmation.
The new wear opened upon more
favorable situation Tor the allies than
any they had known since the COM
mencemcut ut the campaign, says a.
report made hy a military observer
attached 90 the British army head
quarters M the front The report
made public today hy the official IN
formation bureau, ia dated January
! g. and supplements sb-Ilur narra-
/ tives given out at intervals during the
proercss of the war
$50 far ds tho British are con-
ccrned." snys the report, "the small
expcdiuouary force of four divisions
which TOOK the field In August has
now been sweilod into great army
which is steadily increasing In num-
| Ih-rs has become Injured To war. nnu
can look back on a record of harh
| ughunp such as British troops sell
dom have sustained In the past the
! struggle Of the last four months has
entered upon rs fourth phase.
"A slow but none the less marked
| change which has taken place ha'
resulted in the definite passing ot the
| initiative into the hands Of the Hllios
| This lis not shown Ho much by ma
| terial results obtained, although a.
| some points Of the allied uont gVount
has been gained ana In some places
oven marked progress mas hcen man'
resulting in the capture of guns ana
strongly ontrcuchcd positions, bu
our advantage lies tn the fact thai d
liz nov tho allies who for the past rev
weeks have assumed and mnintane'
the offensive role, while the encln'
has been acting On the defensive Tue
fact that the enemy is acting on th'
defensive does not mean that he ma
lgiven up attacking altogether hut ~
attacks have been In the nature @
counter attacks. undertaken either y
order tn regain ground previoush
Host or To- relieve pressure on SOM
lothor part of the German line
III 81 only by balancing the tota
rosults of these attacks by both side
that a clear idea can be obtained
Ronlly marked progress has hee
achieved by the allies.
The German defensive h an activ
one. "a ~ founded on tho axiom "
war that the weaker the force an
the more hardly Il IL pressed IN
more persis'ently should u attach
But q remains true that such ac,io
Is none The less essentially defensive
even though here ana there one o
their counter attacks may succeed !
3 regalning possession of trench a
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