Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-25

....- 90 -.,-l -sA-Eo wIHs
switching the offensive from the
Somme region in France-possibly as
counter to the advance of the Teu-
tons in Dobrudia region Of Rumania
the French have smashed the Ger
man line north and northeast of Yer
dun. over q front of four and one
third miles, penetrating 1t along its
entire length in the center, gaining
distance Of nearly two miles,
Preceded by a violent lombard
ment, such as marked the great at
tacks and cOunter-attacks during the
days when Verdun was the focal point
in world interest. the offensive was
delivered approximately from the
eastern bank of the Meuse river, near
Bras. eastward to the Damloup bat
terry
DOuaumOnt Is Recapturcd.
When night fell, the village and fort
Of DOuaumont, in the center were In
the hands Of the French, while on
their left wing the Frenchmen had
pushed beyond Thiaumont, and cap
tured tho Haudremont quarry, and
taken up positions along the Bras
Douaumont road, on their right
wing considerable progress also had
been made from Douaumont to Dam
loup. More than $500 prisoners and
quantities Of war material were cap
tured by the French
Central Powers Gain SlrrDly.
In the Dobrudja region of Rumania,
the Germans, Bulgarians and Turks
are giving no rest to the Russians and
Rumanians, who continue to retreat
along the entire front from the Black
sea to the Danube river, although at
some points they are vigorously op-
posing the advance Of the invaders.
Rachova, on the river, a short dis /
lance below TChernavoda, and Med !
ldie, on the railway between Tcher-
nayoda and Constanza, have fallen in |
10 the hands Of the Teutonic allies. In |
lhe latter region, cavalry is pursuing F!
me rctreating Russo Rumanian |
forces. well to the north Of the rail- !
way line. More than 500 prisoners /
nave been taken by Field Marshal /
Won Mackensen.
Rumanian Transport Is Sunk.
Constantinople reports the opera !
hons Of Turkish submarines in the |
hlack sea off the Rumanan coast !
IN lhe sinking Of 4 3,000-ton Ruman- :
IAN transport and sailing supply ships |
pound for Constanza with provisions. !
FIedeaI to the south of Kronstadt, |
OH the Transylvanian front. has been
captured by the Austro-G Germans. ac- !!
eorahg to Berlin, and the resistance /
VI the Rumanians in the Rothen-
1hurm pass has been broken Bu- |
tnarest announces that in an attack
olohg the entire Oituz region, the Ru-
lhahlans captured several hundred |
prisoners and ten guns
From the Baltic sea to the Carpath-
,an t3. mountains a period of compara-
1--WE CAIN has again set in.
Fighting on Other Lines.
Oh The Austro-I Italian front the
auSulans and Italians at various
p.olhlS, especially on the Asiago pla-
y. ,rau' IN the Sugana valley in the Pla-
va va sector Of the middle Isonzo, and on
e 5,e Carso front are vigorously bonn
"a, nv 'hg opposing positions.
:, nr serbs in the Cerna region Of
."e Macedonian front have put down
r. herman Bulgarian attack, and
nemselyes delivered a thrust which
ora1 ie"arded by the capture of sew
.ba trenches. In the Doiran sector
,n,. TT BRUSH also captured a Teutonic
,'tsd trench. Floods are interfering
rroan me operations on the Struma
oIC NJ Four British and four Nor
stan steamers have been sunk by
'u"Iharines or mines.