Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-03
Effort Is Being Made TO Break
Through Allies Lines and
Reach French Coast 0ppo-
site England,
WARSAW OBJECTIVE
OF Won HlNDENBURG
Most Desperate Struggle Is
Raging Thirty Miles From
Polish Capital With Vary
ing Successes,

London. Feb . Co:45 D. MI
During the last few days the Ger-
mans have been making desperate
vHorts To break the deadlock which
mas existed for so long on both the
eastern and western fronts.
Ihey have delivered n series OF at
ldckA, always preceded hy artillery
activity on the allied lines In Fland-
ers and France and. while In almost
every case they have thus won a pre-
liminary advantage before the fight
ing was concluded. the French, Brit-
lsh or Belgians have been able 20 re-
gain the trenches temporarily lost
and in some cases to occupy the Ger
man positions
In these attacks, according 10 the
reports OF the British and French
general STATS. the Germans have suf-
fered severe losses
Aggressive Movement Again.
The German artillery has been sub
1ecting the Belgian positions IN Fiand-
ors TO a severe hombardment which
suggests that the moment has ar
rived for another effort to get across
the User, and thence TO the French
coast ports
In return the French have bom-
harded the railway station at Noyon.
one OF the German military centers
behind their advanced lines.
More serious attacks, however, have
been made AGAINST the Russian lines
IN central Poland. Faced by thanking
movements both north and south. Field
Marshal Won flindenhefR made hen-
perate effort Witch, apparently IL TO
be renewed. 70 break through TO War
saw and thus not only gain a great
military and political advantage for
Germany. but at the same time re-
lease the pressure on Hungary and
East Prussia. in each of which regions
the Russian troops are slowly push
ing forward.
Desperate Fighting.
The fighting TO the west and south
/ west of the Polish capital has been
OF a most desperate character and
the Germans were at first successful,
but the Russian official report de-
elares that the Russians, by a coun-
ter-attack, regaincd most of the lost
ground. The report adds that the
German losses were colossal"
The German official account simp-
ly says Of the fighting there Eve are
making progress"
German submarine was stlll at
large In the English channel yester-
day. and the French officially report
an attempt To torpedo the British
hospital ship Asturias. The German
submarine U-21, which recently sank
three steamers In the Irish sea, has
not been seen since sunday aud II is
presumed that she has withdrawn,
Traffic In those waters. however, con-
tinues 10 be somewhat restricted,
ship owners preferring for the pres-
ent to keep In port all but the fast
steamers which, Il Is believed, can
elude the submarines
British Transports Menaced.
The Germans, flushed with their
success. have issued warning that
an attempt will be made TO sink Brit
ish transports and advising neutral
shipping to keep away from the north
and west coasts of France.
Reports reaching Holland ray that
the new bread regulations In Ger
many have caused so much unrest
that 12.000 special oonstablea have
been appointed TO guard tue bakeries
In Berlin. II Is also said. TINT follow
ing the action Of the government in
cereals the military
Ui' tVlHA1fHAiNk Nfi NA1fA~
sils containing mcta,a useful for their
purposes. II Is recognized thnt these
are precautionary measures and are
not due 10 any immediate shortage.
Panic In CoBstantmople.
Copenhagen newspapers, some OF
which stll have correspondents at
have report that the
Anglo- French fleet has destroyed four
of the Dardanellcs forts and that
there Is panic In the Turkish capi-
tai where the defeats, suffered ~ the
armies IN the Caucasus and
in Azerbaiian are lust becoming
known.
With the opening Of the British
parliament today the politics truce
was renewed. The government. while
all responsibility for the
war; welcomed the oppositlon's sup
port ana the ministers announced
that they would readily reply TO all
criticism and endeavor 90 avoid con-
matters.
An indication Of possible action by
Italy Is to be found In notification
issued Go Italian reservists in Eng
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