Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-12
German Attacks Everywhere.
RepuIsed by Belgian and.
British Forces With Alleged
Heavy Losses,
FRENCH OFFENSIVE is
GAINING MOMENTUM
Many Strongly Intrenched Po-
Sitio6S Are Taken From the
TeutonS and Operations Go
on Without Ceas1ng,

10Y h0HNiNQ JOURNAL 9rtriht LEASED WRIT
paria. NAV II G0.50 D. M THE
following official communication was
issued by the French war office to-
night.
ITO the north Of Digmude the Bel
ginn troops who have succeeded In
throwing u bridge head on the right
bank Of the User, were subjected TO
! violent hitack7 by three German bat
tallons last night The Belgians re-
! pulsed these. nflioting on the enemy
heavy losses and taking about fifty
prisoners.
Another belgian division has
gained ground to the south of Dix
nude
British Hepnlsc Attack,
no the enst 81 fprcs the liritBh
troops have been attacked again with
asphyxlating gases. They allowed the
4 fumes 60 pass over, under the prolec-
/ ton Of masks recently put into use,
land by rifle ana machine gun fire
they annihilated, al the very point Of
I their gums, the German columns
which had advanced IN close forma-
I ton
"Our success to the north Of Arras
was scnAiby enlarged today during
| the course ~ HE fighting In an en-
gagcment of extreme violence in front
of ioos, we captured after a desper-
ate struggle, ana despite an Intense
cannonado, an important German
work and an entire system Of trench
es constructed along the road from
Loos to Vermelles
strong Position Taken.
"Further 10 the south we captured
by assault the big biockhouse and the
ohnpel Of Notre Dune de Lorette.
This position has been ardenty de-
Tended for months by he Germans
who had turned II into q veritable
fortress Il WAS surrounded and in-
vested and wis taken this afternoon
by our troops,
1--WE have. without pause, pursued
our success IN pressing the enemy en-
ergeiically between the chapel Of No
ire Dame de Lorette and Ablaln-St.
Nazaire. An the German trenches to
the south &C the chapel have fallen
pncceasiVoly into our hands and IN
them We found several hundred dead
bodies.
French Offensive Progresses.
"The Gormans debauching from
Ablain.st Naaire. delivered a coun-
tcr-atack, which was Immediately
lcrushed.
I'VE have also taken the offensive
and gained ground in the direction Of
the sugar refinery az souchez.
"At Carenev the Investment Of the
'erman position has been drawn
tighter by US. We have occupied sew
eral blockhouses IN the eastern part
OF the village and made fifty prison
ers Of whom one was an officer and
we have progressed toward the wood
to the east OF the village. The com
munications of Currency and Ablain-
Sur-souchehe are becoming more and
land more difficult for the enemy
desperate Fighting Eserswhere.
after violent engagement, we
took passcssion Of the cemetery az
/ Neuville st Waist, which had been
very strongly organized by the Ger
mans ana followed This with an adj
vance To the southeast Of the village
beyond which we extended our lines
west and east.
IN the section Of Loos- Arras
where we previously carried three
Hines Of German trenehtn, fighting Is
now going ON along the fourth lines
prisoners, whose numbers contln-
ne to increase, declare that the order
was given to hold at any price the
ichapeI aud hloekhouse Of Notre Dame
| he i.oreito
"On the west Of the front there Il
nothing af Importance 10 report there
being merely military action"
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