Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-05
Summary of Var
NeUs of Yesterday

A great hattie, with the AEstra-
Germans nearly everywhere the agrees
sors. Is raging along the whole OF the
Gaiician front and decisive conelu-
sion to the entire Russian campaign
| in Galicia is in sight. according to Il
report from the Austrian field head
quarters.
Przemysl is said to have been clear
cd of Russians and the Muscovite
forces are reported to be In retreat
! eastward, except one band, which Is
making a stand on the heights south
west of Medyka, where the Austro-
Germans are attacking t. To the
south Of Przemysl, an Austrian army
has broken through the Russian line
and is advancing on Mosciska, which
is situated on the railway line leading
from Przemys to Lemberg.
In the Stry region the Vienna ad-
vices say the Russians are I'm full re-
treat, while on the Pruth line attacks
by the Russians have been repulsed
with sereve losses.
on the western front Berlin re-
ports the recapture of a greater part
of the trenches which had been lost
to the French In the lie Pretrc forest
and also defeat of the British near
Givenchy.
Heavy losses, it is declared, were
inflicted on the British and three of
their machine guns were captured
Field Marshal Sir John French,
commander-in-c of the British
forces. in reporting on this latter
movement, says the British had oc-
cupied the German trenches during
the night but We're unable to hold
them after daylight owing to the fire
of the Germans. The Teutons (ac
cording to General French also are
maintaining heavy bombardment on
the British trenches at Hooge.
Farther east, the Germans are said
to have tried Intellectually to she'll
Verdun with a single long range gun
and also to have thrown a few pro- |
jectiles at St Die, while the French /
have bombarded the southern front |
Of the entrenched camp of Metz.
The fighting on the Austria Italian /
frontier has not yet assumed great
proportions although the Austrians /
report the capture from the Italians
of two SUBMITS on the east ridge Of |
Kreuzburg Battles are in progress !
on the Carinthian frontier and In the |
coastal district near Karfreit.
Italian reports say that the mobi- ,
lization of ltaly's forces is now com /
plete. II Is added that, although the /
encounters with the Austrians thus
far have been merely outpost skjrm-
ishes, they invariably have resulted
in Italian successes and given the
Italians advantageous positions on
Austrian territory,
German submarines are still show
ing much activity. The Danish
steamer Cyrus, the British steamers
Iona ard Inkum and the fishing
steamer Chrysophrasus and a trawler
have been sent to the bottom. The
crews of all the vessels were rescued.
although three Of the Iona's men are
said to have been seriously and two
slightly wounded by shells from sub
marine as they We're launching the
boats preparatory to leaving the
steamer.
A German spy named Muller has
been sentenced to death in London
ana an accomplice named Hahn has
received sentence of sever years
Imprisonment They were accused
Jointly with Anton Kuepferle. who
once lived IN Brooklyn Of sending in
formation from England to Germany
in communications written in invisi-
bic ink Kuepferle recently hanged
himself in jail
1t is stated that Sir Thomas Shaugh-
messy. president of the Canadian Pa
cific railway, has gone to London at
the request Of Lord Kitchener to con-
slider the question OF his talking I
charge OF the purchase and transpor-
tation Of all war supplies from the
United States and Canada. u