Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-10
Evacuation Carried Out With
out Loss, Declares Official
Report From Commanding
General.
LONDON DISAPPOINTED
OVER FINAL ACTION
One of EOgIands Big War
ships Hits Mine and Sinks;
No Lives Are Lost, Accord
ing to Admiralty,

London, Jan. Q0.20 y. m) The
remaining positions held hy the allies
OF Galllnoli peninsula have now been
abandoned with the woundn,f OF only
one man among the British and
French. according TO a British official
statement issued tonight.
This nows has been expected for
several days by the keener observers
of the Near Eastern campaign. for the
retirement of the troops from Angae
and Suvla bay three weeks ngo left no
strategic advantage to the retention
OF the tip Of the penlnaula.
Causes Pang of Regret.
Nevertheless the news Will be re-
ceivcd with n pang OF regret by the
people of the british isles as we'll as
the colonies.
Renewed activity Of various kinda
noted by the Turkish official COM
muncations in the past few days has
presumably been In the nature OF
preparations for the final act OF the
Dnrdanelles tragedy. Tonight'a Turk
ish official report, covering the period
from Thursday TO Saturday, records
the increasing effectiveness OF rein
forcements OF the Turkish batteries
which have been drawing In and con-
centrating on the allies remaining po-
sltions.
big BattIcship Lost.
Another pang to the British public
will be caused by the announcement
tonight of the loss Of the battleshib
King Edward VII, which has been
blown up by mine. The brief official
statement on this subject does not re-
veal the scene of the Action ahd mere
ly says that the disaster occurred In
a haaxxr aaa aaatlt..A xttb( (at. tko aNtfr..
crew, was saved before the ship went
down.
The King Edward VII represented
an investmentment OF nearly 500, 900
pounds and was one OF the finest of
the last class OF re-dreadnaughts
corresponding In general to the Amer
lean ships of the New Jersey and Ne
braska type, and was only slightly
older than the Natal. which was sunk
by an internal explosion about week
ago
Germans Regain Position.
On the west and east fronts there
have been no developments OF large
The German communl-
cation announces that the Germans
have completed the recapture of posi-
tons on Hartmans- Weilerkopf taken
by the French few days before
Christmas
Greek correspondents continue TO
assert that the Bulgarians and Ger
mans are Fastening plans for an at
tack on Salonilti. But the Austrians
are fighting hard against the Russians
and Montenegrns, and the Bnlgars are
largely occupied In a resoute attempt
to reach the Adriatic. from which they
are only forty miles distant. at Elbas-
san, Albania
England's Internal affairs are quiet,
pending tho reassembling of parlia-
nent. There will be a fun dress de-
bate ON the compulsion bill Tuesday.
With David Lloyd-George, minister OF
and Arthur Henderson.
abor member who Inns Just resigned
rom the cabinet, as the probable star
Sir Henry Dalziel, who has
leen one of the most consistent critics
# the government, also will give his
'easons why ho supports the governs
nent on this matter
Tho labor party will meet early in
he week 10 consider its position. TN
ess however opposition to the bill
develops a strength of which there is
10 indication now. there seems small
likelihood that the government viii
eel tho need to appeal 90 the coun-
ry.