Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-03
According to Petrograd Ad-
vices, All Advances, From
Baltic to Rumanian Border,
Are Proceeding Successfully
STRONG POSITIONS ARE:
TAKEN FROM AUSTRlANS
British and German Foreign
Offices Have Peppery Cor
respondence in Regard to
Amenities Observed in War.


London. April 2 ti0;05 y. MY
The Russians now are on the often
sive along the whole of thesr front,
from the Baltic sea to the Rumanian
border and In the Caucasus, ano, ac-
cording te a Stockholm dispatch, they
have concentrated nm enormous num-
her OF soldiers on the coast of Fin
land To prevent any attempt by the
Germans to land there.
All the Russian advances. accord
ing to petrograd advlces, arc pro-
ceeding with success The Russian
official report issued tonight makes
the claim that the Germans In north
Poland are being pushed back to the
East Prussian border. and that in
the carpathians. between the Lup-
kow and Uzsok passes, the Russians
have captured still another strongly
fortified ridge, overcoming in doing
So almost insurmountable diffieulties
such as the scaling Of steep ice cov-
erred hills and penetrating cleveriy
arranged barbed wire and timber OBJ
istrnctions.
Contradictory Reports.
The Russians also have taken the
offensive against the German forces
in the region OF Ko2lonwku, near ths
uzsok pass. which long has been
launching attacks against the Rus
sian position. IN that district large
number of prisoners is reported 10
have been captured
Against these reports OF Russian
success, the Austrians make the claim
that they have repulscd all the Rus
sian attacks In the Beskid range OF
mountains farther east.
The Russians declare they have
successfully ceunterea an Austrian
fraid into HessHrabfu. near ChDtIn.
Their reports say thnt unita of the
foity-second fionyed division Of tho
Austrian army which undertook this
diversion were Virtually annihilated
tand that over 1000 OF the survivors
were captured
Turks Arc cleared Out.
Ii is declared that the Turks have
now been entirely cleared out Of
ITranseaueasia and that the RUS
Islans hold the Turkish Black seas
coast as far as Afkhave.
On the western front the battles
are Of scattered nature. Beyond
artillery engagements the only fight
forest of LePretre, west of pontsa-
Mousson. where the French are try
ing to reach the roads leading from
st. Mihiel to Metz. and 20 the south
Of Peronne where the French also
are on the offensive.
During the last ..-S;s;tss1 = four hours
news has been received in London OF
the sinking Of the British steamer
Tfston (formeriy the South Point);
the Norwegian bark Nor and three
British trawlere by German suhmn
rines and of the Dutch steamer
Shetland, presumably by mine.
Seven sailors of the, Schieland are
Tho sinking of the trawiers,
il is alleged. here is a violation Of
The Hague convention of 1907, which
exempts fishing vessels from moles-
tation
German aud British Notes.
In connection with the submarine
warfare, the German protest made
through the United States against
the refusal of Great Britain TO rec
Dgnizc the crews on German subma-
fines engaged tn attacks on merch-
ant ships as prisoners OF war, and
the British foreign secretarys reply
thereto, are creating lot Of interest
IN London The British reply de-
elared that while over thousand
sailors belonging to warships de-
itroyed by British men-of-war had
been rescued by the victors. not b
single British sailor had been picked
lp by the Germans when they We're