Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-02-20
Conquest Of German Colony of
Africa, Begun Year Ago, Is
Announced as Completed by
British Forces,
REVERSE ON TlGRIS
RIVER IS REPORTED
No Extensive Fighting in
France or Belgium Is 0c-
curingi KaiSers Armies
Massing in West

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The latest official statement by the
Russian war office reports the cap
ture of the towns Of Mush, In Asiatic
Turkey, lying SO miles south-south-
east OF Erscrum and Ahlat
The pursuit OF the Turkish force
who retreated from Erzerum Is being
continued, and the Russians have
taken prisoner what remained of the
Thirty-fourth Turkish division. with
a large quantity of war supplies
An air raid 10y Il squadron of Ttal-
ian machines against Laibach. capi-
tai of CNrnlola, Austria Hungary il
officially reported from Rome. Bombs
were dropped on the town, and they
are thought to have done consider
able damage, Austrian aeroplancs
ascended for the purpose of dr!vng
off the raiders, and six of them SUR
rounded ono of the Italians and
brought him to earth
Tho Russians arc following up with
visor their recent success In Turkish
Armenia, Constantinople reports a re-
verse for the British in Mesopotamia,
while London announces the com
pletion of the conquest of the Kane
run, the important German colony In
western Equatorial Africa The i'm
mense forces massed in the European
war areas are Just now comparatively
inactive.
The pursuit of the Turks. who fled
from Erzerum with the fall of the
fortress. is being continued by the
Russians The possibility of stand
by the Ottoman forces short dis
tanae west Of the city Is being con.
siaered by Petrograd but no reports
of such resistance by the defeated
army have been received.
The Russians meanwhile are active
along the Black sea coast and have
recently reported a landing on the
Armenian littoral, fifteen miles east
of Trehizond, which city is considered
one Of the next objeetives of Russian
land forces by march Of about 100
miles northwest from Erzerum.
The completion of the Kamerun
by the Franco British forces
was effected with the capture OF Mora,
a position In the northermost section
of the colony, the last held by the
Germans. their southern forces hav-
ing recently retreated over the bor-
der into Spanish Guinea. where they
were interned. The entire protector
ate OF 19l, 1870 square miles and II
population Of 2,540,000. including
about 1000 whites, has thus been
wrested from German control after a
that lasted nearly a year.
having been begun in the spring OF
1915.
Reverse In Mcsopotamia.
No very recent British report Of the
Mesopotamia operations is at hand
but Constantinople announces that
when a British force down the Tigris
from Kut-el-Amara, where General
TOwnshend's army Is bottled up, tried
to cross to the west bank OF the river
II was defeated in a three-hour battle
ana fell back 10 it's second line posi-
ton leaving n number of dead.
The defeat OF Russian force which
Khengavar. south of Hama
dan, far across the Persian norder, Is
also reported by the Turkish war Of
flee, which declares the Russians lost
heavily.
No Extensive Fighting West
From the Franco Belgian front
come reports of important troop
behind the German lines.
but no news of fighting on an extern
siye scale In any sector The British
are continuing their eff
forts to regain their recently lost
trenches southeast of Ypres, Belgium,
but Berlin in announcing the second
British attack at this point within
wo days declares that II was fruitless.
Mining operations, artillery engage
nents, small niding expeditions and
aerial bombardments make up the
list of the other activities in this war
area. except minor and unsuccess
'ul attack by the Germans near
}langy In the Artos district announc.
ID from Paris.
Shanghai dispatch brings the
news that the American steamer
'hina just out of Shanghai for San
francisco, was stopped by Il British
'ruiser and thirty-eight German
aiken off