Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-15
Series of Fierce Battles Be-
tween Russian and Austro-
German Forces Begins in
Eastern Zone,
WESTERN ALLIES REST
ON RECENT LAURElS
Sir John French'S Report Is
First Official Announcement
of Victory Gained by British
at Neuve Chapelle,

Londan, April IA U0:35 p. m) --.
u,,n I1rftish parliament reassembled
today aud simultaneously hleiu Mar
shnl Sir John French's report on the
British victory at Neuve Chapehe'
about which there have been rumors'
was published a.,
Neither event fully satisfied the
curiosity Of the public In the matters
with which the minds Of the people
have been occupied during reeeh.
weeks The house of scommons sat
far only rs minutes and the expected
statement of the ministers on the
questions of liquor prohibition, the
acceIeration OF the output OF num-
tions. and the general progress OF the
war were postponed until Nture ses-
sions
The statement of the under secte-
torv Of war Harold ]. Tenant, thht
there was no present intention TO pro.
hiblt the sale In the army eanteens OF
I beer the only alcoholic liquors d
thesa establishments indicated. how
ever. that the restriction TO DC pro-
posed by the government viii not be
so drastic as some have been led TO
expect.
Field MarshaIs Report.
Field Marshal French's report goes
into the details OF the operations oil
the British expeditlonary force our
ing February and March, and whhe
he pays the highest tribute TO Genef-
AL Sir Douglas tIaig, who was direct
ly In charge OF the operations az Ne-
1--WE Chapeile ana refers to the nattle
as a success and victory he mas
some criticism Tor other officers al
though he does not mention them by
name. He refers for example 10 q
considerable delay after the capture
Of the Neuve Chapelle position anu
says.
~ am of the opinion that this delay
would not have occurred had the
clearly expressed order Of the general
commanding the first army been more
carefully observed"
He also says.
eThe difficulties encountered might
have been overcome earlier IN the dtN
il the general officer commanding the
fourth corps had been able TO bring
his reserve brigades more speedily IN
to action"
Carried Ground Aimed at.
ON the whole, Field Marshal
! Frencn's report seems to indicate
that the British troops engaged sue
ceede1 in carrying all the ground i
was intended to take at the time. but
that with more effective artillery
fire IN some sectors and better han
ding of the reserves evon more might
have been gained with less loss.
The British losses, which total more
| than $4,000, are very close TO the es-
Inmates recently published; so they
create no surprise
The German losses according TO
this report numbered several thous-
and dead, 10000 wounded and many
prisoners.
The commander in chief repeats his
tributes to the services of the ava r
tors and the Red Cross workers and
/ has very good word TO say for the
/ Canadians, part of them, Princess Pa
! trica's light infantry, took a consid-
cradle hand IN the fighting, while the
rest of the contingent held important
trenches during the battle.
Now Resting on IaureIs.
1 Since the battles with which Field
Marshal French deals, the British have
1 had n rest, which the other allies on
/ the western front are now also en-
| ioying after their efforts on the User
and in the Woevre, although In the
/ latter quarter some liveliness Is still
/ apparent
! The big battle for the moment is
going on IN tho Curpathlhns, ana par
| ticularly in the neighborhood of us-
sok pass where the Austrians and
/ Germans have brought the Russian
advance almost 10 standstill. In
/ eastern Galicla the Austrians and
Germans are trying to outflank the
Russians
The Austrians IN their official re-
4 port claim to have captured all the
/ Russian positions to the northwest OF
uzsok pass. The Russians. ON the
other hand, say that they have made
a further slight advance. II is evil
dent that another series Of very fierce
battles must oe fought In the noun
tains before decision is finally