Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-16
French Succeed in Retaking
Part Of Ground Lost TO Ger
mans in Recent Assault on
BithinCourt,
GRAND DUKE MOVES
TO ASSIST BRITISH
Russian Forces Are Now Close
TO Bagdad and Expect Soon
to Form Junction With Al
lies at Kut-el-Amara.
isr aosslno JOURNAL SPECIAL lrAssD WINS


The German crown princes army
apparently has paused to bring up re-
inforcements for a continuance of the
advance against the Nerdun fortress
and It's outlying defense Meanwhile
the big guns are exchanging shells al
various points along the entire line
from Belgium to the Vosages.
The latest assault by the German
infantry between Bethincourt and
CumieGos resulted in the winning OF
important positions but by counter-at-
tacks the French succeeded in retals-
ing a portion OF the ground and ac.
cording to the official statement oi
the French war office. hold Bethn.
court. the height of Lemorte Homme
and the village of Cumieres and the
southern boundary of Cumieres wood
all positions of great strategic import.
ance.
Fighting Around Naux
To the cast Of Nerdun, there ha.
been considerable activity around Vaus
and Damloup. and fighting at clos,
range still is in progress around tn,
eastern slopes Of Fort VauX, which fei
days past has been the object of some
of the hardest fighting.
The French have taken German
trench south of st. Souplet, which in
dicates that in the Champagne regior
the eontending forces are still endeav.
oring to take advantage of every op,
portunity to strengthen their lines.
russians Move Swiftly.
Advices from Petrograd describe re-
markable progress in Persia of the
Russian troops who are moving
swiftly over difficult roads and in tho
face of considerable opposition toward
the Mesopotamian frontier wher,
shortly they expect to be in touch
with the British forces at kut-el.
Amara, and the relieving column un.
der Generals Lake and Aylmer. The
Russians are now said to be within
fifty miles of the last difficult pass
which will place them in the rear OF
the Turkish Bagdad army, and theii
object is to cut the railroad TO tho
north, thereby preventing the Turkish
army from receiving supplies and co.
operate with the British against
Bagdad.
Advance on TIrbizond.
In their advance against the Turks
toward Trebizond, the Russians have
captured additional Turkish officers
and men and two machine guns. A
British column has attacked an ad-
vanced position OF the Turks in Me-
sopotamia. bayonetted considerable
number Of the Turks and captured
others.
In the Austro-Italian zone the Ital-
ians are vigorously shelling Austrian
positions and here and there throw
ing their infantry into the fray. No
marked changes in the line have oc-
Cured, however
The British hays captured the port
of Sollum in west Egypt from the
Senussi tribesmen held by Turkish
officers with only slight resistance.
Afterward they pursued the fleeing
trbesmen and captured officers. men
and guns. In East Africa the Boer
General Smuts is actively pressing
the Germans, who are reported to he
retiring southwark along the Tangi
railway.
An official dispatch from Berlin
says an investigation by the German
admiralty has declared the fact that
no German submarine sank the Nor
wegian bark Silus on which there
were a number of Americans in the
Havre roads.