Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-05
French Claim to Have Checked
German Infantry Assaults;
Artillery Fire Continuous
and Heavy.
GRAND DUKE SPLITS
ARMIES OF TURKEY
Advance Upon Bagdad Has
Commenced and Russians
Are Expected to Rescue
British at Kut-e -Amara,

tsv MORNING Jous.sL SPECIAL LsAsep wisHl
The German armies at the gates OF
Nordun are hammering them hard
with heavy artillery but at latest ac-
counts had suspended infantry at
tacks. In the last fighting reported
the initiative was on the side of the
French, who desperately drove back
the Germans in u eounter-attaclS
which gained them ground
The German thrusts in tho new
phase Of the titanic struggle are be-
ing delivered with heaviest force at
present on the salient TO the north
onst of the fortress in which lies the
Douaumont plain. Hero the French
last week were driven out of Fort
Douaumont and Just now from Dou-
aumont village, to tho west.
Bloodicst Fighting OF War.
In and around the village the bat
Tie has been raging with violence and
with heavy losses on both sides. I'm
official accounts assert that there has
been nothing on the western front to
equal the ferocity of tho attacks de-
livered by the Germans, while the
French infantry IL declared to be
dlsputing every inch OF ground and
In their latest effort to have forced
the Germans TO rest OH the laurels
so far won aud leave the continuation
of the battle to their artillery
Paris advices show that no doubt
remains in the minds OF the French
That there ~ nothing in the nature
Of feint in the German effort. the
belief existing that the crown prince
has determined TO capture verduD.
and. IL possible, break through tho
French line and open up the way TO
Paris
French Attacks RcpuIscd.
There has been some fighting fur
ther south on the line in the west. tho
Germans reporting the repulse of IL
French attack in Lorraine In which
the French had some initial success.
but were forced to relinquish the
ground taken. Elsewhere there has
been comparative quiet. while from
none OF the other European war
fronts arc events of momont reported.
The Russia occupation of Bitlis. in
Turkish Armenia, is regarded In Pot.
'ograd as development Of first rate
opening further the way
10 Bagdad for the Russian armies
That goal Is a long distance away set
rom the Russians headed southwark
oward Mesopotamia, but the military
observers already have mapped out
he probable routes for Grand Duke
Nicholas armies over the 400-milo
ltretch 10 junction with the Britiali
N the Tlgris.
Turk Forces Split Open.
In addition and of more immediate
interest. Is the bringing out OF the
ioint that the Turks now will be
rently hampered in bringing up re-
for their army that met
etont at Er2erum, and is retreating
eastward while the southwark thrust
y the Russians has driven a wedge
etween the Turkish forces west OF
AXE Van in Armenia and those OPP
rating TO the east In Persia.
on the naval side OF the conflict
le German admiralty has reported
le sinking of two French auxiliary
ruisefs and a British patrol boat.
lille from the Mediterranean comes
le report Of the sinking OF the ltal-
IN steamer Giava, n 2.600-ton boat.
y an Austrian submarine. Unoffic-
i denial Of the German claim to the
hiking of two French warships is
adc IN Paris.