Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-18
Grown Prince RetakeS Ground
Lost Saturday. After Per-
SiStent Counter-attacks Are
Launched Against French.
PETAIN AGAIN VICTOR
IN VERDUN DISTRICT
Russians Retreat From Kalusz
in Face of Repeated Assaults
by TeutonS; British Cabinet
Reorganized,
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There has been no relaxation in the
intensity of the fighting between the
french and Germans on various Sec
tors of the southern line in France
and from the region of Scissors east
ward through the Champagne and
into the district northeast of Verdun
centerlng about the famous Hill 3O4.
Victories are recorded for both
sides-for the Germans along tho
scissors road in the penetration
and destruction of French trenches
and in the Champagne north of Mont
Teton, where the forces of the crown
price previously had been repuIsed
with heavy casualties, and for the
French in the Verdun sector. where
General Petain's forces In a mighty
effort took enemy lines on a front
of mile ana a half to a depth of
about two-thirds Of q mile.
Retake Lost Ground.
The successes north of Mont Teton
were obtained through persistent coun-
ter-attacks on positions they had lost
on last Saturday in which their losses
had been extremely heavy. While
the German war office asserts that
all the old German positions were re-
captured, the Paris official communi-
cation says the troops of the crown
prince only regained footing at GER
tain points in the trench elements.
Artillery duels and small operations
carried out by raiding parties continue
TO feafure the situation oa the British
line. Intensive air fighting Is still in
progress in this region, the latest of
which six German machines were
driven down and three others forced
down out of control by British airmen,
whose machines all returned from
their forays.
Russians Forced Back.
The Russians In East Galicia have
been forced, for strategic reasons, to
eVacuate the town of Kalusz and take
up positions on the southern side of
the Lomnica river. The important
crossing of the Lomnica was made Sc
cure by the troops of General Brussi-
loft after they made their retreat
Serious fighting has taken place in
this immediate region for the village
of Novica, the Austro-G Germans cap
turing 1t but later being driven out on
the arrival of Russian reserves
Heavy artillery fighting continues
along the northern front around Riga,
Dvinsk and Nmorogen.
In Rumania along the Danube, Rus
sian scouts captured the village OF
Dunaevec and most of its defenders,
but later abandoned the positions
In none of the other theaters has
there been a battle of any great mo-
ment.
Bonar Law Retires.
Important changes have taken
place in the British cabinet. Andrew
Bonar Law, chancellor of the ex-
chequer, has retired from the war
cabinet and is replaced on that i'm
portant board by Sir Edward Carson.
Sir Edward has thus withdrawn from
he admiralty and Sir Eric Campbell
ieddes has assumed the position OF
first lord of the admiralty.
Winston Spencer Churchill, whose
retirement from the admiralty COM
Daratively early in the war was the
outcome of serious controversies, has
again assumed ministerial post the
important one of minister of NUM-
Ions.