Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-02
Heavy Russian Forces Are At
tacking the Austro-G German
Army Estimated at About
100000.
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE
IN PERSIA DISASTER
Cable Communications With
East So Slow That Details
May Require Days TO Be-
come Known.

London, Jan. U0.i3 y. M The
rejuVcnated liussiah army equipped
with munitions from Japan, America
and England, IS enRagcd IN q great
attack ON the Austro- Hungarian
forces in Galicia. Reports from Vi
onna and Petrograd claim the adj
vantage for their respective forces
but neither capital dcscrhca decisive
results Tho details, which are few
and conflicting give no definite de-
scriptlon Of the battle line.
Newspaper correspondents in Pc
trograd estimate that one and a half
millions Of Austro- Germans are en-
laged and assert that whatever
changes have occurred in the fight
nl line are in favor of the Russians.
The Austrian war office official re-
port says that the Russian attacks
We're everywhere repulsed with heavy
losses
Austrians Better Fighters.
significant fact IS that the RUS
sian army has again been able to take
the offensive. Recent telegrams
from the war theater where this hat-
tie is raging say that the Aus'rians
show better fighting qualities now
than in the earlier stages of the war.
The result OF the battle is expected
To have an important influence on
the Balkan situation particularly on
tho Rmania policy Apparently
Russia has been preparing for these
operations for some time past. Gable
communication from the Bessara bihn
region has virtually been suspended
foi more than a month, thousands or
messages being held up until We'd
nesday last when the censorship was
lishtcned and they began coming
through,
More Than 900 Passengers.
Other important news Of the day
was the announcement of sinking OF
the India bound British liner peria
near the ISLAND Of Crete. Thursday
nltcrnoon The Persia carried more
than 200 passengers and a crew of
between 200 and 500 The cargo
was small Reports received here
have given rise to n fear that ma
iorily of the passengers were lost
whicn. if true, makes this the most
dislstrols result OF the submarine
campaign since the sinking of the
Lusitana Among the passengers
were four Americans, Robert Ne
Nicely, American consul at Alden and
his brother Dowd McNecly; Charles
Grant OF Boston, and Edward Rose
of Denver There were also thirty
British officers aboard the Persia
bound for India including LORD
Montague.
MANY Women Aboard
Cable communication with the east
is so slow that details of the disas-
ter are not expected to arrive for a
day or two, \ majority OF the Per
sias passengers were British, bound
for India. including many women
The New Years holiday has given
a rest to the political AGITATION over
conscription. The traditional secrecy
enshroudng cabinet deliberations
has been thrown to the winds dur
ing the past week The main facts or
the debate within The cabinet became
promptly known, particularly the
fact that Premier Asquith proposed to
Introduce compulsion bill and also
the fact that the cabinet is in favor
Of the enlistment Of al unmarried
men who failed to respond to LORD
Dorhy's call for recruits.
Liberal Press Objects
A small portion of the liberal press
strongly opposes Premier Asqnith
supposed policy. The Nation accuses
David Lloyd George, minister of mu-
nitions of betrayine the liberal ira
ditions Of voluntary service and de-
clares that his Influence has shit
cd the balance in the cabinet.
Sir John a. simon, secretary for
home affairs. has not yet retired from
the ca hinct, his resignation being held
in abeyance, according to todays re-
ports II IS believed that Reginald
Mcf.cnra, chancellor Of teh ex-
chcquer, and Walter Runciman pres
ident Of the board of trade, who OPP
posed cOnscripton on financial
grounds, have decided to remain with
the cabinet
Groups six 70 nine of the Derby
enlistment plan, which include sin
gle men from - to 81 years Of age.
also will probably be called to arms
on February i
Russia is concentrating three army
corps on the Bugnrinn frontiers ac-
cordine 10 French wireless reports.
Sunday is to be observed as a day
Of intercession throughout the Unit
I'd Kingdom whom prayers for victory
will be offered in every church and
chapel OF all creeds. Collections Tor
sick ana wounded soldiers viii he
taken.