Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-02

ANfHafHAAH ~ hIfNNA ftH#H 70 A'iAH |fHHN
ertsuEieneutF. broke Gown pafaHet
ana gene RAILS opened lac was Tor o. @
with glflrs ana htyuueiA 1873 gums
% fifteen inches ard other large call-
brcs prevented the Germans from
brnGins up supports Wreekug ctefs
thing within range
Tie artillery fire WAS particularly
intense on a stretch of the front uoaH
az the Nomme hHd tarler uitpaJeHe
told Of the destruction ct the towns
of ThienF1i and Beaucouft whore tDr
Germans had concentrated ammHni
ton. Early ibis morning mote guns
were hrouphl into action on tH4H
twenty sector ana for au uaHF
and q haf Che Gcrnaua were SUBJ
jocied 90 q lmmhlrdmunl which j.
described ns tee Hcrcet ever rAueu-
eneed n tiIiB war Of heavy artillery
Sacrifices Predicted.
This morning the correspondents at
the frpnt for nflush newspaper,
while writing 81 The British aruIier
ana raidlAg sueeeeeca, warned tHH
ruhlle that au advance must bg made
by infantry and not by artillery and
that the British army could Gui as
pcct 10 come 0ut ~ Tie CuEaagIurHt
ncaihetEG First accounts az the
battle. however, state that che british
casualties were not heavy.
The news spread throughout Lon
don BIKE WJdnfe There was Is fran
tic rush 20 obtain special odlAQus uf
the evening newspapers
Tie nun5CT Of Germans opposite
the British front AID ia reserve be-
hind che lines was estimated @ month
ago at 100000
Sstur Dcnscy Wooded.
The sector OF the German front nu
which the british have assumed thg
offensive forms D considerable bule
IN tho British line Tho southern
tnd rests on the S0mue. n Is III
broad rolling country over which the
british are pushing. altogether dtf
forent from the fiat marshy ami
bleak aspect Of Flinders It's round
ed chalk hills are densely wooded.
AZ many points on this sector OF
the British front Il ig possible 10 see
the trenches Of the Germans. winding
about the opposite slopes. a mill
tAry expert writing OF The offensive
says.
II, IL aafc 10 say the Germans new
~ expected great attack Ia thiHI
country We hope therefore. for a
reduction o. the German salient there
and the securing OF t-atter strategic |
positions Far more important than
this. Il ia certain this attack Will he
very destructive 70 tho morale OF The +
German troops
Tho tremendous offensive which /
has been launched by the British army
on the German front is the culminn- I
tinn 81 fiKe-d8y bofubardmeuf +
which, ~ The amount OF ammunition .
expended and In the territory involved /
exceeds anything of the kind that has
been previously known Ia the word
war.
Million shells Daily.
Fer some weeks reports havo been
current IN England aud France that
the big push Of tho Hrtlsh was
about 70 commence u was stated
that England had 100000 men full
" equipped and trained Ia pfCpafa.
ton for the supreme effort 10 break
the German Inca More than 900,
COO aheila are declared 20 have boon
iIrcd daily ln tho preliminary BON
hlIdmcnt which extended over "a front
ninety miles iu length,
The allies arc naW nn The offensive
iu practically every field Of the war
The British assault comes ON the
heels 81 The greatest auccesEpa won
hy the hbasianH .n Galicia and UlNo
wilma, which have resulted lu com
plcteiY driving The AumHans from
RukpWln0 and arc Htill CONTINUING
on the italian front the central pow
era also nave met with severe re-
verses aud FOR several DAVIS the lial
lhna have bern steadily driving Tho
q.
in the Irentino. Tho dtfeuge also of
Nvfdun ~ tho French nnptaia toll
have htiffcncd and the balance at
battle II Thar bitterly contested sac
tor appears recently 70 have fWayad
IA favor cf The defenders
Balknna Alone Quiet.
The only front Ia me whole hcatar
~ tha world war where comparative
quiet relEra today Ia In the Haiksn
ht the predictions OF an allied Hd-
vince IN that reBsen have been mum
,rouh.
Tho iaN considerable offensive bon.
dctakeu by The BRUSH was dr.4
in force NJ Loot n Sept mbgr. 1916. u
conjunction with o similar French rf.
Tort ~ the Champagne district THE
british captured L00H lud chained ta
nave taken 30 600 German prisoner
and many gums They were unable
10 press home thair ADVANTAGE ac-
cofdiuR 60 ihe british war office be-
cause reserves failed Co arrive uI
time The british official no. ~ n
the battle Of Luas were $4,000 mgn
Tile portion OF the line selected hs
me British Tor tbe inauguration OF
the drive runs from tho Sammo north.
Nafd past Albert % g poni about