Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-01

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many. compelled Is rey chiefly on
these craft Tor her marine urutiues
BIAS eaucd thf erealesf success HIih
them THEN Ifsf lHrlH achievement
was the i0rptduiHE aud sinking e}
one submarine within au huur of the
British cruisers CressE. AhDuhlr and
Haeap iu Lhc North sua JOB september
since that time hundreds ~ vessels.
warships ana merchantmen have been
sent Ca Tie bottom iu the North seas
the Baltic the English channel the
AdrHtr. and at fHe Dardanelies
From ali cuusvs mefe than 500 fea-
sells have been destroyed. England
has been the greatest sufferer, ny rea-
son Of her repouderanee of chipping
and MISC on account If che German
governments attempt 90 blockade
that country following The declaration
of q war zone around the British Isles
last FEBRUARY
Wonders 81 submarine.
Ia size. speed and cruising radius
the new type of submarines Gar ex-
Cpeds the earlier small vessels. de-
rued primarily f1f coast defense.
Germanys new submarines are as
long as good sized cruiser Captain
otto HefsIuR TOOK the U-5l about
4 600 miles from Wilhelnahaven past
Gibraltar. through the Mediterranean
and to the Dardanellea where 30 tor
prdoed the British hattleships Ifi-
umph and Majestic. and proceeded 20
C0nstauunople The voyage from
WuhelmshayCn 20 the Dardunelles re-
qulred one month
The neroplanc. almost nn unknown
quantity on the beginning of The war
SO Oar as lts military value was CON
cerued has proved its practicabllity
so thoroughly that 10 must bo rated
with the submarine and the heavy
gun as one of the great features ot
the war Ia fact, 1t has exercised a
dominating influence over land opera
ions. and 20 ita use perhaps more
/ than any other single factor may be
uscrlbtd the deadlock month AFTER
month In the principal fields Of bat
1 tie n has rendered priceless service
7 IA accommodating. taking the place OF
I cavalry 10 has caused revision OF
the tactics and strategy OF war Ace
rial observers. flying over the oppoa.
I ing lines. are able to discover move
ments OF any large bodies OF troops
rendering that form of strategy based
.
nents In force impossible Aero.
planes also have been Of great valu'
In locating enemy positions. enabling
the artillery TO set the range ana tif'
accurately on the unseen Toe.
Dlrigible Balloon.
Dlrlgible balloons also are en-
ployed. but no much loss extent, al
though Germany Hul Ga c0nstructini
Zeppelna and has used them effect
lively for long distance raids they ar
generally regarded as less valuobl
than the neroplanes
Automobiles are used go an enpr
nous extent. an private machines DE
Ing reQuisitloned In some % the coun
tries AZ war In some instances trea
numbers Of automobiles have bee
utilized for rapid transportation o
troops. Their main service however
IL in the handling Of food supplies am
ammunition. Armored automobiles
armed with machine guns or ign
field pieces also have been utilized
MANY new weapons OF war hay
been tested with varying degrees o
/ success Poisonous gases, prolecte
from tanks IN the trenches. are re
ported to have enabled their users {
r9turn opposing positions In sewers
minor engagements steel darts an
incendiary bombs dropped from acre
planes. nnd new types OF hand gr,
nades also have ben employed, Will
IN France both sides are said TO nav
4 made use OF apparatus for sprayn
, burning OH
The political effects Of the war, trC
d