Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-13
Gains Made, if Followed Up,
viii Have important Bearing
on Campaign German
Communications Threatened
KAISER SENDS FRESH
TROOPS INTO ALSACE
Conflicting Reports as to
Fighting in Caucasus Turks
EmphaticaIIy Deny That
They Have Been Licked,

~ NNHFfNN tohHNAh hFtCiAt ANAauO WfHel
London, Jan. 1a ti0;50 y. m. l--Tho
French attacks 10 the north of Sols-
sons, on the Aisne and near Perthes,
east OF Rheims. are developing into
a serious offensive The gains the
French have made at these points. if
followed up, would have two-fold
importance, They threaten the rail-
ways which the Germans are using to
supply their troops in the fighting
iine and are a serious menace to the
German forces which hold positions
to the north OF Rheims.
The French have found II impossi-
bic TO take by frontal attacks those
positions from which the Germans are
nombarding Rheims, but advances on
either side would enveiop them and
force a retirement, thus giving che
cathedral city much desired relief
from the German shells
Make Further Progress.
In the Argonne and on the heights
of the Meuse the Germans are on the
offensive and claim Go have made
further progress. II is reported the
Germans have sent heavy reinforce
ments to this district to prevent the
French from breaking their lines.
which are very close to their own bor-
der and not far from Metz.
Fresh German troops dispatched to
Alsaee, combined with the wintry
weather have stopped the French ad.
vance In that region.
AienR The rest ~ the front artillery
Is doing most Of tie work Only iso-
lated attacks are being attempted,
the state of the weather and ground
making the movements of large bod
les of troops out of the question.
Calls Halt In Fast.
Similar conditions prevail In the
east, and while they have not COM
pietely stopped the fighting they have
called a halt over the greater portion
Of the field of operations. In re-
stricted areas, along the river Rawka,
near Bolimow however. there has
been fierce fighting but according to
Petrograd correspondents. the Ger
mans have been unable to make any
material advance. Severe fighting is
also taking place on the Nida river,
where the Austrians are opposing the
Russian attempts to penetrate Cra-
COW.
Tho Germans are keeping the Ma
zurian lakes open with e-breakera
to block the Russian advance In East
Prussia. The Russian troops hold
positions around the lakes and have
peen waiting for them TO freeze over
before assuming the offensive.
Turks Deny the Defeat.
The Turks deny that they have been
defeated by the Russians IN the eau
2asus and, as an offset to this denial,
Petfograd has the report that Noury
Bey, chief of the general staff of the
Third Ottoman army corps, who was
sent by the sultan TO investigate tho
report Of the defeat. has been cap
.ured by the Cossaeks.
The Turks have been offering stub
born resistance to the Russins at
Kara Urgan, whore battle has been
n progress FOR five days. The posi-
ion az this place is more favorab1e
or the Turks, who have not the deep
NOV Of the mountains TO contend
With and are in closer touch with
heir base. / IS death struggle for
hem for so long as the Russian fleet
commands the Black sea. the Turks
4tnnot get reinforeements from Eu-
ope' the overland route being long
md difficult one They have an army
orps at Bagdad hut this is needed to
ppose the advance OF the British
ndlau army from the east.