Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-03-15
British Claim to Have More
Than Evened Losses With
Victories Over Germans in
Northern France,
RUSSIANS PREPARE
FOR GERMAN ATTACK
Critical Situation Is Said to Be
Arising in Italy, Bombard-
ment Of DardaneIIeS Forts
Is Continuous,

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London March IA G0:30 y. IN. --
The submarine lf-29 one OF the larg
est and fastest of German under.Wa-
ter craft, has been successful In
three days raid off the sicily Islands
and the English channel where. ON
Thursday Friday and Saturday, she
succeeded In sinking four British
steamers and one French steamer and
in damaging three others
The German commander gave tho
crews of most OF the steamers time 10
leave their vessels and In some eases
towed the ships lie boats with the
crew to passing steamers by which
they were brought To port.
Too Elusive for Patrols.
The U-29 was chased by patrol
boats. but proved too elusive for them
while steamers which tried to ram or
escape her found that the submarine
was much faster than similar craft
which had previously been sent on q
mission to destroy Great Britahs
oyersea trade.
With "A German submarine In the
waters around the Sicily islands
which the big liners pass on their
way across the Atlantic, there Is much
measiness IN shipping circles and
during the course of the day a report
which reached the American liner
New York by wireless was circulated
TO the effect that one of them had
been torpedoed
This report It is believed, arose
from the sinking pf the Andalusan
British More Than Even.
The British feel that they have
more than evoned matters up for tho
loss of these steamers by the victory
at Nueye chapelle and the defeat
yesterday of the Germans In their et-
fort 20 recover the ground gained by
the British regulars and Indians on
the preceding days.
British airmen also have been ac-
tive again and have destroyed train
at Don, a short distance from Lille.
The Belgian army continues to gain
a little ground at the bend Of the river
User and in Champagne, the Argonno
and the Voages there has been fight
ing Of varying Importance.
The Germans have again lombard
ed Ypres, Soissons and Rheims In
the latter two towns the cathedrals
have suffered further damage
French Gain Territory.
The French have occupied Ember-
mcnllt on the IdllWd1 htNNN'H if"'f'
vile and Rixengen, on the border OF
Lorraine.
News from the eastern war zone
continues to be scant.
The German and Russian armies
which are concentrating for big
battle around przasyrsz apparently
have not yet come into touch. The
fighting thus far reported has hardly
been more than an affair of outposts'
The bomhnrdment OF the Darda-
nclles and Smyrna forts continues on
days when the weather permits. Re-
ports from Athens say that the super
dreadnaught Queen Elizabeth has de-
stroyed, by indirect fire from tho
Gulf of Saros. several shore batteries
AT the same time violent duel ls go
tnp on between the Turkish forts ana
the ships Of the allies, and the Iurk-
iah troops have come under the ilre
of the warships The Smyrna torts
were bombnrdcd again Yesterday
Critical Italian situation.
The situation in Italy Is reported
to be reaching a climax ConSlder-
able feeling has been aroused ny tho
discovery Of large number of OLD
French rifles. which IL Is alleged, are
being sent by the Germans to Iflpot'
From Vienna comes the statement
tnot the whole ministry including
gnrou Bmrlan. ia NOW supporting I'm
peror Francis Joseph in his reiusal
10 mako any territorial concessions 10
italy In rcturn for ltaly's continue"
neutrality