Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-07-06
French Continue to Lead in
Offensive Around Sommei.
British Encounter Greater
Obstacles,
ALLIES WINNING
ON ALL FRONTS
Russians Advance OeS pite
Stubborn ReSiStanCei ItaI-
ianS Press 0nwardi Ru-
mania Impressed,


London, July 5.-The French con-
tjnue 10 make more progress than the
British on the western front, owing
partlv to the more difficult ground
facing the British and also to the
fact that stronger forces are oppos-
ing them because of the belief among
the Germans that the main attack in
the present operations will be on the
British front.
But. despite their slower progress.
the British are successfully beating
back heavy German COunter-attacks
which have been delivered both day
and night in the region of La Bois-
sele and Thiepval, and, generally be-
tween the Ancre and the Somme,
where they are making steady prog
ress,
Germans Loss 10000.
It is estimated that the German
losses i'm the battle of the Somme, thus
far are approximately $4,000. The
capture of guns has been compare
lively small because the Germans in
anticipation of the offensive, with
drew their big artillery to longer
ranges before the battle began.
According to aerial observations on
the French front in the direction OF
Peronne, there are now only three
more trench systems between the
French and open country, and If
break can be made in the German
lines here, it would be extremely seri-
GUS for the German, who are doubt
less hurrying UP reinforcements to
make secure the threatened point. The
Germans are sending reinforcemehts
to the battlefield from as far as YER
dun and Lens and it is thought that
the continued heavy German attacks
on the Meuse may be intended to con
ceal important transfers of troops oe-
hind The German lines.
TeutOns on Counter Offensive.
A report from Holland indicates
that the Germans have prepared
counter offensive between the Belgian
frontier and Arras, where it Is ru-
m0red a formidable concentration Oh
artillery is being made.
The operations on the Russian
front show not the slightest dimlnu-
ton i'm their intensity. Both RUSSIAN
and German official communications
testify 10 the desperate nature OF the
battles. The Germans are offering
stubborn resistance to the RUSSIAN
offensive In the BaranOVich region
but on the whole the Russians appear
to have the advantage here and also
in the Lutsk region.
In the Caucasus, however, ine
Turks seem to he more successlul III
holding up the Russian advance
Italians Doing Share.
The Italians are keeping up lneI
strong fight, and altogether the view
of the whole military field continues
promising from the standpoint ot the
entente allies.
Meanwhile, the political field ma mas
almost as absorbing an intent, Inc
Rumanan government is said to oe
greatly impressed by the recent mlli-
tary successes Of the entente allies
and todays news is that the two op-
posing political parties in Rumahite I
have already joined forces in tay,or oil
a pro-entente policy Hopes, there-
fore, are revived here that Rumahia
soon will be found in active co-opeIa-
uon with the allies.
There is reason to believe that, al
though the British government anu
its allies disavow any real change III
policy as a result of the abandonment
Of the declaration of London, steps
have been taken in the neutral couil-
tries of Europe which will have tne
effect of increasing the ecoloiilIC
pressure on Germany.