Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-16
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Field Marshal Haig has again att
tackled the Hindenburg line. and cap-
tured section of the famous Ger
man position northwest OF Builecourt-
The British advance In this region Is
the first determined one made there
since the end Of the sanguinary fight
ing which resulted In the capture OF
the town OF Bullecourt. The Ger-
mans resisted the British stubbornly.
suffering heavy casualties, according
to the London war office.
In Flanders, the British have en-
tended their gnins astride the Ypres-
Confines canal, in the direction -of
Confines and in the region of Mes
sines, toward Warneton on the
Franco Belgian border. One hun
dIed and fifty prisoners and a num-
Der OF machine guns were taken.
Since June the British have. oc.
cupied the German first line trenches
from the river Lys to the river
Warnave and have advanced thsis
/ nne on a seven mile front from 500
to 1000 yards. Berlin Officially
admits a withdrawal Of the German
front line between Ypres and Armef-
there's east of Messines, as announced
by Field Marshal Haig Thursday. ~
Elsewhere In France. as well a.
in the Trentino region Of the Austro-
Italian front and in Macedonia there
has been little except artillery activ-
ity Of varying intensity. ~
In a running fight with a German
submarine, an American vessel, the
tank steamer. Moreni. has been sunk.
probably in the Mediterranean. Four
men lost their lives as result OF the
engagement, in which $50 shots were
exchanged The remainder of the
crew, forty-three in number. were
landed safely.
The British government has taken
another step toward the lessening Of
the tension in Ireland. All the prls-
oners taken In the Irish rebellion
early In 1916. 1t Is announced. will
be released without reservation. The
government hopes that the release
of the prisoners will aid in the sue
cess of the approaching convention.
Takes German Trenches.
The British campaign In Belgium
gives signs Of developing into one OF
the most important of the war. The
Germans apparently are unable to
resist the pressure being constantly
applied to them and are being forced
back at comparatively rapid rate.
Today brings the announcement Of
another considerable advance by the
British In this area.
They attacked last night in the
region south and east of Messines
and on both sides of the Ypres-
Confines canal. gaining all their OBJ
jectives and capturing one big gun
and seven machine guns together
with $50 prisoners
The front line in the British often
sive movement extends for a distance
of about seven miles from the village
of Klein Zillebeke south to the river
Warnave. Last nights attack, the
elimination of constant pressure.
yielded General Piumer's troops the
German front trenches between the
Warnave and the Lys besides add
tional ground more to the north In
the sector between Ypres and
Confines, the official statement in
dicates. -
Signs Of probable further retreat
Of the Germans are not wanting.
Correspondents have reported the
withdrawal of the German big guns
in the area east and southeast Of
Messnes to the extreme limit Of their
range.
Artillery In Control.
The British artillery command Of
the situation seems to be almost
wholly responsible for this and other
yielding tendencies of the Germanse
The British big guns secured their
advantage when Messines ridge, the
only commanding eminence in the
region, was stormed at the opening OF
the offensive
General Haigs dispatches have In
dicated that important developments
might be expected to grew out OF the
offensive in Belgium and his predic-
ton appears to be In Che way Of
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