Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-08
Canadians Still Gaining in
Lens Despite Heavy Teuton
Fire intended to Protect I'M
poftant Coal Center,
CROWN PRINCE FAILS
TO DENT FRENCH LINF
Petain Forces Take Trenches
At Three Points,. Artillery
DueIs Feature Italian and
Macedonian Theaters.

Aside from the Russian theater,
the hostilitles on all the fronts are
virtually at a standstill Bombard
ments at some points attained fair
ly violent proportions and at various
places small infantry maneuvers
have occurred on the front in Flan-
ders, but as yet the operations have
not taken on the aspect Of a contem-
plated resumption of the big allied
drive which the bad weather of last
week brought to an abrupt end.
The Canadians operating against
Lens have again made thrusts of a
successful nature in the environs of
the already encompassed coal center
which apparently cannot long with
stand capitulation. BY the use of cur
tain fires the Germans are endeavor-
ing to keep back further encroach-
ments into their terrain here, but
even with this fire against them the
intrepid Canadians continue almost
daily to extend their saps and now are
firmly ensconced in the south and
west outskirts of the town.
Crown Prince Still Fails.
The aspirations of the German
crown prince to win territory against
General Petain's forces on the south
ern front in France have not as yet
been achieved. In the Champagne
region the French have penetrated
German lines at three places and on
the famous Avocourt wood--hlll, 800,
sector - tlsc verS,,r frnrt have sal.
down without losses German at
tempt at an attack.
Having been enabled, mainly
through the disaffection of the Rus
sian army, to drive the Russians out
of the greater part of Galicia and Bu-
kowina. the Austro-G Germans now
have begun in southern Moldavia
maneuver, the success of which would
be of vast import against the
Russo Rumanian line barring the way
to Bessarabia. At Fokshani, the enc
my has struck a swift blow at the de-
tenders of the line and forced them
across the river Tyrladesus, thereby
threatening the crossing of the lower
Sereth and the road to Galatz, one of
the chief Rumanian towns on the
Danube still remaining in Rumanian
hands A number of guns of yari-
Gus calibers and 1900 prisoners were
taken by the invaders.
Regiments Turn Traitor.
To the north, along the Rystritza
river in Rumania, two Russian regi-
ments turned traitor and fled, COM
pelling the main forces of the Russians
here to retire again several miles.
Near Kimpolung, southern Bukowina.
the Russians gave battle on the
heights of Molit but were defeated
and forced to cede terrain. At sew
eral points further north the Rus
slams are at grips with the enemy and
apparently are more than holding
their own on several sectors, having
driven back the Teutonic advanced
posts.
Taking advantage of the retreat of
the Russians west of the Zbrocz river,
where the disaffection in General
Brussiloff's army made it virtually a
rout, the Austrians and Germans are
harvesting hastily the crops left be-
hind.
Artillery duels continue to be the
chief factors of warfare in both the
Austro-Italian and Macedonian thea
ters. Severe fighting is taking place
in southeastern German East Africa.
As yet it has reached no definite re-
suit, although the British have gained
some ground,