Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-30
France, Great Britain, Russia
and Italy Are Constantly
Hurting an Avalanche of
Shells and Bombs on Enemy
GERMANS LOSE 100000
SOLDIERS AT VERDUN
MightieSt Naval Engagement
in History Fought During
Past Twelve MonthSI Law
Is Observed in Sub Warfare
ASSOCIATED Press COrreppOndencs)

(AssocIated Press CorrebpOndenreo
The second year of the world war
closes with the Battle of Europe. q
concerted effort of the allies on three
fronts to crush the central powers
which has developed into titanic
struggle before which superlatlVes, al
ready exhausted, are completely neg
cared.
France and Great Britain in the
west. Russia in the east Italy III the
south are hurting wave after wave OF
armed men on the TeutoniC lines, to-
gether with an avalanche OF shells ana
bombs such as the world has not
known up to the present time. FOR
the first time the Teutons are, tenn
porarily at least, on the defensive on
The thousands OF miles Of the existing
battle fronts,
The change in the situation who n
the wear has brought is striking. al
though the results so far have been
more potential and spectacular than
radical A year ago the German
continuing their great drive agdins'
the Russians, hurled the Slavs back
along the entire eastern front, captur-
ed warsaw, the great fortresses Of
Koyno, Novo Georglevsk and Brest-
Iitovsk and established lines far in
side Russian territory which they
maintained virtually unbroken until
within the last three months They
seized all Poland, a great slice of Rus
STA to the south of that country and
expelled the invaders from BaliCia and
BukoWina. Field Marshals Won Hin
denburg and Won Mackensen were the
heroes of these great successes
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aIlIes announced tilot tlley hou -,
twenty nlIles oi u e'iT,eS' ON 49,
4hu z"'UUV prisoners. but .n'it ,,'rS
hai'eo' lhey could not pIeah lIio Jus,
lhe fnl8hty German wal anu '.le - III,
front Tor 50 many mohths was re-
snned. Inc b3ttlG OF Cna'Ilp17me
marked me removal OIL ou Jou"
ffehcn' the brush cohilli"l'leI .li'-
chlet from the beginning OF the var
up to that time. In December, I'D
j vas announced tnat ne hau Iesipm-
ca TO take nome command ailu 81
douglas hdlg was appointed MS sue
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rive MONTHS Auack runs
IN sheer human interest the oattle
ol NeFuun pfopabiy surpassed an otn
on ihdlNldual events OF the war VA
FEBRUARY 70 the German crown prince
cyan his assault OF the historic
french fortress known thfouSh"uI
many centuries as the gateway Ioi
France, For five months the defend
efs Wlthstood storm at the fury Oh /
which the world stood aghast. root
ny root almost inch by men, the Ger
mans forged forward, with a reckless
disregard OF their lives tehaclty ana
cool courage which was only equalled
ny the heroic determination OF the
fench. On June an unofficial es-
innate of the German losses at YER
dnn placed the total at the appalling
figure of 100000. The assailants
'-H"H'' tl'il way w N'Nit'i' $500 !
lhree and Il half miles of the fortress
but for several weeks have reported
no further progress and the force oil
their attacks appears TO have les !
Sened.
First Line Defense CrIimbleS.
The Franco British offensive on the I
S0mme opened on July /, 1916, III
Was preceded by a bombardment OF !
unparalleled duration and intensity, /
featured by the appearance of new
and gigantic British howitzers. Under /
This awful hurricane Of big gun fire |
the German first line defenses crum- !
Lied. When the British and French I
troops advanced they reported that /
they found trenches in which there /
Was not a single survivor, only the !
dead guarded the silent rifles and ma /
chine guns. German first lines were /
carried over an extent of twenty-five /