Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-14
British People JubiIant Be-
cause of Successful Raids
Of Airmen on German BEL
gian Positions,
BITTER FIGHTING IN
CARPATHIAN PASSES
BeIIigerent Lines Are Within
Forty PAGES of Each Other
and Desperate Struggle
Continues,

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London, Feb. 13 G0:40 .. m.) -
Berlin is celebrating the evacuation
OF East Prussia by the Russians,
which is hailed In the German capita.
as another great victory for Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg. England Ia
not attempting to hide her elatlon at
the success OF her airmena raid ON
the German positions In Belgium and
all Europe Is eagerly discussing the
American notes to Great Britain and
Germany and what the replies will be.
Great Britain has already intimatod
that British merchant ships have been
advised 90 use neutral flags only In
ease of emergency. and no general
use OF such flags Is anticipated
The German minister az The Hague
has issued another warning 10 neu-
trails to the effect that In view OF the
alleged declaration OF all the British
ports as war ports and the use of neu-
tral flags by British ships. u would
be dangerous for neutral merchant
men to visit the prescribed waters af-
ter February lS.
Russians Make stand.
SO far as the East Prussian stua-
tion is concerned the Russian official
report indicates that the Russians
\ HdNiitk tNdtuultQ tue bAANttE t1it W
| the German province. are making a
stand Oh or near their frontier
whether for pitched battle or only
20 delay the German advance II will
take few days to tell
On the last occasion that sOu Iiin-
denbdrg drove them from East rus
sia. the russians fell back TO lhe,r
fortified lines between Niemen anu
the t9errnan Frontier, where they de-
feated the Germans. On this occa-
sion, however they have had inore
time TO prepare their positions and
may give battle before the fortifica-
tions are reached. The Russians al
lready claim TO have repulsed one
German attack near Lyck.
Artillery Battle IN Poland.
Throughout Poland. where fierce
fighting has occurred during tho past
week, the battles now consist OF ar
| tillery engagements while In the Car
| pathians fighting of more or less Sc
verify continues
The Germans are making repeated
| terrific attacks in an effort to cab
ture the heights OF kozlouwka In Tu-
| kollSa pass, which they won and lost
| twice since last Sunday. They are
now entrenches within forty PAGES OF
the Russian positions and. despite
Their heavy losses, arc apparently
! hopeful of capturing them.
on the rest of the Carpathian
front the Russians seemingly are max
| ing progress.
The Egyptian army has just placed
| to lie credit q brilliant feat by annihis
/ lating force of 200 Turks and Arabs
officered by Germans, who were pre-
pairing to attack Tor at the entrance
| of the Gulf OF Suez.
Superior ~ Aviators.
In the view of British experts, the
| air raid on Belgium proves that the
British airmen are superior to the
Germans and havo great advantage
IN the possession OF n base on tho
continent as well as IN England, Tor
the British, II they are unable 10 re-
turn, can land In France. The Ger
mans must make the round trip
across the sea.
In France. Flanders and Alsace
there has been little or no fighting Of
importance SO far as the official re-
ports disclose
IL is announced that the leaders
| In the South African rebellion are 10
| be put on trial for treason. and, In ad-
diton 10 other punishment, may be
sued for looting and for damage done
by themselves or their followers.
while the men of means will lose all
their property Meanwhile, the gov
ernment has announced Its intention
to push with vigor the campaign
against German Southwest Africa.
Following Premier Asquith's am
nouncement OF his belief that wheat
would fall In price, II sold at North
ampton today at fifty-eight shlllings
quarter, a decline OF two shillings.