Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-18
Summary of Var
NeIDs of Yesterday

The time limit set by Germany for
neutral shipping to take measures Of
safety has expired, aud Germany Is
now expected to put into operation
her declared intention Of employing
her submarines and mines in the WA
tcrs around the British Isles. which
she has proclaimed a war zone with
the object Of shutting off the food
supplies Of the British people.
Germany has earnestly warned the
neutral states that this area viii here
after be a danger zone for all ship
ping, and has expressed her determi-
nation Of taking the most stringent
action against the British merchant
men.
II is announced from Berlin that
Germanys reply to the American
note Of protest against such action
has been handed to tho American am-
bassador at the German capital, but
this reply has not yet been received
by the state department az WASH
ington.
In the meantime. Germany IN de-
veloping her submarine warfare, has
added one more merchant ship TO the
list Of vessels destroyed by sinking
the small French steamer Nilledelilie,
off Cherboure
Regarding the operations on land,
IL is apparent from the official an-
nouncements issued by the French
war office that some heavy lighting
is taking place, both in Belgium and
France. The French claim no. only
to have maintained the ground re-
Gently gained but TO have captured
some of the German trenches and re-
PEELED many countcr-attaoks BY the
Germans.
French ayiators have dropped
bombs on The railway station al Frci-
burg, Baden.
Field Marshal Won Hindonburgs
successful operations against the
Russian Tenth arlug CORPS. East Prlls-
sla, are still being celebrated ~ Bcr-
lin. where yon HlndenbufG's s. diree-
tlan og the campaign IS described as
having been characterized hy master
~ skin. OFFICIALLY i is announced
that the German troops are still fol-
lowing the Russians north Of the
Neimcn river
In poland. north Of the Vlsiula
from Plock, recently occupied by the
Germans, to Raeionz another breat
battle is apparently developing, the
lighting in that region already beins
of desperate nature
Austria, according to Swiss advices'
for ten days has been concentrating
troops, chiefly artillery on her Italian
Guns have been emplaeed
To dominate the Tyrolese passes
All along the entire beundry OF
Serbia. Albanian forces @re active.
Ochrida, 100 miles north Of Janina'
has been captured BY the Albanlans
and violent fighting Is IN progress az
several places.
A Constantinople dispatch 20 Ber-
lin says the Bulgarian seaport OF
on the Aegean sea ~
bloekaded by British and French
warehips 20 prevent foodstuhs from
being transported TO Germany ana
Austria through this route
Copenhagen hears "a report tlat
5 900, 900 Germans, Ineligible Tor
army service, who have indepcnaen'
means. are to be ordered by the Ger
nan government to proceed 20 neu-
raj countries and there remain unti
he end Of the war In order to de-
,rease the consumption Of food 10
he empire.
report from Basel. switzerland !
.ays that Emperor William, whp has
invited Mr. Gerard, the American
ambassador 70 Germany 20 the East
orussian front. will personally apolo- /
,tze to the ambassador for the denl-
,nstrations made against him recent /
Il IN n Berlin thoater Basel gives
Berlin dispatch as the basis for this
statement
Great Britain. IN answer to fhe /
4 merican protest against detention OF
american ships by British war YES
,ols. denies that Great Britain unduiN /
ietains ships or that naval operations
nave been the cause Of any dimihu-
ion in the Aoume Of American eN-
,orts. adding that il the commerce
# the United States is in the unta-
.orable condition charged IN the
american note "the cause ought IN
airness, to be sought elsewhere than
n the activities of his majesty's ma
ial forces.