Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-25
FRENCH OFFICER
TELLS Of FIGHT
FOR WHITE WAY
Official Eyewitness With Re-
pubIic'S Armies Describes
Actions eliminating in Cap
lure of "Massif de Lorette,

Paris. May "a U1:50 a. m.)--"rhe'
capture by French troops Of The Ger
man works at Blanche We're tthe
white way the evening Of May y
marked the victorious conclusion Of
our offensive ON the Massif de l.o-
rette, says the report Of the
French semi-official eye witness Of
conditions at the front as given out in
Paris today.
The imperial general staff attached
very great Importance to the posses
sion OF these heights the eye-wit-
ness continues. ITO conquer, defend
and re-take them the German soldiers
have received a formal order which
was so expressed as TO make 1t oper
ative until the last man was killed
In spite OF the unusual difficulties
Of the ground and the desperate re-
sistance of the enemy. We triumphcd.
The battle Of Lorette was a great bat
tie and ended in complete victory. In
this part OF the front fighting has
been going on unlnterruptedly since
october, t9l4"
Tells of Withdrawal.
Continuing, the eyewitness refers
among other things TO the French
withdrawal. March 2, 1915. after an
heroic defense. Finally on March IS
the French began to get the upper
hand in their offensive movements.
Thousands IN dead testify to the
desperate nature of the contest. The
division charged with the attack Of
Lotettc comprised three regiments Of
infantry and three battalions of
chausseuers.
At 10 O'Clock on the morning OF
May 3, along the entire attacking
front, detdchments Of the first line
jumped from the trenches Two hours
later three of the enemy's lines were
in our hands, but we found ourselves
FACE to face with a small German
force, and this checked our attack.
Our losses we're serious. our prog
ress was by leaps and bounds, from
one shel.hole TO another. Thus we
held our sround, Some detachments
pushed further forward, but the main
attack stopped at the fourth German
line. Night set in without any de-
cisiye result
Night Attack Described
MAY 10 and May II. the situation
was unchanged
"On May ~, a decisive effort was
made at night The Germans resisted
obstinately behind their dcfenses, hut
at daybreak we had captured the
small fort. Complete success had not
yet been gained, but the continuous
fighting frcm May 3 to May 20 had
resulted in our mastery of tho pla-
teau Of Notre Dame de Lorette
May , We attacked the trenches
Of Blanche We're from three sides
simultaneously. Thirteen hours Of in
tense and uninterrupted fighting re-
suited at O'Clock In the morning OF
May 20 in splendid tactical victory.
The enemy attached the greatest inn
poriance 10 the holding OF the Lo-
rette heights On the plateau alone
over 1000 German corpses were
counted one thousand prisoners
we're taken as we'll as a great guam
tityi Of material, including machine
guns, bomb-throwers and rifles. The
French losses were heavy.
fBy this capture of The MASH lie
Iorette. one of the principal objects
Of the operations north of Arras was
obtained, end a severe check was in
flicted on the enemy.
This IS one Of the most important
tactical victories, the eye witness
says in conclusion, won by French
arms in northern France